Al-Tur(西奈山)
Al-Tur (Mount Sinai)
序言
Prologue
本章是一篇直抵人心的深刻而有力的劝诫。它旨在消除人心深处可能残留的疑虑、误解和错误的臆断。它驳斥一切为偏离信仰之道而找出的辩解与借口。它以无可抵挡的冲击力达到这一目的,这种冲击必然迫使人归顺。为此,本章运用了《古兰经》语篇的各个方面,包括精妙的词汇、丰富的内涵、生动的意象以及音律与节奏。从头至尾,它的经文如接连发射的导弹,its节拍如雷霆霹雳,its意象如一部不停歇、引人入胜的连续影片。
This surah constitutes a profound and effective address to the human heart. It aims to eradicate doubts, misrepresentations and false assump tions that may linger in some corners of the human mind. It refutes every argument or excuse to justify deviation from the path of faith. It seeks to do this with an irresistible onslaught, one that inevitably forces submission. In order to achieve this, the surah employs all aspects of the Qur’anic discourse including choice vocabulary, connotations, images, musical notes and beats. From start to finish, its verses flow like missiles fired in quick succession, its beats like thunderbolts and its images like a running, captivating film that does not stop for even a moment.
该章以安拉以天地间的一些神圣之物起誓开篇,其中有些是人所熟知的,有些则属于人类感知之外的领域:"以西奈山起誓;以展开的羊皮卷上书写的经典起誓;以常有人朝拜的殿堂起誓;以高举的穹顶起誓;以汹涌的大海起誓。"(第1-6节)这一誓词所确认的事情极其重大,令听闻者心生恐惧。经文以最契合其可怖结局的措辞表达,描绘出令人心颤的画面:主的惩罚必定降临,无可阻挡。"那一天,天空将剧烈震荡,群山将被移走。"(第7-10节)当我们想象这一场景时,便看到并听到那令人惊骇、引起剧烈震动的景象,伴随着应得的斥责:"那一天,否认真理、以虚妄之事嬉戏的人有祸了。那一天,他们将被推入火狱,并被告知:'这就是你们过去所否认的火!这是巫术吗?还是你们看不见?投身其中吧!无论你们忍耐与否,对你们而言都是一样的。你们只是在报应你们所作的事。'"(第11-16节)