《赦宥者》(Ghafir)
Ghafir (The Forgiver)
序言
Prologue
本章涉及真理与虚妄、信仰与不信、使命及拒绝它的人们,以及不正当的暴政,还有真主如何惩罚那些试图把自己的意志强加于他人的暴君。它也提到信士的地位,即那些遵循神圣指引、服从真主诫命的人。经文还提到天使如何为信士祈求宽恕其罪过,以及真主如何应允他们的祈祷。此外,它还谈到他们在后世所将获得的回报。
This surah deals with the major issues of truth and falsehood, faith and unfaith, the message and those who reject it, as well as unjustifiable tyranny and how God smites tyrants who seek to impose their will on others. It also refers to the position of believers who follow Divine guidance and obey God’s commandments. It mentions how the angels pray that they may be forgiven their sins, and how God answers their prayers. It also speaks about the reward awaiting them in the life to come.
因此,这一章的主题决定了它通篇的氛围是一场战斗,即真理与虚妄之战、信仰与暴政之战。每当提及信士时,其间便穿插着恩典与怜悯的气息。整体氛围则通过描述先前的民族因反对神圣信仰而被毁灭的情形,以及对末日审判的多幅图景而形成。总而言之,这些令人敬畏的画面与本章肃穆的气氛相契合。
Such being its subject matter, the whole atmosphere of the surah is one of a battle, the battle between truth and falsehood, faith and tyranny. This is interspersed with an air of grace and mercy whenever the believers are mentioned. The general atmosphere is generated through a description of how earlier communities were destroyed as a result of their opposition to Divine faith, as well as several images of the Day ofJudgement. All in all, these awesome images suit the sombre air of the surah.