Mixed
Categorize each of the following Surahs into Makki or Madani
Al Inshiqaaq
Al Mutafifeen
Al Infitar
At Takweer
All Makkan
except Al Mutafifeen is differed (right before / during Hijra)
In Al-Mutaffifeen, Ibn Kathir explains this word as a rust-like covering that builds up over a person's heart because of accumulated sins.
رَان (raan) — 'a covering/rust' over the heart
In At-Takweer, these extremely valuable animals — ten-month pregnant she-camels, a person's most prized possession — are described as abandoned and neglected on that Day.
العِشَار (al-'ishaar) — pregnant she-camels
In contrast to Sijjeen, this register (mentioned later in the same surah) records the deeds of the righteous.
Illiyyeen
How is يوم الدين (the Day of Recompense) described in Surah Al-Infitaar?
A Day when no soul has any power to help another soul at all — that Day, command belongs entirely to Allah
In Al-Infitaar, this verb describes what happens to the seas on that Day — it can mean 'burst forth' or 'overflow into one.'
فُجِّرَتْ (fujjirat) — the seas burst forth / merge together
Besides the sun losing its light, name at least three other signs At-Takweer opens with.
Any two of: stars falling/losing their light, mountains set in motion, pregnant camels abandoned, wild beasts gathered, seas set ablaze/overflowing, souls paired up, the sky stripped away, Hellfire set ablaze, Paradise brought near
In Al-Inshiqaaq, mankind is told they will travel (تركبن طبقا عن طبق). What does this generally refer to?
Passing through successive stages of life, death, and the stages of the afterlife
Explain the following
مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
Referring to the Angel Jibreel عليه السلام
In Al-Inshiqaaq, this word describes how the sky responds to its Lord's command.
أَذِنَتْ (adhinat) — it obeyed / listened
This surah and word describes graves being overturned, scattering out everything they contain.
Surah Al-Infitaar
بعثرت Bu'thirat
O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous,
Ibn Kathir says that this question in Al-Infitaar serves what purpose
It's meant as a threat/warning
What is Al Khunnas الخنس in Surah At Takweer?
The stars that withdraw
In Al-Inshiqaaq, Allah swears by this — the reddish afterglow that lingers on the horizon just after sunset
الشَّفَق (ash-shafaq) — the twilight glow
In Al-Inshiqaaq, the earth on that Day casts out everything within it (the dead) and does this one other thing.
It becomes completely emptied out
In Al-Mutaffifeen, what's the literal difference between الكيل (al-kayl) and الوزن (al-wazn), the two things dishonest traders were shorting?
Al-kayl is measuring by volume (e.g. grain by the scoop); al-wazn is measuring by weight