The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 422
CH. 15 AL-HIJR 88. And "We have, indeed, ë ku akii given thee the seven oft- repeated verses, and the Great Quran. 1791 PT. 14 وَلَقَدْ وَالْقُرْآنَ الْعَظِيمَ "39:24. circumstances and conditions which would ensure final victory for Islam. The answer is that God, being the Great Creator and All-Knowing, will not fail to bring about circumstances and conditions necessary for such a victory when the proper time for it arrived. 1791. Important Words: (the oft-repeated) is the plural of (mathnan) or (mathnātun) which is derived from. They say i. e. he doubled it or folded it or bent it. means, he praised, eulogized or spoke well of him. (thinan) means, the repetition of a thing; doing it one time after another. The Holy Prophet is reported to have said Commentary: According to many eminent authorities such as ‘Umar, ‘Alī, Ibn 'Abbās and Ibn Mas'ud, the words المثانى من signify the opening chapter of the Quran, the ast, because it is repeated and recited in every rak'at of Prayer. The Holy Prophet is reported to have said that is the opening chapter of the Quran. This chapter is also called öll d (Mother of the Quran) and at (the Opening of the Book). According to Zajjāj and Abū Ḥayyān, the opening chapter is called because it contains the praises of God. The remaining portion of the Quran which follows the opening chapter the. . القرآن العظيم i. e. There shall be no repetition | has been called الصدقة in the taking of poor-rate, viz. it shall not be taken twice in the same year. (mathna) means, two and two or two and two together. means, the repeating of a benefit or benefaction; or conferring it twice or thrice. signifies the first chapter of the Quran called the act because it is repeated in every rak'at of Prayer or because it contains praise of God. It also signifies the Quran altogether. also means, the verses of the Quran. means, the bends of the valley. means, the powers and capacities of a thing (Lane & Aqrab). Great Quran. The name however, equally applies to the first chapter itself inasmuch as a portion of the Book may rightly be called the Book itself. In fact, there is a saying of the Holy Prophet to the effect that the opening chapter of the Quran is also ie. the Great Quran (Musnad v. 2, p. 448). The first chapter, in fact, constitutes an abridgment of the whole Quran. It may be called the Quran in miniature, all the contents of the Holy Book having been summarized and epitomized in it, while the remainder deals with the same subjects in detail. 1630