77. Al-Mursalat/(Winds) Sent Forth
I/We begin by the Blessed Name of Allah
The Immensely Merciful to all, The Infinitely Compassionate to everyone.
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a. By those which are sent in swift succession,
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a. and then forcing on with force as tempests,
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a. and spreading clouds far and wide,
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a. thus separating that separates,
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a. and those bringing the reminder to hearts,
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a. to serve either as an excuse for forgiveness from HIM or as a means of warning of HIS punishment,
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a. that what is being promised is surely going to happen -
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a. - when the stars’ light will extinguish,
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a. and when the celestial realm will split apart,
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a. and when the mountains will be crushed to pieces and blown away as dust,
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a. and when the time to bring the Messengers together will arrive,
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a. for what Time are these things promised -
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a. for the Time of Division?
b. The Time of Judgment.
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a. And what may enable you to perceive the Time of Division?
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a. It will be too bad a Time for those who keep denying and belying the coming of this Time.
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a. Have WE not destroyed the earlier generations for their persistent denial and disbelief of this Time?
b. Indeed, WE did!
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a. Then WE made others who disbelieved to follow them in destruction.
b. WE...
Customs and traditions have a significant role in the social set up of every society. These customs project a picture of its culture, manners, beliefs, mental inclinations and life style. For social advancement, it is necessary for a nation to take reformative steps with respect to changing situations. They should adopt the customs that are productive and avoid the harmful ones. It has been a ground reality that the progressive nations have got the leading position having modifying their customs and traditions, while those who have been conservative are backward in the global race restricting on their outdated norms and so called customs. In the prestigious age of the Holy Prophet (BPUH) and his followers, various laws and principles were formulated for the uplift of society, which provided a broad based concept of “custom”. The Islamic jurists have taken the custom as a source of Islamic legislation. In the article under reference, custom has been highlighted with respect to Islamic thoughts in various ages of Islamic history in a number of recommendations have been presented in order to uplift the society and to aware the Muslim theologians and Muftees accordingly.
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