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Reflections on Surah Sad Ayah 23
ان هاذا اخي له تسع وتسعون نعجة ولي نعجة واحدة فقال اكفلنيها وعزني في الخطاب ٢٣
إِنَّ هَـٰذَآ أَخِى لَهُۥ تِسْعٌۭ وَتِسْعُونَ نَعْجَةًۭ وَلِىَ نَعْجَةٌۭ وَٰحِدَةٌۭ فَقَالَ أَكْفِلْنِيهَا وَعَزَّنِى فِى ٱلْخِطَابِ ٢٣
إِنَّﲇ
هَٰذَآﲈ
أَخِيﲉ
لَهُۥﲊ
تِسۡعٞﲋ
وَتِسۡعُونَﲌ
نَعۡجَةٗﲍ
وَلِيَﲎ
نَعۡجَةٞﲏ
وَٰحِدَةٞﲐ
فَقَالَﲑ
أَكۡفِلۡنِيهَاﲒ
وَعَزَّنِيﲓ
فِيﲔ
ٱلۡخِطَابِﲕ
٢٣ﲖ
This is my brother.1 He has ninety-nine sheep while I have ˹only˺ one. ˹Still˺ he asked me to give it up to him, overwhelming me with ˹his˺ argument.”
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Reflections are personal perspectives (reviewed for quality) and should not be taken as authoritative.
7 years ago · Referencing Ayah 38:23, 38:82
3izza , besides glory ,also refers to ability to overwhelm. hence satan swearing by Allahs 3izza to mislead mankind by overwhelming them with his influence. Perfect attribute to use in that oath as it pertains to the subject matter, as is the case with all oaths in the Quran.
4 years ago · Referencing Ayah 38:23-24
This passage talks about two brothers who entered upon Prophet Dawud AS, and one of them complained that the other had asked him and pressured him into giving him him his only sheep (despite having 99 of his own).
Prophet Dawud responded by saying that his brother had wronged him and was unjust by asking him for this sheep. Mufti Shafi' Uthmani explains in Ma'ariful Quran that this shows us that:
1. Asking something from someone whilst may no...
Prophet Dawud responded by saying that his brother had wronged him and was unjust by asking him for this sheep. Mufti Shafi' Uthmani explains in Ma'ariful Quran that this shows us that:
1. Asking something from someone whilst may no...
4 years ago · Referencing Ayah 38:20, 38:23-26
In the Name of Allaah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate,
I have read the story of Dawud Alahis salaam and the test that he underwent regarding his judgement for the possession of sheep. Initially, I did not quite understand it very well if I am being honest, I wanted to understand it better in order to apply the lessons here. So previously I prayed to Allah to allow me to understand it and take lesson from it.
This Ramadan as I passed...
I have read the story of Dawud Alahis salaam and the test that he underwent regarding his judgement for the possession of sheep. Initially, I did not quite understand it very well if I am being honest, I wanted to understand it better in order to apply the lessons here. So previously I prayed to Allah to allow me to understand it and take lesson from it.
This Ramadan as I passed...