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Mawt – Death

Posted on 03/26/2015 by contemplatequran

Al-Mawt – Death Life and death are opposite terms, as are light and darkness, cold and hot. The root meaning of Mawt in Arabic is stillness; everything that has come to a standstill is dead.   The minor death Sleep … Continue reading →

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78:24 They will not taste in it [any] coolness or drink

Posted on 04/23/2014 by contemplatequran

لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا They will not taste in it [any] coolness or drink FEEHA ‘In it’ in this verse can either mean the Hellfire or it can mean the AHKAAB mentioned in the previous verse. BARD is … Continue reading →

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79:9 And we have made your sleep [a means for] rest

Posted on 04/20/2014 by contemplatequran

وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا And we have made your sleep [a means for] rest. Here Allah shifts from mentioning His creations that are physical in nature, for example man, earth and the mountains to mentioning here that he “made” sleep. Sleep … Continue reading →

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