Surah 52. At-Tur, Ayah 1
| وَالطُّورِ |
| Transliteration | : | wa- at.- t.or |
| Pickthall | : | By the Mount, |
| Asad | : | CONSIDER Mount Sinai!1 |
| Malik | : | By the mount Tur (where Moses was given the Torah), |
| Yusuf Ali | : | By the Mount (of Revelation); 5037 |
Note - 1For my rendering of the adjurative particle wa as
"Consider", see first half of note [23] on 74:32. The
expression at-tur (lit., "the mountain") is used in the
Qur'an exclusively to denote Mount Sinai, on which Moses
received his decisive revelation. In the present context
it signifies, metonymically, revelation as such, to which
the next verse calls attention.
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Note - 5037The adjuration is by five things which we shall presently
explain. An appeal is made to these five Signs in verses
1 to 6, and the certainty of future events is asserted in
the most emphatic terms in verses 7 to 28, in three
parts, viz., the coming of judgment and the passing away
of this phenomenal world (verses 7-10); the future ill
consequences of ill-deeds done (verses 11-16); and future
attainment of bliss and complete realisation of Allah's
love and mercy (verses 17-28).
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For my rendering of the adjurative particle wa as "Consider", see first half of note [23] on 74:32. The expression at-tur (lit., "the mountain") is used in the Qur'an exclusively to denote Mount Sinai, on which Moses received his decisive revelation. In the present context it signifies, metonymically, revelation as such, to which the next verse calls attention. |
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The adjuration is by five things which we shall presently explain. An appeal is made to these five Signs in verses 1 to 6, and the certainty of future events is asserted in the most emphatic terms in verses 7 to 28, in three parts, viz., the coming of judgment and the passing away of this phenomenal world (verses 7-10); the future ill consequences of ill-deeds done (verses 11-16); and future attainment of bliss and complete realisation of Allah's love and mercy (verses 17-28). |
