Surah 88. Al-Gashiya, Ayah 1
| هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ |
| Transliteration | : | hal 'ataa -ka h.adeth al- ghaashiyah |
| Pickthall | : | Hath there come unto thee tidings of the Overwhelming? |
| Asad | : | HAS THERE COME unto thee the tiding of the Overshadowing Event?1 |
| Malik | : | Has the news of the over shadowing event of resurrection reached you? |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Has the story reached thee of the Overwhelming (Event)? 6096 |
Note - 1I.e., the Day of Resurrection.
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Note - 6096Gashiya: the thing or event that overshadows or
overwhelms, that covers over or makes people lose their
senses. In xii. 107, it is described as the "covering
veil of the Wrath of Allah": where see n. 1790. The Day
of Judgment is indicated, as the Event of overwhenning
importance in which all our petty differences of this
imperfect world are covered over and overwhelmed in a new
world of perfect justice and truth.
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Gashiya: the thing or event that overshadows or overwhelms, that covers over or makes people lose their senses. In xii. 107, it is described as the "covering veil of the Wrath of Allah": where see n. 1790. The Day of Judgment is indicated, as the Event of overwhenning importance in which all our petty differences of this imperfect world are covered over and overwhelmed in a new world of perfect justice and truth. |
