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===Name of Chapter and Reason for its Name=== | ===Name of Chapter and Reason for its Name=== | ||
The name of this chapter is Surah | The name of this chapter is Surah Al-Maarij. Maarij is the plural form of the word maraj, which means the mode of ascension or the place of ascension, i.e. ascending to the next level from a previously lower level. This word appears in the 3rd verse, and another form of it with the same meaning appears in the 4th verse. <ref name=":0">Ismail ibn Umar ibn Kathir Damishqi, Tafsir al-Quran al-Azim (Beirut: Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyya, (1998</ref>, Volume 8, Page 235)) <ref name=":1">Mahmud Zamakhshari, Al-Kashshaf an Haqaiq Ghawamid al-Tanzil (Beirut: Dar al-Kitab al-Arabi (1987</ref>, Volume 4, Page 960)) | ||
The name of this chapter ‘The Lofty Stations’ is eluded to in these verses, and they show that what is meant by Maarij is ascending levels and stations that are graded according to the values and virtues of pure beliefs and rightful actions. In this way, Allah has both low and elevated stations, with the higher stations being grander than those that are lower than it. Angels and the Spirit are given stations and positions according to their proximity and closeness to Allah. <ref name=":2">Fadhl ibn Hasan Tabrisi, Majma al-Bayan fi Tafsir al-Quran (Beirut, Muassasa al-Ilmi li al-Matbuat (1989</ref>, Volume 10, Page 530)) <ref name=":3">Zamakhshari, Al-Kashshaf an Haqaiq Ghawamid al-Tanzil, Volume 4, Page 156</ref> | The name of this chapter ‘The Lofty Stations’ is eluded to in these verses, and they show that what is meant by Maarij is ascending levels and stations that are graded according to the values and virtues of pure beliefs and rightful actions. In this way, Allah has both low and elevated stations, with the higher stations being grander than those that are lower than it. Angels and the Spirit are given stations and positions according to their proximity and closeness to Allah. <ref name=":2">Fadhl ibn Hasan Tabrisi, Majma al-Bayan fi Tafsir al-Quran (Beirut, Muassasa al-Ilmi li al-Matbuat (1989</ref>, Volume 10, Page 530)) <ref name=":3">Zamakhshari, Al-Kashshaf an Haqaiq Ghawamid al-Tanzil, Volume 4, Page 156</ref> | ||
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===Important Concepts in this Chapter== | ===Important Concepts in this Chapter=== | ||
The main theme of this chapter is the describing of the punishments that await the unbelievers on the Day of Judgement. It begins by narrating a question concerning the punishments of Allah, and indicates that these punishments have already been prepared and there is nothing that can prevent them from occurring. It further goes on to show that these punishments are close, not distant as the unbelievers imagine them to be. It then continues, after explaining the characteristics and punishments of that day, by exempting the believers who perform their religious duties and personal responsibilities. <ref name=":8">Tabatabai, Al-Mizan fi Tafsir al-Quran, Volume 20, Page 5</ref> | The main theme of this chapter is the describing of the punishments that await the unbelievers on the Day of Judgement. It begins by narrating a question concerning the punishments of Allah, and indicates that these punishments have already been prepared and there is nothing that can prevent them from occurring. It further goes on to show that these punishments are close, not distant as the unbelievers imagine them to be. It then continues, after explaining the characteristics and punishments of that day, by exempting the believers who perform their religious duties and personal responsibilities. <ref name=":8">Tabatabai, Al-Mizan fi Tafsir al-Quran, Volume 20, Page 5</ref> | ||