Reciting Surah Ar Rahman gives a feeling as of something which is in complete synchrony and perfectly rhymed like poetry of early Arabic poetry. Perhaps for this reason the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) has been quoted as saying by Abdullah ibn Mas'ud: "Everything has an adornment, and the adornment of the Qur'an is Surah ar Rahman." [2]
Prominent Muslim scholar Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi in his book "Tafhim al-Qur'an - The Meaning of the Qur'an" points out that: [1]
This is the only Surah of the Qur'an in which besides men the jinn too have been directly addressed, and both men and jinn have been made to realize the wonders of Allah's power, His countless blessings, their own helplessness and accountability before Him, and have been warned of the evil consequences of His disobedience and made aware of the best results of His obedience.
Although in the beginning of the Surah the address is directed only to man, for to them only belongs the "vicegerency" of the earth, among them only have the Messengers of Allah been raised, and in their tongues only have the Divine Books been revealed, yet from verse 13 onward both the men and the jinn have been addressed and one and the same invitation has been extended to both.Here it would be pertinent to quote one important explanation of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) regarding jinns listening to the Prophet of Allah when He recited this surah to them and of their response: [1]
Al-Bazzar, Ibn Jarir, Ibn Al- Mundhir, Daraqutni (in Al Afrad), Ibn Marduyah and Ibn Al Khatib (in Al- Tarikh) have related, on the authority of Hadrat Abdullah bin Umar, that once the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) recited Surah Ar-Rahman himself, or heard it recited before him: then he said to the people: How is it that I am not hearing from you the kind of good answer that the jinn had given to their Lord?
When the people asked what it was he replied: "As I recited the Divine Words, Fa bi- ayyi alaa'i Rabbi-kuma tukadhdhiban, the jinn in response would repeat the words La bi shai'in min ni'mati Rabbi- na nukadhdhib: "We do not deny any of our Lord's blessings."
The centerpiece of this surah is the refrain: "Then which of the favors of your Lord will ye deny? " which is repeated 31 times while Allah continues to count His blessings, cautions the wrongdoers of the and punishments and promises blessings and rewards to the faithful. The calligraphy above depicts one of the many attributes of Allah: (He is) Lord of the two Easts and Lord of the two Wests: Then which of the favors of your Lord will ye deny? (verses 17-18)
Since this surah is rather long and each of its verse being very meaningful, requiring absolute understanding, we are dividing this post in two parts: Part I, the introduction (this post) and the Part II, the detailed explanation of the surah.
You may now like to listen to a commentary on Surah ar Rahman by the renowned scholar Nouman Ali Khan giving away a gist of the entire surah in a very enlightening manner that would make you understand the entire surah and its purpose of revelation:
Photos: Header | Refrain
References: | 1 | 2 | 3 | Surah Ar Rahman - Part 2 (Explanation)
An effort has been made to gather explanation of the surahs of the Holy Qur'an from authentic souses and then present a least possible condensed explanation of the surah. However, those wanting detailed explanations and tafsir (exegesis), may refer to sites the references of which are given above.
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