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English-Arabic Pages 552 [815] Year 1995
A THEMATIC COMMENTARY ON THE QUR'AN Shaykh Muhammad al-Ghazali
Translated from the Arabic by ASHUR
A. SHAMIS Revised by
ZAYNAB
INTERNATIONAL
ALAWIYE
INSTITUTE
OF ISLAMIC
THOUGHT
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CONTENTS
page Foreword
Vll
Author's Introduction
x
SURAH I
AI-Fatibah
(The Opening Chapter)
SURAH 2
AI-Baqarah (The Cow)
SURAH 3
Al 'Imran (House of'Imran)
30
SURAH 4
AI-Nisa'
55
SURAH 5
AI-Ma'idah
SURAH 6
AI-An'am
SURAH 7
AI-A'riif(The
SURAH 8
AI-Anfal (The Spoils of War)
160
SURAH9
AI- Tawbah (Repentance)
177
SURAH 10
Yunus (Jonah)
197
SURAH II
Hud (Hod)
216
SURAH 12
Yusuf(Joseph)
234
SURAH 13
AI-Ra'd
(Thunder)
250
SURAH 14
Ibrahim (Abraham)
258
SURAH 15
AI-Hijr
266
SURAH 16
AI-Nabl (Bees)
274
SURAH 17
AI-Isra' (The NightJoumey)
292
SURAH 18
AI-Kahf(The
308
SURAH 19
(Women) (The Table) (The Catde) Heights)
Cave)
6
88 II5 138
Maryam (Mary)
323
SURAH 20
TaHa
333
SURAH 21
AI-Anbiya'
SURAH 22
AI-Hajj (The Pilgrimage)
352
SURAH 23
AI-Mu'minun
366
SURAH 24
AI-Nur (Light)
(The Prophets) (The Believers)
343
375
Contents SURAH 25
AI-Furqan (The Criterion)
385
SURAH 26
AI-Shu'ara'
394
SURAH 27
AI-Naml
SURAH 28
AI-Qa$a$ (The Story)
413 425
(The Poets) (The Ants)
4°3
SURAH29
AI- cAnkabut (The Spider)
SURAH 30
AI-Rum
SURAH 31
Luqman
442
SURAH 32
AI-Sajdah (The Prostration)
447
SURAH 33
AI-Ahzab
452
SURAH 34
Saba' (Sheba)
463
SURAH 35
Fatir (The Creator)
471
SURAH 36
Ya Sin
478
SURAH 37
AI-Siiffat (The Ranks)
486
SURAH 38
Sad
494
SURAH 39
AI-Zumar
SURAH 40
Ghiifrr (The Forgiver)
513
SURAH 41
FU$$ilat (Revelation Well-Expounded)
522
SURAH 42
AI-Shura (Counsel)
53°
SURAH 43
AI-Zukhruj(Omaments)
538
SURAH44
AI-Dukhan
(Smoke)
546
SURAH 45
AI-jathiyah
(The Kneeling One)
551
SURAH46
AI-Ahqiif(Sand
SURAH47
Muhammad
564
SURAH 48
AI-Fath (Victory)
569
SURAH49
AI-Ijujurat
577
(The Romans)
433
(The Confederate Tribes)
(The Crowds)
502
Dunes)
556
(The Chambers)
SURAH 50
Qiif
SURAH 51
AI-Dhariyat
SURAH 52
AI- Tur (The Mount)
589
SURAH 53
AI-Najm
594
SURAH 54
AI-Qamar
SURAH 55
AI-Rahman
SURAH 56
AI- Waqi'ah (The Inevitable Event)
6°7
SURAH 57
AI-Ijadid
626
581
(The Dust-Scattering
(The Star) (The Moon)
Winds)
585
599
(The Merciful)
603
(Iron)
IV
Contents SURAH
58
Al-Mu}iidilah (She Who Pleaded)
633
SURAH
59
Al-Hashr (The Gathering)
637 641
SURAH
60
Al-Mumtabanah
SURAH
61
AI-Saff(The
Ranks)
(The Tested Woman)
645
SURAH
62
Al-Jumucah (Friday)
649
SURAH
63
Al-Muniijiqun
652
SURAH
64
Al- Taghiihun (Loss and Gain)
654
SURAH
65
Al- Taliiq (Divorce)
658
SURAH
66
Al- Tab rim (The Prohibition)
661
SURAH
67
Al-Mulk
(Dominion)
665
SURAH
68
Al- Qalam (The Pen)
669
SURAH
69
Al-Hiiqqah (The Reality)
671
SURAH
70
Al-Maciirij (The Ways of Ascent)
674
SURAH
71
Nub (Noah)
676
SURAH
72
Al-Jinn (The linn)
678
(The Hypocrites)
SURAH
73
Al-Muzzammil
(The Manded One)
682
SURAH
74
Al-Muddaththir
(The Cloaked One)
684
SURAH
75
Al-Qiyiimah
SURAH
76
Al-Insiin (Man)
689
SURAH
77
Al-Mursaliit (Those Sent Forth)
691
SURAH
78
Al-Naha'
694
SURAH
79
AI-NiiziCiit (The Setting Stars)
696
SURAH
80
cAhasa (He Frowned)
699
SURAH
81
Al- Takwir (The Folding Up)
702
SURAH
82
Al-Injitiir (The Cataclysm)
7°5
SURAH
83
Al-Mutqffifin
SURAH
84
Al-Inshiqiiq (The Rending)
7°7 710
(The Resurrection)
687
(The Great News)
(The Stinters)
SURAH
85
AI-Bum} (The Constellations)
712
SURAH
86
Al- Tariq (The Night-Visitor)
713
SURAH
87
Al- AClii (The Most High)
715
SURAH
88
Al-Ghiishiyah
SURAH
89
Al-Fa}r (The Dawn)
719
SURAH
90
Al-Balad (The City)
723
(The Overwhelming
V
Event)
717
Contents SURAH 91
AI-Shams (The Sun)
725
SURAH 92
Al-Layl (The Night)
727
SURAH 93
Al-Oubii (Daylight)
729 732
SURAH 94
Al-Sharb (The Consolation)
SURAH 95
Al- TIn (The Fig)
734
SURAH 96
Al- 'Alaq (The Blood Clot)
736
SURAH 97
Al-Qadr (Power)
739
SURAH 98
Al-Bayyinah (The Proof)
741
SURAH 99
Al-Zalzalah (The Earthquake)
744
SURAH IOO
Al- 'Adiyiit (The War Steeds)
746
SURAH IOI
Al-Qiiri'ah (The Calamity)
748
SURAH I02
Al- Takiithur (W ordly Gain)
749
SURAH I03
Al- 'A$r (The Flight of Time)
751
SURAH I04
Al-Humazah (The Slanderer)
SURAH I05
AI-HI (The Elephant)
753 754
SURAH I06
Quraysh
756
SURAH I07
Al-Ma'un (Charity)
757
SURAH I08
Al-Kawthar (Good in Abundance)
758
SURAH I09
Al-Kiifiran (The Unbelievers)
760
SURAH 110
Al-Na$r (Victory)
762
SURAH I I I
Al-Masad (The Fiber)
764
SURAH 112
Al-Ikhlii$ (Purity of Faith)
766
SURAH 113
Al-Falaq (Daybreak)
768
SURAH II4
Al-Niis (Mankind)
769
Index