Surah Mutaffifeen Flashcards

1
Q

What is meaning of mutaffifeen?
What is the root?

A

Those who take more, but give less.
Taffif
Unequal weight
defrauders

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2
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What number surah is it? How many verses?

A

Surah 83
Verse 36

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3
Q

What number surah to be revealed?

A

86th

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4
Q

How did the surah come about?

A

Prophet came to Al-Madinah, the people of Al-Madinah were the most terrible people in giving measurement (i.e., they used to cheat). Thus, Allah revealed, “Woe to Al-Mutaffifeen.” After this, they began to give good measure.

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5
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Three key summary points of surah mutaffifeen?

A
  • The surah seriously warns and threatens those that commit fraud
  • It points to the lack of strong belief in the resurrection as being the origin of corruption and great sins
  • Mentions the end of the wicked on the great Day
  • It points to some of the great gifts and delightful blessings of the righteous in the garden of bliss
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6
Q

What does the first line say?

A

Wailul lil mutaffifeen
Woe to those that deal in fraud

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7
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What does the 2nd and 3rd line talk about?

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Allazeena izak taaloo ‘alan naasi yastawfoon

Wa izaa kaaloohum aw wazanoohum yukhsiroon

Those who, when they have to receive by measure from men, exact full measure

( even though they cheat others, they make sure that they are not cheated themselves).

But when they have to give by measure or weight to men, give less than due.

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8
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Meaning of yastawfoon

A

Take in full

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9
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Meaning of idha and wa idha

A

when
but when

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10
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Meaning of
(1) wazanoohum
(2) yukhsiroon

A
  1. When they weight
  2. They give less
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11
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What does the next three lines (4-6 say)

A

Mentions that do they not think that they will be called to account?

On a Mighty Day,
A Day when (all) mankind will stand before the Lord of the Worlds?

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12
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Meaning of mab’oosoon?

A

will be resurrected

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13
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meaning of li Rabbil ‘aalameen

A

The Lord of the Worlds

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14
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What do the next few lines talk of?

A

Line 7-11
Talk about the of the disbelievers & the wicked

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15
Q

Meaning of sijjin?

A

Prison

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16
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Meaning of fujjaar ?

A

The evil /the wicked

emphasis on how Allah swt dislikes this

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17
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Meaning of marqoom?

A

Marqoom means to write something in thick clear writing and to imprint it so that it cannot be erased nor easily missed like something written in small print.

Thus, marqoom implies that not only will this data be recorded accurately it is protected and cannot be erased.

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18
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Difference between lil mukazzibeen and yukazziboona meaning?

A

to the Deniers
Deny

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19
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meaning of athim?

A

‘athim’ refers to one who is drowning in sins.
sinner

20
Q

What do people say about the book?

A

Words of Allah from the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, he denies it and has ill thoughts about it. Thus, he believes that it is a collection gathered from the books of the ancients.

21
Q

Raanaa meaning?

A

stain

22
Q

Kaloobihim ?

A

Heart

23
Q

What is said about the heart

A

that sins have put a veil over their hearts and they are unable to distinguish the truth as it is

24
Q

Jaheem meaning?

A

Hell fire

25
Q

Thumma meaning

A

Then

26
Q

kuntum bihee tukazziboon?

A

you used to deny?

27
Q

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا meaning?

A

what can make you know

28
Q

Meaning of naeem?

A

Bliss

29
Q

araaa’iki meaning

A

thrones

30
Q

meaning of yanzuroon

A

observing/watching

31
Q

meaning of nadratan na’eem

A

radiate bliss

32
Q

meaning of wujuhu

A

faces

33
Q

Mutanaafisoon

A

aspire aspirer

34
Q

Meaning of Ar-Rahiq

A

is one of the names of the wine (in Paradise).

35
Q

what is said about this drink?

A

It will smell of musk

36
Q

What is meant by tasneem?

A

tasneem comes from a word that means ‘a very high place’ So it means that the wine that they will drink will be mixed with something called tasneem, a spring or waterfall in a very high place in paradise

only those close to God will drink this

37
Q

Who are Muqarraboon?

A

Those brought close to Allah swt

38
Q

What does line 29-33 talk about?

A

Those who mock the believers aka those who fraud

39
Q

Meaning of Kaanoo

A

used to

40
Q

what is laugh?

A

yadhakoon

41
Q

yataghaamazoon

A

Winked at one another
refers to those who used to mock believers /those they frauded would wink at one another and mock

42
Q

What will happen on day of judgement?

A

The tables will turn
those who were believers/mocked will be laughing at the fraudsters

43
Q

What is the rheotorical question at the end?

A

Have these disbelievers been paid in full for their evil deeds?

  • It is also a comfort for the believers and asking them to be patient because these disbelievers,
44
Q

Key points

A
  1. Rights of other people
  2. The right of Allah is the greatest
  3. Reflect are we Mutaffifeen - Are we opportunist

4.Treat others the way we would like to be treated

  1. Avoid the punishment for being this way and gain the rewards for being just
  2. There will be punishment for those who scam/use others
  3. Tables will turn - may mock and laugh now but they will be punished
45
Q

which hazarat said that if everyone went to paradise except 1 person, that would be me

A

Hazarat Umer RA

46
Q

who will get drink of al kauser ?

A

those who given news of paradise

as they are on journey to paradise
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) will be at the river of kauser
Water will be sweet and pure

47
Q

who gets pure wine with tasneem?

A

those just below those with springs of tasneem
aka 2nd place