UNGRATEFUL REBELS IN THE GLORIOUS QUR'AN

Surah “Qaf” Ayah 24: “Both of you throw into Hell every ungrateful rebel.”

There are many exegeses about the two persons addressed by Allah (s.w.t.) in this Ayah. In the Arabic language, if the addresses are two it is called “Tasniya”, and if the number of persons addressed are more than two, it is plural. In the Ayah the word “Alqiya” is used which for only two individuals.

According to the senior reporter of Ahadees, Ibne Abbas reports about the revelation of this Ayah: “the Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.) said to me, O’ Ibne Abbas! Follow Ali ibne Abi Talib, for his words are guidance and following him is salvation. Never go against his orders-Woe unto the one who holds enmity with him or is ill-disposed to him. Beware O’ Ibne Abbas! On the Day of Judgment he would admit the people to Hell and Heaven. It is said that the two who would be commanded by Allah to throw the sinners into the hell-fire would be the Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.) and Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.). The criterion of judging the individuals might be the faith in the Last Apostle of Allah (s.a.w.a.s.) and the continuation of his guidance through the divinely instituted Imamate, the first of the Holy Imams being , Imam Ali (a.s.)

As per Musnad-e-Imam Ahmad bin Hambal, Sharik bin Abdullah narrates that they were visiting Muhammad A’mash while he was on his death bed. Imam Abu Hanifa and Ibne Abi Layla also joined us. Imam Abu Hanifa told A’mash, “Have fear of Allah as this is your last day of this world and the first day of hereafter. You had been narrating such traditions about Ali ibne Abi Talib that it would have been better if you kept quite.” A’mash became angry and asked to be made comfortable and then he said, “Abul Mutwakkil narrated to me through Abu Sa’eed Khudri that the Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.) said: “On the Day of Judgment, Allah (s.w.t.) will ask me and Ali ibne Abi Talib to send our friends to Heaven and our enemies to Hell.”

The Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.) said: “Whoever recites Surah Qaf will not suffer at the time of his death, increase his sustenance and makes the accounting on the Day of Judgment easier. Ayah 23 is especially good for eye ailments if the Surah is recited and blown in water and drinks that water.”

If this Surah is written on paper and placed around the neck of a person who is suffering from epilepsy, he would be fully cured.

Sources used:

The Glorious Qur’an (English Translation) by S.V.Mir Ahmed Ali & Ayatollah Agha H.M.M. Pooya

The Glorious Qur’an (Urdu Translation) by Ayatollah Nasir Makaem Shirazi

The Glorious Qur’an (Urdu Translation) by Maulana Farman Ali

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