Surah Naziaat Tafseer Test (questions)
Describe the two groups of humanity in naba and naziaat, their FATE and their ACCOUNTING
1. AT-TA'AGHEEN: transgressors, repeatedly denied the signs, commit sins without guilt their fate is hell 2. MUTAQEEN: righteous who will go to an amazing place; deeds are recognized; refrained their soul from temptations and worldy desires, protected himself from bad deeds, forgave easily, etc
who are the ones making this statement and in what context? يَقُولُونَ أَءِنَّا لَمَرۡدُودُونَ فِي ٱلۡحَافِرَةِ
The disbelievers are making this statement showing sarcasm regarding the concept of life after death. They ask sarcastically, "are we going to be returned to where we started out"?
From ayah 17 what does the word طَغَىٰ mean?
The one who transgresses all boundaries and limits; crosses the line
why does allah (SWT) mention a series of oaths?
he uses oaths for the disbelievers understanding as oaths were their thing for them to reflect as well
Rasul saw role in dunya was to communitcate the message and what people?
WARN
what is the temporary station?
dunya
يَخْشَىٰٓ
fear of loving Allah
What he granted us should result as?
it shud result as fear and how gratitude is the finest approach to life
what are the two different types of angels mentioned at the beg of naziat?
naziaat and nashitaat; the angels who remove with force and the angels who withdraw gently
زَجۡرَةٞ وَٰحِدَةٞmeaning
one loud shout
what are the differences between the quraysh and the people of the book?
ppl of the book: had a concept of akhirah and believed in risaala and tawheed; they had knowledge but their ego/pride came in the way quraish: IGNORANT as hell had no clue whatsoever
ٱلۡحَافِرَةِ meaning
starting place
whats the concept people werent taking seriously at the time of the prophet?
that he is only a warner and the its up to them to make the right decision
according to naziat, why does a person rebel?
this is because they prefer the dunya over the akhirah
How is Firowns story relevant for the Quraysh?
As they are both of the ignorant kind, it serves to them as a warning to not make the same mistake and follow his footsteps; just like firown repeatedly denied, the quraysh were as well at the time so it only made sense Firown serves as an EXAMPLE of PUNISHMENT in dunya and akhirah
خَٰشِعَةٞmeaning
Paralyzing fear
when does reality hit?
moments of death
meaning ٱلطَّآمَّة
calamity
How did Firown respond to the message of Musa (AS)?
He repeatedly denied and turned away. فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ
According to Naziat the warnings and the reminders can benefit only the ones who have-
FEAR and the ones who seek knowledge Ayah 26 and 45
Firowns story as a whole is for what?
For people to reflect (ibra) man should look around him to reflect
what does the word RABB remind us throughout the course of the surah?
That we will always be dependent for him and it reminds us that we should be thankful to Allah
From ayah 27-33, WHAT IS Allah (SWT) trying to do?
These ayahs are for the disbelievers as if asking, "why dont you believe?"
explain how the ending of naba connects with the beginning of surah naziaat?
a couple of connections 1. the ending of naba talks about this fast-approaching punishment that's going to come which is THEn referred to in the beginning of surah naziaat as a person's death on a small scale and the DOJ on a larger scale 2. the ending of naba reveals the ultimate truth and the beginning of naziaat relates it to a series of oaths to affirm the truth
according to naziat, what is the reason that a person is rewarded with jannah at the end?
because he forbade his soul against temptation and protected himself from wrong deeds and displeasing allah in the process