Ya-Sin

Qur'an manuscript from Patani. Despite the special significance of in lives of all Muslims, "this is the only Southeast Asian Qur'an manuscript known in which the beginning of Surat Yasin is marked with illuminated frames". 2nd half of the 19th century. British Library Yā Sīn (also pronounced as Yaseen; , ; the letters 'Yā and 'Sīn') is the 36th chapter of the Quran. It has 83 verses ( ). It is regarded an earlier "Meccan surah". Some scholars maintain that verse 12 is from the Medinan period. While the surah begins in Juz' 22, most of it is in Juz' 23. The surah begins with the eponymous (muqatta'at) Arabic letters: ( ). The meaning of the letters , while being primarily unknown, is debated amongst Muslim religious academics. One of the interpretations is "O human being!" referring to Prophet Muhammad since the verses that follow are translated as "By the Qur'an, full of Wisdom, Thou art indeed one of the messengers". Tafsir al-Jalalayn, a Sunni beginners exegesis ( ), concludes, "Allah knows best what He means by these [letters]." The focuses on establishing the Qur'an as a divine source, and it warns of the fate of those who mock Allah's revelations and are stubborn. The tells of the punishments that plagued past generations of nonbelievers as a warning to present and future generations.…

Qur'an manuscript from Patani. Despite the special significance of in lives of all Muslims, "this is the only Southeast Asian Qur'an manuscript known in which the beginning of Surat Yasin is marked with illuminated frames". 2nd half of the 19th century. British Library]] Yā Sīn (also pronounced as Yaseen; , ; the letters 'Yā and 'Sīn') is the 36th chapter of the Quran. It has 83 verses ( ). It is regarded an earlier "Meccan surah". Some scholars maintain that verse 12 is from the Medinan period. While the surah begins in Juz' 22, most of it is in Juz' 23. The surah begins with the eponymous (muqatta'at) Arabic letters: ( ). The meaning of the letters , while being primarily unknown, is debated amongst Muslim religious academics. One of the interpretations is "O human being!" referring to Prophet Muhammad since the verses that follow are translated as "By the Qur'an, full of Wisdom, Thou art indeed one of the messengers". Tafsir al-Jalalayn, a Sunni beginners exegesis ( ), concludes, "Allah knows best what He means by these [letters]." The focuses on establishing the Qur'an as a divine source, and it warns of the fate of those who mock Allah's revelations and are stubborn. The tells of the punishments that plagued past generations of nonbelievers as a warning to present and future generations. Additionally, the surah reiterates Allah's sovereignty as exemplified by his creations through signs from nature. The surah ends with arguments in favor of the existence of resurrection and Allah's sovereign power.

Summary

1–3 Allah swears that Muhammad is a prophet 4–5 The Quran is given to warn the Meccans 6–9 The greater part of the people of Makkah reprobate 10–11 Muhammad's preaching only profitable to secret believers 12 The dead shall be raised; all their deeds are registered 13–14 Two, then three, messengers were sent to a town, though their names are not mentioned 15–18 They are rejected as impostors and threatened with stoning 19 The messengers warn the people impending divine judgments 20–26 One believer is put to death by the infidels 27–28 The persecutors are suddenly destroyed 29 Men generally reject God's messengers 30 The lessons of the past are forgotten 31–33 The doctrine of the resurrection asserted and illustrated 34–44 God's power and goodness manifested by his works 45–46 Unbelievers unmoved by either fear or the signs of the Quran 47–48 They scoff at almsgiving and the resurrection 49–53 The resurrection trumpet and the judgment-day shall surprise the unbelievers 54 God's judgment shall be according to works 55–65 The rewards of the righteous and the punishment of the wicked 66–68 God deals with the wicked as he pleases 69–70 Muhammad not a poet; the Quran is the word of God 71–73 God manifest in his works of benevolence 74–75 Idolaters will find their trust in idols vain 76 The Prophet is not to grieve at the hard speeches of the idolaters; God knows all 77–81 The Creator of all things able to raise the dead to life 82 God says Be, and it is 83 Praise be to the Sovereign Creator and raiser of the dead

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