Note 1


This is the 75th Surah of the Qur’an. It has 40 verses. The Book of God emphasizes the unwavering Law of Requital as the pivotal Reality in human lives and in the entire Universe. And that the Universe has been created with a definite purpose.



“There is a coherent plan in the Universe, though I do not know what it's a plan for.” [British astronomer-author, Sir Fred Hoyle]



The Universe has been created to fulfill the Divine Plan the hallmarks of which, according to the Qur’an, appear to be:



1 - All actions have their logical consequences. 2 - All things must become what they are meant to be. 3 - The Almighty Creator will bring into being another Cosmos to replace the one we now see and understand in our limited capacity. 4 - The humans will be given new higher forms. 5 - The evolution of the human ‘self’ (or ‘soul’) will continue in the life Hereafter. 6 - The new Cosmos will be even more wondrous. 7 - The life to come will be magnificent beyond our current imagination for those who have tried to develop their own ‘self’. It will entail true felicitous immortality with exponentially advanced capabilities. This is termed the Garden or the Paradise and explained in the Qur’an by way of allegories – allegories since the exact comprehension thereof is beyond our current level of understanding. And that is why the life of this world is a Divine Gift of opportunity, yet, in comparison, a ‘fleeting delight’. 8 – Those who fail to use their God-given potentials to grow their own ‘self’ will merely survive in a state of ‘neither living nor dying’. The Book of God calls that state as Hellfire. Once again, it has been described in allegories like other things that belong to the World of the Unseen. 9:5.0pt;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom: 5.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none">With the Glorious Name of God, the Instant and Sustaining Source of all Mercy and Kindness



We can see this in our daily lives in the Law of Cause and Effect, “As you sow so shall you reap”, the Law of Recompense. What goes around comes around. And, in how the dead earth comes to new life with rains. Also, in our sleep-wake cycle where our consciousness is withdrawn during sleep and restored as we wake up. 6:60

Note 2
Notice the law taking the first step instantly. 12:53

Note 3
36:78, 37:16. Life goes on with its essence, the ‘self’, surviving disintegration

Note 4
Science came to know about the uniqueness of the fingerprints only in the 19th century. Even the twins have their own uniquely different fingerprints

Note 5
The banner of the Age of Ignorance bearing the moon logo goes down

Note 6
Persia and Arabia come under one Rule. Sun being the logo on the Persian banner

Note 7
In this life and in the life to come. verses 7-10 could easily allude to the merging of the super power of the times, Persia with the newly enlightened Arabia in 642 CE, 10 years after the exalted Prophet's death

Note 8
All he has done and left undone. All deeds that advanced him and kept him behind

Note 9
He will bless whatever effort we put into its learning

Note 10
Although these verses are addressed to the exalted Prophet, every believer can sense as if the Qur’an is talking to him/her

Note 11
The Qur’an is its own best commentary. It explains itself

Note 12
Aakhirah = Hereafter = Life to come = Future = Long term = What follows = Subsequent = Enduring. Tomorrow is today’s Aakhirah

Note 13
Sall = To follow, like the runner-up horse closely follows the winner, Saabiq = To closely follow the commands of God

Note 14
The impending requital befits the behavior