27. An-Naml (The Ants)
Mecca Period 48
The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:
27:1. Ta Sin. طس...
C3240. See 3137 to 26:1.
... تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْقُرْآنِ وَكِتَابٍ مُّبِينٍ ﴿١﴾
These are verses of the Qur'án -- a Book that makes (things) clear;
هُدًى
وَبُشْرَى
لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
﴿٢﴾
27:2. A Guide; and Glad Tidings for the Believers --
C3241. Revelation is here presented in three aspects:
1. it explains things, the attributes of Allah, our own position, and the world around;
2. it directs us to right conduct and keeps us from evil; and
3. to those who have Faith and accept its guidance, it gives the good news of forgiveness, purification, and the achievement of salvation. (R).
الَّذِينَ
يُقِيمُونَ
الصَّلَاةَ
وَيُؤْتُونَ
الزَّكَاةَ...
27:3. Those who establish regular prayers and give in regular charity,
... وَهُم بِالْآخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ ﴿٣﴾
and also have (full) assurance of the Hereafter.
27:1 Ta. Sin. 1 THESE ARE MESSAGES of the Qur'an - a divine writ clear in itself and clearly showing the truth: 2
(27:2) a guidance and a glad tiding to the believers
(27:3) who are constant in prayer and spend in charity: 5 for it is they, they who in their innermost are certain of the life to come!
[Asad’s notes -
1 See Appendix II.
2 For an explanation of this composite rendering of the adjective mubin, see note 2 on 12:1. In the present instance, the term kitab ("divine writ") is preceded by the conjunction wa, which primarily signifies "and", but in this case has a function more or less similar to the expression "namely"; hence, it may be replaced in translation by a dash without affecting the meaning of the sentence. ]]