Do you find any part of Quran interesting & intriguing when you read its translation?

aqeel123 · July 7, 2011, 5:39pm

Re: Do you find any part of Quran interesting & intriguing when you read its translat

As others mentioned before me, I cant claim Quran is boaring or some ayyas are more interesting than others. However I am unable to understand the deepnes of most of the ayyats, some of the ayyats however make me think, Above is the example:

Surah AT TAWBA

Verse:111
**Abdul Daryabadi : **Verily Allah hath bought of the believers their lives and their riches for the price that theirs shall be the Garden: they fight in the way of Allah and slay and are slain: a promise due thereon in the Taurat, in the Injil - and the Quran-and who is more faithful unto his covenant than Allah? Rejoice wherefore in your bargain which ye have made. And that it is the mighty achievement.
**Dr. Mohsin : **]
**Pickthal : **Lo! Allah hath bought from the believers their lives and their wealth because the Garden will be theirs: they shall fight in the way of Allah and shall slay and be slain. It is a promise which is binding on Him in the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur’an. Who fulfilleth His covenant better than Allah? Rejoice then in your bargain that ye have made, for that is the supreme triumph.
**Yusuf Ali : **Allah hath purchased of the Believers their persons and their goods; for theirs (in return) is the Garden (of Paradise): they fight in His cause, and slay and are slain: a promise binding on Him in Truth, through the Law, the Gospel and the Qur’an: and who is more faithful to his covenant than Allah? Then rejoice in the bargain which ye have concluded: that is the achievement supreme.

Verse:112
**Abdul Daryabadi : **They are those who repent, who worship who praise, who fast constantly, woo bow down, who prostrate themselves, who command the reputable and restrain from the disreputable and who keep the ordinances of Allah; and bear thou glad tidings to the believers.
**Dr. Mohsin : **(The believers whose lives Allâh has purchased are) those who turn to Allâh in repentance (from polytheism and hypocrisy, etc.), who worship (Him), who praise (Him), who fast (or go out in Allâhs Cause), who bow down (in prayer), who prostrate themselves (in prayer), who enjoin (on people) Al-Marûf (i.e. Islâmic Monotheism and all what Islâm has ordained) and forbid (people) from Al-Munkar (i.e. disbelief, polytheism of all kinds and all that Islâm has forbidden), and who observe the limits set by Allâh (do all that Allâh has ordained and abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which Allâh has forbidden). And give glad tidings to the believers.]
**Pickthal : **(Triumphant) are those who turn repentant (to Allah), those who serve (Him), those who praise (Him), those who fast, those who bow down, those who fall prostrate (in worship), those who enjoin the right and who forbid the wrong and those who keep the limits (ordained) of Allah - And give glad tidings to believers!
**Yusuf Ali : **Those that turn (to Allah) in repentance: that serve Him and praise Him; that wander in devotion to the Cause of Allah;― that bow down and prostrate themselves in prayer; that enjoin good and forbid evil; and observe the limits set by Allah; (these do rejoice). So proclaim the glad tidings to the Believers.

Verily, Allâh has purchased of the believers their lives and their properties for (the price) that theirs shall be the Paradise.

So ALLAH has purchased believers lives and Properties for JANNAT, this simply means Paradise Belongs to these Believers now.
They fight in Allâh’s Cause, so they kill (others) and are killed.
But the deal isnt with every believer, Only those Who fight in cause of ALLAH, they not only kill but also die in the fight.

It is a promise in truth which is binding on Him in the Taurât (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel) and the Qur’ân. And who is truer to his covenant than Allâh?

Allah is reminding how truthful he is.

Then rejoice in the bargain which you have concluded. That is the supreme success.

ALLAH is telling us how good of deal they got.

They are those who repent, who worship who praise, who fast constantly, woo bow down, who prostrate themselves,

Then ALLAH starts telling more about the believers who he made the deal with.
They do Tawba, They Do Ibadat, they do Humd of ALLAH, They Fast, They do Sajdas and Rakoos

who command the reputable and restrain from the disreputable
They Do Amar bil Maroof and Nahi Anil Munkar.

and who keep the ordinances of Allah; and bear thou glad tidings to the believers.

They Secure the Shara (rules) of ALLAH and ALLAh is Telling Prophet s.a.w to give them good news.

Is ALLAH talking to a group or few individuals from few different groups, Are they only entering Jannat or have they pruchased Jannat from ALLAH, Do they perform all the Tawba, Ibadat, Humd, Rukoo-o-Sujood as they fight or only when they are home ? Who are these people ?