Al-Qalam_51-52

Al-Qalam 51-52

Al-Qalam 51-52

Two verses from the 68th Sura of the Quran

The Verse of Evil Eye (Arabic: آیه وَإِن يَكَادُ) is verse 51 and 52 of Al-Qalam (Q68:51-52) in the Quran. It is usually recited for protection from the evil eye. It states: "And indeed, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes when they hear the message, and they say: Indeed, he is mad. But it is not except a reminder to the worlds (68:51 and 52)."[1]

An Iranian art related to verse of evil eye

The context of the verse

وَإِن يَكَادُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصَٰرِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا۟ ٱلذِّكْرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُۥ لَمَجْنُونٌ

Verse 51: And indeed, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes when they hear the message, and they say, "Indeed, he is mad."[2]

وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌۭ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

Verse 52: But it is not except a reminder to the worlds.[3]

Exegesis

The verse refers to an evil eye. This meant that they want to make Muhammad sick and die with a special kind of look.[4][5][6] It also suggests that the verse is a metonymy for 'very angry glances', as they looked very furiously as if they wanted to kill Muhammad.[7][8][5] In addition, the grudges of the disbelievers led them to a contradiction. On the one hand, they understood the importance of the Quran insofar as they desired the destruction of the Islamic Prophet, but on the other hand, they accuse him of madness.[9]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Quran 68:51 & 52". Quran Surah Al-Qalam
  2. [2]
    "Quran 68:51". Quran Surah Al-Qalam ( Verse 51 )
  3. [3]
    "Quran 68:52". Quran Surah Al-Qalam ( Verse 52 )
  4. [4]
    Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn at-Tabataba'i, Tafsir al-Mizan, Raja Cultural Publishing Center, vol.19, p.648.
  5. [5]
    Mahmoud ibn Omar Al-Zamakhshary, Kashaf, Qoqnoos Publication, vol.4, p.597.
  6. [6]
    Fazl ibn Hassan Tabarsi, Majmaolbayan, Publication of The World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought, 2007, vol.10, p.512.
  7. [7]
    Husein ibn Ali Abol Fotoh Razi, Rawz ol-Janan and Roh ol-Janan, Islamic Research Foundation of Astan Qods Razavi Publication, 1986, vol.19, pp.370-371.
  8. [8]
    Ismail ibn Omar ibn Kasir, Tafsir ol-Quran al-Azim, Books of Elmiyah Publication, vol.4, P.436.
  9. [9]
    Mohsen Qara'ti, Tafsire Nour, Cultural center of Quran lessons Publication, 2009, vol.10, p.191.
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