Verse 58
The Star • makkah
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Important Words:
الازفة (The Hour) is fem. act. part. from أزف which means, he was or became or drew near; he hastened or was quick. الازفةmeans, the Hour of Judgement; the Resurrection; the near event; death (Lane).
Commentary:
The idolaters of Mecca, says the verse, have persisted in denying the Divine Message and as a result of their denial the hour of the overthrow of their power has drawn very near; nay it is knocking at their very door.
Azifah means, the Hour of Judgment; the Resurrection; the near event; death (Lane). The Surah was revealed very early in the Holy Prophet’s ministry, in the fifth year of the Call, when in the midst of mockery, threats and persecution, the fate of Islam hung in the balance. It was at that time that the prophecy was made about the overthrow of the Quraishite power in this Surah and in much more forceful accents in the next (54:46).