فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍۭ 51
Translations
Fleeing from a lion?
Transliteration
Farrat min qaswaratin
Tafsir (Explanation)
This phrase describes how one flees from a lion (qaswarah), illustrating the desperate escape of someone from danger or adversity. In the context of Surah Al-Muddaththir, classical scholars like Al-Tabari and Ibn Kathir interpret this as depicting the futile attempt of the disbeliever to escape from the reality of divine punishment on the Day of Judgment. The imagery emphasizes the inevitability of facing one's deeds and the impossibility of evading divine justice.
Revelation Context
Surah Al-Muddaththir was revealed in Mecca during the early period of Islam and addresses themes of resurrection, divine judgment, and the rejection of the Prophet's message. This particular verse appears in a passage describing the scenes of the Day of Judgment, where the surah emphasizes how no one will be able to escape or hide from Allah's reckoning.
Related Hadiths
The concept relates to Hadith Qudsi in Sahih Bukhari where Allah describes His mercy and justice on the Day of Judgment. Additionally, Surah Al-Muddaththir 74:48 continues this theme with 'No intercession of any intercessor will avail them,' reinforcing the inescapability of divine judgment mentioned in Muslim collections.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah reminds us that no one can escape the consequences of their actions or hide from Allah's ultimate justice, encouraging believers to live righteously and seek forgiveness in this life rather than hoping to evade accountability in the Hereafter.
Related Ayahs
إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْوَقْتِ ٱلْمَعْلُومِ
Until the Day of the time well-known."
يَوْمَ تَبْيَضُّ وُجُوهٌ وَتَسْوَدُّ وُجُوهٌ ۚ فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْوَدَّتْ وُجُوهُهُمْ أَكَفَرْتُم بَعْدَ إِيمَـٰنِكُمْ فَذُوقُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْفُرُونَ
On the Day [some] faces will turn white and [some] faces will turn black. As for those whose faces turn black, [to them it will be said], "Did you disbelieve [i.e., reject faith] after your belief? Then taste the punishment for what you used to reject."
وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ
And if he was of the companions of the right,
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱتَّقُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ وَٱخْشَوْا۟ يَوْمًا لَّا يَجْزِى وَالِدٌ عَن وَلَدِهِۦ وَلَا مَوْلُودٌ هُوَ جَازٍ عَن وَالِدِهِۦ شَيْـًٔا ۚ إِنَّ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقٌّ ۖ فَلَا تَغُرَّنَّكُمُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَلَا يَغُرَّنَّكُم بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْغَرُورُ
O mankind, fear your Lord and fear a Day when no father will avail his son, nor will a son avail his father at all. Indeed, the promise of Allāh is truth, so let not the worldly life delude you and be not deceived about Allāh by the Deceiver [i.e., Satan].