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
يَوْمَ نَطْوِى ٱلسَّمَآءَ كَطَىِّ ٱلسِّجِلِّ لِلْكُتُبِ ۚ كَمَا بَدَأْنَآ أَوَّلَ خَلْقٍ نُّعِيدُهُۥ ۚ وَعْدًا عَلَيْنَآ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا فَـٰعِلِينَ
The Day when We will fold the heaven like the folding of a [written] sheet for the records. As We began the first creation, We will repeat it. [That is] a promise binding upon Us. Indeed, We will do it.
وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا
And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.
وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةً وَٰحِدَةً
And the earth and the mountains are lifted and leveled with one blow [i.e., stroke] -
يَوْمَ لَا تَمْلِكُ نَفْسٌ لِّنَفْسٍ شَيْـًٔا ۖ وَٱلْأَمْرُ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلَّهِ
It is the Day when a soul will not possess for another soul [power to do] a thing; and the command, that Day, is [entirely] with Allāh.