This Surah (Revealed) Meccan or Medinese, consisting of 8 verses.(At-Tân)
Ayah 95:1 الأية الأولي
بِسْم ِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Ayah First 1 الأية الأولي
Tafseer
By the fig and the olive, that is, the two [edible] foods â or [these denote the
names of] two mountains in Syria on which these two foods grow â
Ayah 95:2 الأية
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and [by] the Mount Sinai, the mountain on which God, exalted be He, spoke to
Moses (sīnīn means âthe one blessedâ or âthe fair one with fruitful treesâ),
Ayah 95:3 الأية
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and [by] this secure land: Mecca, as people were secure in it in the time of
pagandom and [are still secure in it] in Islam.
Ayah 95:4 الأية
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Verily We created man (al-insān: the generic) in the best of forms, [in the
best] proportioning of his shape.
Ayah 95:5 الأية
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Then, in the case of certain individuals of his [species], We reduced him to the
lowest of the low â a metaphor for old age and weakness, at which point a believerâs deeds are fewer
than when he was young; but he will still have his reward, as God, exalted be He, says:
Ayah 95:6 الأية
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except those who believe and perform righteous deeds, for they shall have an
unfailing reward, one unending â in a hadīth [it is stated], âWhen a believer reaches that stage of
old age which prevents him from performing [good] deeds, then what he used to do is recorded in his favour
[instead]â.
Ayah 95:7 الأية
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So what makes you deny, O disbeliever, thereafter â after the mention of man
being created in the best of forms and his being reduced to the vilest of age, all of which indicates the
power [of God] to resurrect â the Judgement?, the Requital that will be preceded by the Resurrection and the
Reckoning. In other words, what makes you disbelieve in all this? Nothing does! 755
Ayah 95:8 الأية
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Is not God the fairest of all judges?, the most just of all judges. His passing
judgement by means of [the process of] requital is one such example. In a hadīth [it is stated], âWhoever
recites [sūrat] waâl-tīni, âBy the figâ, to the end of it, let him then say, âYes Indeed! And I am of those who
bear witness to this!â â
