Reading the Qur’ān.

Qur’ān is central religious text of Islam, which is believed by the Muslims to be a revelation from Allah. The literal meaning of it being,  “The recitation”. The Qur’ān consists of Surah (chapters) and Ayah (verses).

Surah At-Takwir consists of Twenty-nine Ayahs and it is the 81^st surah of the Qur’ān.  Surah At-Takwir, which means “The Overthrowing”, talks about the signs of the coming of the Day of Judgment. The signs include: “when the sun is shrouded in darkness” “when the stars loose their light” “when the mountains are maid to vanish” “when the seas boil over” “when the she camel about to give birth is left untended” .

The verses which stood out for me was Ayah 8 and 9 where the condemnation of female infanticide was revealed and is a strong topic which was mentioned and till date we have discussion related to this topic. The talk about female infanticide can be related to even in the world we live in right now.  The dowry system, the shame bought into the family if a girl is born can all be related to what I read whilst reading Indian History. Even now, Female Infanticide is practiced in rural areas in India. So what the Surah is trying to say according to me is that on the day of Judgment Allah will listen to all the victims and will not turn to the killers.