Hand-Painted Islamic Calligraphy Art: Surah Ar-Ra'd Ayah 28, Ottoman Turkish Style

Handmade Islamic Calligraphy Islamic Gift Arabic Calligraphy HandPainting Ottoman Turkish Islamic Art Wall Surah Ar Ra'd Ayah 28 A6 010004 اَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللّٰهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُؕ Surely in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find comfort. Surah Ar-Ra`d تعارف سورة الرعد ... (Revealed before Hijrah) Date of Revelation and Context The preponderance of scholarly opinion is in favour of this Surah having been revealed at Mecca. Its subject matter also confirms this view. There are, however, some verses which, according to some authorities, were revealed at Medina. These verses are 44th (according to ‘Ata) 32nd (according to Qatada), and 13-15th (according to certain other authorities). In chapter 10 (Surah Yunus) we were told that whenever a Prophet appears in the world, God makes use of two kinds of means to lead men to the right path, viz. (1) by punishing them and (2) by showing mercy to them. Stress was laid in chapter 11 (Surah Hud) on Divine punishment and in chapter 12 (Surah Yusuf) on God’s mercy. The present Surah, however, explains how the promises and prophecies about the rise and prosperity of the Holy Prophet made in the three preceding chapters will be fulfilled and how Islam eventually will be made to prevail over other religions. Subject Matter The Surah opens with the theme that God works in inscrutable ways. The means by which His Messengers and Prophets rise to power remain hidden from human eyes till the results, towards the accomplishment of which they work, become apparent. It proceeds to draw our attention to a well-known law of nature that different kinds of fruit and vegetation grow from the same soil which is watered by the same water. Similarly, the Holy Prophet, being born and brought up in the same environment with the pagan Meccans, rose to be God’s great Messenger. The disbelievers are further told that they should not judge the Prophet by his present weakness and the paucity of his means and resources nor should they wonder at the promises of his ultimate success. It is not his promised success that is to be wondered at; rather, it would have been a wonder if he had not come at this time of humanity’s crying need. The Prophet is bound to succeed and his enemies must fail. The cause of Islam will triumph by the children of the leaders of disbelief themselves joining its fold. God will withdraw His help from them and their power and glory will depart. All the laws and elements of nature being under God’s control, He will make them subservient to the Holy Prophet’s cause. The false gods of the idolaters will be quite powerless to impede or arrest the progress of the new Faith. The Surah goes on to develop the theme that so great are the spiritual powers of the Holy Prophet that he can overcome his enemies single-handedly even as a man having eyes can overcome a host of blind men. Polytheism cannot stand against the doctrine of the Unity of God, nor can the votaries of false gods against the devotees of the True God. The enemies of truth will melt and vanish like foam or froth. Men of weak understanding see only the rising foam or froth but do not care to see the gold or pure water underneath. The foam and froth disappear and pure water and gold remain. Similarly, the superficial and trifling beliefs of the polytheists are bound to perish and the great and noble ideals preached by the Quran will endure and its teachings, being in harmony with human nature, will make their way into the hearts of men. They will gradually come to realize on which side lies the truth when they compare the moral stature of the believers with that of the disbelievers. Mighty signs will be shown and great miracles wrought by means of the Quran and human hearts, the strongest of all earthly citadels, shall fall. One of these signs will be that the Meccans will drive out the Holy Prophet from Mecca and will draw the sword against him. But Islam shall continue to make headway till Mecca, the centre of disbelief and opposition to Islam, shall fall to the victorious arms of the Holy Prophet. Idolatry shall disappear from Arabia for all time and Islam shall be firmly established there. The world shall witness all these signs wrought not by human agency but by the hands of the Almighty God Himself. The Surah contains many prophecies about the discomfiture and destruction of the leaders of disbelief and foretells a bright future for Islam. The Title The above constitutes the main theme of the Surah and it is in conformity with this theme that it has been named Ra‘d or Thunder. Rain brings with it lightning and thunder and it is in the fitness of things that heavenly rain—the Quranic revelation—should also have been accompanied by thunder and lightning. Islam has brought with it thunderbolts. Those who draw the sword against Islam shall perish by the sword and those who owe allegiance to it shall sit on the thrones of power and glory. This is why the Surah has fitly been called Ra‘d or Thunder. This painting is an outstanding piece of art. It is a special handmade / hand painting item. The listing does not include any digital printing items. The painting is made over 200 gr special calligraphy paper. The seizes of the work are; Unframed seizes 29.5 cm x 13 cm / 11.60” x 5.11” Please keep in mind that there could be some slight differences in colours due to the light effect, the video of the listing will show its original colour of paper and writing. 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