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Surah Al-Isra (The Night Journey ) 17 : 38

كُلُّ ذَٰلِكَ كَانَ سَيِّئُهُۥ عِندَ رَبِّكَ مَكْرُوهًا

Translations

 
 Muhsin Khan
 Pickthall
 Yusuf Ali
Quran Project
All that [i.e., the aforementioned] - its evil is ever, in the sight of your Lord, detested.

Qur'an Dictionary

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Word Arabic word
(17:38:1)
kullu
All
(17:38:2)
(17:38:3)
kāna
is
(17:38:4)
sayyi-uhu
[its] evil
(17:38:5)
ʿinda
near
(17:38:6)
rabbika
your Lord
(17:38:7)
makrūhan
hateful

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Explanatory Note

As we have seen, these instructions are mainly concerned with prohibiting evil action and improper behaviour. Their outline concludes with declaring God’s disapproval of them:

“All this is evil; odious in your Lord’s sight.” (Verse 38)

This serves as a summary and reminder that commandments are issued by God alone. The reason for prohibition is God’s dislike of such evil. No mention is made here of good matters which Islam orders to be practised or maintained. It is the prohibitions that are outlined in this code of conduct which the sūrah gives in detail.

 

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7. Period of Revelation

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The very first verse indicates that this Surah was revealed on the occasion of the ascension (Mi’raj). According to the narrations (hadith) on the life of the Prophet, this event happened one year before migration (Hijrah). Thus this Surah was revealed in the last stage of Prophethood in Makkah.

8. Reasons for Revelation

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The Prophet had been propagating Monotheism (Tawhid) for twelve years now. In spite of all the opposition, Islam had spread to every corner of Arabia and there was hardly a clan which had not been influenced by the invitation. In Makkah itself, the true Believers had formed themselves into a small community.  A large number of the people from the Aws and Khazraj tribes (two influential clans of Madinah) had also now accepted Islam. Thus the time had come for the Muslims to emigrate from Makkah to Madinah, at behest of the Aws and Khazraj to establish an Islamic state.

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