Editing Screen: Surah al-Hajj 22 : 44

Editing: al-Hajj

Description <p><strong>Explanatory Note</strong></p> <p>Moses, however, is mentioned on his own as though the reference to him constitutes a special paragraph.  Unlike other messengers, Moses was not accused of falsehood by his own people. It was Pharaoh and his chiefs that opposed Moses, levelling all sorts of accusations on him. Moreover, Moses was given very clear and numerous signs. Nevertheless, in all these cases, God granted the unbelievers respite for a while, in the same way as He now gave the Quraysh, the Prophet’s own people who fiercely opposed him, time to reflect. He then punished all those past communities very severely.</p> <p>This is followed by a rhetorical question that stresses the frightening effect of God’s punishment: <strong>“How awesome was the way I rejected them?”</strong> The Arabic word, nakīr, used here for ‘rejection’, carries added connotations of violent change. The question needs no answer, as it is well known: it was a rejection demonstrated through great floods, destruction, earthquakes, fearful hurricanes, and the like.</p>

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