Citation for The Backbiter

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MLA

Abdel Haleem, M. A. S. , trans. "The Backbiter." In The Qurʾan. Oxford Islamic Studies Online. May 19, 2022. <http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/book/islam-9780192831934/islam-9780192831934-chapter-104>.

Chicago

Abdel Haleem, M. A. S. , trans. "The Backbiter." In The Qurʾan. Oxford Islamic Studies Online, http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/book/islam-9780192831934/islam-9780192831934-chapter-104 (accessed May 19, 2022).

104. The Backbiter (1 – 9)

A Meccan sura that condemns the greedy backbiter and gives a description of Hell.

In the name of God, the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy

¹Woe to every fault-finding backbiter^a Said to refer either to al-Akhnas ibn Shurayq or to al-Walid ibn al-Mughira (cf. note to 74: 11). ²who amasses riches, counting them over, ³thinking they will make him live for ever. ⁴No indeed! He will be thrust into the Crusher!⁵What will explain to you what the Crusher is? ⁶It is God's Fire, made to blaze, ⁷which rises over people's hearts. ⁸It closes in on them ⁹in towering columns.^b Cf. 77: 30–3.

Notes:

^a Said to refer either to al-Akhnas ibn Shurayq or to al-Walid ibn al-Mughira (cf. note to 74: 11).

^b Cf. 77: 30–3.