Ya-Sin
As Ya -Sin (Arabic يس ) is called the 36th sura of the Qur'an. It consists of 83 verses.
Identification and dating
The name of the Sura follows the first verse of the 36th sura of the Qur'an, namely: Ya -Sin. This means that letter ' Y' and 'S' meant to be pronounced in Arabic exactly. The name of the Surah thus belongs to the so-called mysterious letters that are at the beginning of a total of 29 verses from the Koran and their significance is not clearly understood.
The time of origin Sure is around 615-620, making it the second period of the Meccan preaching the Koran to assign. Verse 36.46 after common to the tradition dates from Medina; Verse 36.12 is interpreted by al-Tirmidhi so that it refers to a tribe that lived in the vicinity of Medina, refers. Tilman Nagel finds these datings unconvincing. After as- Suyuti is to assume that verse 36,47 was born in Medina.
Contents and reception
In Surat it comes to the mission of Muhammad, the criminal courts, the omnipotence and mercy of God and the resurrection and retribution in the afterlife according to works.
The Qur'an is recited at the death and the burial of Muslims, so their verses are well known. They are the faithful give comfort and awaken hope in the mercy of God in them.
Excerpt from the translation
"In the name of Allah the Beneficent, the Merciful! " 1 Y.S. (Ya -Sin ) 2 When you have Qur'an! 3 You are truly one of the ( God ) Messenger 4 and ( find yourself ) on a straight path. 5 ( He - ie, the Koran - is ) the powerful and Merciful sent down ( a revelation ), 6 so that you ( him) warn a people whose fathers are not (yet ) have not been warned, so they are unsuspecting. 7 But now the word ( predestination ) is indeed gone on most of them true (literally come true ), so that they do not believe. 8 We have them (? Quasi ) ( hands on ) shackles done to the neck, and the go ( they ) is (are inhibited and in its activities ) to the chin so that her head ( spasmodic ) hold up. 9 And we have ( as it were ) built a wall in front of them, and just behind them, and they (so from the front and from the back) covered so that they see nothing. 10 It is equal to them whether thou warn them or not. They do not ( either way ). 11 You can ( with your message ) only warn someone who follows the reminder and fears the Merciful in secret. Now to announce ( that he one day ) (was to be expected) forgiveness and noble reward! 12 We (alone) bring the dead (again) alive. And we write down what they have done before, and the traces they have left ( with their way of life ). Everything we have is in a clear Ledger (?) Enumerated. "