al-Balad
Al-Balad ( Arabic البلد al-Balad 'The Territory'; 'The village') is the 90th sura of the Koran , it contains 20 verses . Its title refers to the first verse. The sura is one of the early parts of the Koran that wasrevealedin Mecca (610–615). However, Suyuti considersverses 5–20 to be Medinic .
The introductory oath on the area or place where the Prophet is staying refers to Mecca . As a result, the sura underlines the omnipotence of the Creator and his rule. With references to the liberation of slaves , the feeding of related orphans and the needy, the social duties of the people are also emphasized.
In his translation of the Koran (1888) Friedrich Rückert takes into account the rhyming prose of the Arabic original. In Rückert's version, verses 1–16 are as follows:
“Should I swear by this city? By the sower and his seed! We created man for hard action. Does he mean that no one has power over him? He says: O how much good I trampled on! Does he think nobody saw him? Who prepared his eyes? And widened his lips? And guided him to the crossroads. But he does not climb the high edge. Do you know what is the high rim? To loosen the prisoner's tape; To dine when the hunger in the country, The orphans who are related to you, The poor who are unknown to you. "
Individual evidence
- ^ Adel Theodor Khoury : The Koran. Translated and commented by Adel Theodor Khoury. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2007, ISBN 978-3-579-08023-9 , p. 571.
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