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أُسْلُوبُMethodالْقُرْآنِof the Quranالْكَرِيمِnobleفِيinالتَّذَكُّرِremindingبِأَيَّامِof the daysاللَّهِ:of Allah:

The method of the Noble Quran in reminding of the days of Allah:

أَمَّاAs for"أَيَّامُ"the daysاللَّهِ"of Allah"وَهِيَand they areتِلْكَthoseالْوَقَائِعُeventsوَالْحَوَادِثُand incidents

As for "the days of Allah," they are those events and incidents

الَّتِيwhichأَوْجَدَهَاbrought aboutاللَّهُAllah- تَعَالَى -- the Most High -إِنْعَاماًas a bountyعَلَىuponالْمُطِيعِينَthe obedient

which Allah - the Most High - brought about as a bounty upon the obedient

وَانْتِقَاماًand as vengeanceمِنَagainstالْعُصَاةِthe disobedientالْمُجْرِمِينَ -criminals -فَقَدْso indeedاخْتَارَHe choseمِنْهَاfrom themأَيْضاًalso

and as vengeance against the disobedient criminals - He also chose from them

مَاthat whichقَرَعَتْhad struckأَسْمَاعَهُمْtheir earsمِنْfromقَبْلُ،before,

that which had struck their ears from before,

وَكَانُواand theyقَدْhadسَمِعُواheardقَصَصاًstoriesبِصُورَةٍin a formإِجْمَالِيَّةٍ،general,

and they had heard stories in a general form,

مِثْلَlikeقَصَصِthe stories ofقَوْمِthe people ofنُوحٍ،Noah,وَعَادٍand 'Adوَثَمُودَ،and Thamud,

like the stories of the people of Noah, and 'Ad and Thamud,

الَّتِيwhichكَانَused toالْعَرَبُthe Arabsيَسْمَعُونَهَاhear themوَيَتَدَاوَلُونَهَاand circulate them

which the Arabs used to hear and circulate

فِيمَاamongبَيْنَهُمْthemselvesكَابِراًgenerationعَنْafterكَابِرٍgeneration

among themselves generation after generation,

وَقَصَصِand the stories ofسَيِّدِنَاour masterإِبْرَاهِيمَAbraham- عَلَيْهِ- upon himالسَّلَامُ -be peace -

and the stories of our master Abraham - peace be upon him -

وَقَصَصِand the stories ofأَنْبِيَاءِthe prophets ofبَنِيthe Children ofإِسْرَائِيلَIsrael

and the stories of the prophets of the Children of Israel

الَّتِيwhichأَلِفَتْهَاhad become familiar toأَسْمَاعُهُمْtheir earsلِطُولِdue to the length ofاخْتِلَاطِmixing ofالْعَرَبِthe Arabsمَعَwithالْيَهُودِ،the Jews,

which had become familiar to their ears due to the long mixing of the Arabs with the Jews,

وَلَمْand did notيَتَعَرَّضِaddressالْقُرْآنُthe Quranالْكَرِيمُnobleلِلْقَصَصِthe storiesالْغَرِيبَةِstrange

and the Noble Quran did not address the strange stories

وَلَاnorلِقَصَصِthe stories ofعَذَابِpunishment ofاللَّهِAllah- تَعَالَى -- the Most High -أَوْorثَوَابِهِHis reward

nor the stories of the punishment of Allah - the Most High - or His reward

لِلْفُرْسِfor the Persiansوَالْهُنُودِand the Indians,كَمَاjust asأَنَّهُitلَمْdid notيَذْكُرْmentionمِنَofالْقَصَصِthe storiesالْمَشْهُورَةِfamous

for the Persians and the Indians, just as it did not mention of the famous stories

إِلَّاexceptالْأَجْزَاءَthe partsالضَّرُورِيَّةَnecessaryالَّتِيwhichتَنْفَعُare usefulفِيinالتَّذْكِيرِremindingوَالْمَوْعِظَةِ،and admonition,

except the necessary parts which are useful in reminding and admonition,

وَلَمْand it did notيَسْتَقْصِexhaustجَمِيعَallالتَّفَاصِيلِthe detailsالْخَاصَّةِspecificالَّتِيwhichتَشْتَمِلُcompriseعَلَيْهَاthemالْقَصَصُ.the stories.

and it did not exhaust all the specific details which the stories comprise.

[حِكْمَةُ[The wisdom ofهَذَاthisالْأُسْلُوبِmethodالْقُرْآنِيِّ:]Quranic:]

[The wisdom of this Quranic method:]

وَالِاكْتِفَاءُAnd the sufficiencyبِالْأَجْزَاءِwith the partsالْمُهِمَّةِimportantمِنَofالْقِصَّةِthe story

And the sufficiency with the important parts of the story

وَالتَّحَاشِيand avoidingعَنْfromغَرَائِبِstrange parts ofالْقَصَصِthe storiesوَالتَّفَاصِيلِand the detailsالْجُزْئِيَّةِ،minor,

and avoiding the strange parts of the stories and the minor details,

هِيَis thatأَنَّindeedالْعَامَّةَthe general publicمِنَofالنَّاسِpeople

is that the general public of people

عِنْدَمَاwhenيَسْمَعُونَthey hearحِكَايَةًa taleغَرِيبَةًstrangeأَوْorقِصَّةًa storyكَامِلَةًcomplete

when they hear a strange tale or a complete story

بِجَمِيعِwith allخُصُوصِيَّاتِهَاits particularitiesوَفُصُولِهَا،and chapters,

with all its particularities and chapters,

فَإِنَّthen indeedطِبَاعَهُمْtheir naturesتَمِيلُleanإِلَىtowardsنَفْسِthe veryالْقِصَّةِstoryوَتُولَعُand become infatuatedبِهَا،with it,

then indeed their natures lean towards the very story and become infatuated with it,

وَيَفُوتُand is missedالْغَرَضُthe purposeالْأَسَاسِيُّbasic- وَهُوَ- and it isالتَّذْكِيرُ -the reminding -

and the basic purpose - which is the reminding -

مِنْfromبَيَانِthe presentation ofالْقِصَّةِthe storyالَّذِيwhichيَهْدِفُaimsإِلَيْهِat itالْقُرْآنُthe Quranالْكَرِيمُ.noble.

from the presentation of the story which the Noble Quran aims at is missed.