Summary of 103.1:
• In Revelation, John describes the vision of Jesus coming on a cloud to reap the harvest of believers, on Earth, that have faith in Him
• Revelation tells us that this will occur at a certain definite time, via the noun “hora”
• Jesus gathers His faithful followers unto Himself
• Revelation also informs us that an angel will come to “gather the clusters of the vine of the earth”
• This is due to the “staphule”, or grapes, being ripe
• The grapes are then cast into God’s “lenos”, or winepress
• These are the ones not having faith in Jesus
There is no sense of TIME there.
• 103.1 begins with “waal” which can be taken as a swearing by a thing
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• The juxtaposed “al” informs us that “it is also used to indicate something which has already been mentioned or a concept of which is in the mind of the writer or reader”
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• Further, “al” has the signification of “anything which has a quality requiring it to be regarded as sacred, or inviolable; which has some right pertaining to it”
• Hence the material in this sura is not only very important, and sacred, but it relates to something that is already known
• 103.1 elaborates on what is already known and sacred, by affixing the noun “asri”, which tells us of a certain time “during which peoples pass away and become extinct”
Then?
• The root “asara” is defined as “he pressed grapes”
Why do we have to talk about the root “he pressed grapes” if we are talking about TIME?
• Further, the root “asara” has the definition of “he took, or collected, the produce of the earth”
Where is is the sense of TIME if we talk about the root of it?
• Surveying all five Koranic usages of the root derivatives, shows a couple more instances where grapes are being placed into a winepress
But we are talking about TIME.
• Thus, it is clear that 103.1 is referencing the time when the unbelievers will be cast into the winepress of God Almighty, just as stated in the Book of Revelation
They are not the same.
• Further, Revelation tells us that it is Jesus Himself who treads God’s winepress – further exemplifying Jesus as God via deity interchangeability
Surah 1 wants us to concern about time.
Which part of those things related?