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This will be a blog to collect notes of my readings of the Quran, and musings about Islam in general.

I endeavour to understand the Quran through Quranism. This often leads to interpretations of the Quran which radically differ from traditional readings. They are not intended to replace traditional readings, they only represent my own thoughts.

These notes are incomplete, and will remain so.

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Annotations: al-takāthur, 102 (lemmy.ml)

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๏ Diverts you, the competition for more, (1) until you drift away to the graves. (2) But no! Soon you will know. (3) Then – but no! Soon you will know. (4) But no! If you know with knowledge of certainty, (5) surely you will see the blazing fire. (6) Then surely you will see it with an eye of certainty. (7) So surely you will be asked on that day about the pleasures. (8) ๏

— _al-takāthur_⋆102/1-8

The acquisition of wealth is a diversion from the real agenda. Death approaches sooner than we perceive it, at which point the gravity of spending a lifetime chasing material wealth becomes clear.

But if we embrace the knowledge of the end, and the consequences for our actions, then we will achieve perspective; “surely you will see it!” – latarawunnahā.

Yet those who do know this, those with the correct perspective, can feel the pressure. The next chapter addresses this.

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