Qur’an Reading 10/29

This was my first time ever reading parts of the Qur’an, and immediately I picked up one some similarities to the Bible and some points I found interesting. I like to focus on the last few chapters we were assigned to read, which are shorter, yet easier to dive into to truly uncover the meaning of the passage. The first sura I’d like to discuss is “Early Hours of Morning” which is sura 93. This passage expresses common seems we see within the Bible, such as trust, specifically a trust in our belief in “God” and that our Lord is our savior. Obviously it isn’t stated that blatantly, but the general meaning can be seen to be very similar to the more familiar themes of the bible, here and elsewhere within the Qur’an. Sura 103 which is titled “Time and Age” speaks directly towards the idea of belief, stating that “Man is certainly in loss, Except those who believe.” I think that again this is a very relatable idea to Christianity, that those who believe in a “God” and follow a “God” and His word are those who are ultimately saved. Something that I found interesting in both sura 93 and sura 107, which is titled “Things of Common Use,” is that orphans are discussed in both passages. In both cases, the Qur’an puts emphasis on the orphan and the idea of pushing away the orphan as a serious sin. We can connect from sura 93 that humans are viewed as orphans who were saved by the Lord, and therefore it shall be in our duty to help orphans as the Lord helped us. I just found it interesting that the orphan figure is used multiple times in the text, and possibly wonder what other meanings the description of an orphan plays within the Qur’an.