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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Mercy of Qur'an and the Advent of Zaman - Commentary On Four Suras Sura 3 : Surat Ul-waq'ia (the Event) Introduction This Meccan sura describes the major resurrection when all is brought forth and appropriate segregation and perfect justice take place.

The sura presents existential evidence to enable man to question the reason for his existence, and for him to uplift himself to the reali­zation of the one Creator, Who is the only One deserving of adoration and worship. Bismi-Ilahi-r- Rahman i-r- Rah im. In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Everything is by the name of Allah. The bismi-llah (in the name of Allah) is part of every sura except one, at-Tawba.

Bismi­llahi-r-Rahmani-Rahim has a literal meaning that is always the same, but its message differs according to the meaning of the sura with which it is connected. Those who believe, and whose belief has been con­ firmed by varying degrees of personal awakening and experience, see the one hand behind everything which is manifest, as well as that which is not manifest. They see the subtle behind the gross. Everything has the label of Reality on it.

Whatever you do or do not cognize, every attribute or action, is marked by its cause. The bismi-llah is the gate which, if opened properly, will lead you into the garden of its sura. It is a determined part of each sura and as such should be read in the prayer as belonging to it. In the prayer one should choose the sura first, then say the bismi-llah in the name of He who has given you the power of declaring tawhid (divine unity), allowing it to flow into the sura as one thought.

1 When the great event comes to pass, 2 There is no belying its coming to pass 3 Abasing (one party), exalting (the other), "When the great event comes to pass." Waqa'a means to fall, to befall, to happen. The event which concerns man is the prom­ised event of the Resurrection, the yawm ul-qiyama, the day of the beginning of the next phase of man's experience. It is the main point of reference and of the greatest importance.

Whatever exists in the next cycle of creation - not being based on the duality in which there is confusion of body and soul - is not subject to time. Whatever exists or can be experienced from the moment of the great event onward, has its reflection in this life.