(99:7-8) A Subtle Stretch - Quran: Al-Zalzalah - Talha Ghannam #FridayReminders #QuranReflections [Ep. 41]

#FridayReminders 41: A Subtle Stretch (99:7-8) #QuranReflections by Talha Ghannam &nbsp; Video: https://youtu.be/1xTnL2wm6fM Podcast: https://anchor.fm/quranclub App: www.quranclub.org Website: www.otpok.com --- &nbsp; فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًۭا يَرَهُۥ ٧ So whoever does an atom&rsquo;s weight of good will see it. &nbsp; وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍۢ شَرًّۭا يَرَهُۥ ٨ And whoever does an atom&rsquo;s weight of evil will see it. (99:7-8) &nbsp; There is a subtle difference between these two verses which doesn&rsquo;t translate in the English. When describing an atoms weight of good, the words (ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًۭا) have no ghunnah (i.e. stretch) between them, requiring the reader to continue without elongating the word. In the following verse, Allah ﷻ repeats a similar phrase but this time describing an atoms weight of sin: (ذَرَّةٍۢ شَرًّۭا). This time, a ghunnah is found between the two words, requiring a reciter to stretch the end of the first word for 2 moments before continuing with the rest of the verse. &nbsp; Why is this difference there? There is a wonderful hadith of the Prophet ﷺ which perhaps enlightens us on some of the wisdoms: &nbsp; <p style='margin:0cm;line-height:115%;font-size:15px;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-se