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Annotated Qur'an
Sura 83: The Defrauders
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Qur'an 83:1 Woe to the defrauders.	Qur'an 83:1 Notes People who defraud others should be prepared for a very long period of unpleasantness

Qur'an 83:2 Those who, when they take a measure from people, they take in full.	Qur'an 83:2 Notes A lot of people do work that way.

Qur'an 83:3 But when they measure or weigh to others, they cheat.	Qur'an 83:3 Notes There certainly are some scummy people.

Qur'an 83:4 Do these not know that they will be resurrected?	Qur'an 83:4 Notes Your soul will magically reform in preparation for Allah's merciful objective fair judgement with proportional punishment.

Qur'an 83:5 For a Great Day?	Qur'an 83:5 Notes Is is great or grand or scarry?

Qur'an 83:6 The Day when mankind will stand before the Lord of the Worlds?	Qur'an 83:6 Notes Maybe God will be sitting on a very high raised bench, wearing a red cloack and a grey whig and will carefully review the evidence with consideration taking a short break to work it out then reading a measured, fair, compassionate explanation of her judgement and wishing them happiness in heaven or give tips about how not to suffer too much in the underground torture chamber.

Qur'an 83:7 Not at all. The record of the wicked is in Sijjeen.	Qur'an 83:7 Notes The huge spreadsheet of bad deeds done and those guaranteed a ticket to eternal agony.

Qur'an 83:8 But how can you know what Sijjeen is?	Qur'an 83:8 Notes Let's read on and see!

Qur'an 83:9 A numerical book.	Qur'an 83:9 Notes That's a description not an epistomological explanation or existential proof.

Qur'an 83:10 Woe on that Day to the deniers.	Qur'an 83:10 Notes I guess people who systematically and cruelly defraud others are in the same camp of those who don't believe in a derranged book.

Qur'an 83:11 Those who deny the Day of Reckoning.	Qur'an 83:11 Notes God's jamming everyone into two fair and proportionate groups, pure pleasure or pure pain (forever). Who would doubt something like that?

Qur'an 83:12 But none denies it except the sinful aggressor.	Qur'an 83:12 Notes Denying things apparantly makes you an agressor. If you've never heard of the day of judgement, are you also an agressor?

Qur'an 83:13 When Our revelations are recited to him, he says, “Legends of the ancients.”	Qur'an 83:13 Notes A completely reasonable reply.

Qur'an 83:14 Not at all. Their hearts have become corroded by what they used to earn.	Qur'an 83:14 Notes It seems this one particular book of legends of ancients and all its incredible claims should be taken seriously, others no, this one yes.

Qur'an 83:15 Not at all. On that Day, they will be screened from their Lord.	Qur'an 83:15 Notes Again, no real argument, just threats. Where are the rational explanations? Anyone?

Qur'an 83:16 Then they will roast in Hell.	Qur'an 83:16 Notes Ouch

Qur'an 83:17 Then it will be said, “This is what you used to deny.”	Qur'an 83:17 Notes That sounds like taking satisfaction in the suffering of others, or feeling good about being right. Is that loving and compassionate?

Qur'an 83:18 No indeed; the record of the righteous is in Elliyyeen.	Qur'an 83:18 Notes The opposite of the book of the condemned.

Qur'an 83:19 But how can you know what Elliyyoon is?	Qur'an 83:19 Notes Maybe this time there will be an explanation.

Qur'an 83:20 A numerical book.	Qur'an 83:20 Notes Another description not ability to know something.

Qur'an 83:21 Witnessed by those brought near.	Qur'an 83:21 Notes Who? Anyone I can speak with to confirm having seen it?

Qur'an 83:22 Indeed, the righteous will be amid bliss.	Qur'an 83:22 Notes

Qur'an 83:23 On thrones, looking on.	Qur'an 83:23 Notes Is my throne as big as Allahs

Qur'an 83:24 You will recognize on their faces the radiance of bliss.	Qur'an 83:24 Notes Actually if I doubt this judgement day thing I'll be having blisters formed over my whole body.

Qur'an 83:25 They will be given to drink a sealed wine.	Qur'an 83:25 Notes All this time, denied the evil of wine, but now you get to drink the evil stuff.

Qur'an 83:26 Whose seal is musk—this is what competitors should compete for.	Qur'an 83:26 Notes People should compete for an evil liquid?

Qur'an 83:27 Its mixture is of Tasneem.	Qur'an 83:27 Notes Sure making that evil liquid sound nice.

Qur'an 83:28 A spring from which those brought near drink.	Qur'an 83:28 Notes A stream of evil liquid?

Qur'an 83:29 Those who committed crimes used to laugh at those who believed.	Qur'an 83:29 Notes Not believing is equated with committing crimes.

Qur'an 83:30 And when they passed by them, they would wink at one another.	Qur'an 83:30 Notes Murderers and rapists would wink at skeptics.

Qur'an 83:31 And when they went back to their families, they would go back exulting.	Qur'an 83:31 Notes As though they take satisfaction in their evil of not believing a warped confusing book of fantasies?

Qur'an 83:32 And if they saw them, they would say, “These people are lost.”	Qur'an 83:32 Notes I don't think I've ever said that.

Qur'an 83:33 Yet they were not sent as guardians over them.	Qur'an 83:33 Notes Did anyone ever claim that?

Qur'an 83:34 But on that Day, those who believed will laugh at the unbelievers.	Qur'an 83:34 Notes That's a pretty mean and cruel thing to do for someone who is supposedly righteous.

Qur'an 83:35 On luxurious furnishings, looking on.	Qur'an 83:35 Notes Another bribe to be a good person: silk carpets everywhere!

Qur'an 83:36 Have the unbelievers been repaid for what they used to do?	Qur'an 83:36 Notes If an eternity of agony and horror is a fair response to skepticism about a book for a few decades. Is it proportional or fair? Is that repayment or is this a scare tactic to make you believe in something to avoid a frightening penalty you cannot possibly confirm until it is too late.