Surah Al-Waaqia (56) — Ayah 73
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
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2. Maqween is the plural of Muqwi, from Qawa, meaning one who enters an empty desert; the intended meaning is traveler, that is, travelers in deserts and forests benefit from these trees, obtaining light, warmth, and fuel from them. Some have taken Maqween to mean those poor who are empty-stomached due to hunger. Some have interpreted it as beneficiaries (those who benefit). This includes the rich and poor, residents and travelers—all benefit from fire. That is why, in the hadith, among the three things that are to be kept common and from which no one should be prevented, along with water and grass, fire is also included. Imam Ibn Kathir preferred this meaning more.
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The Literal Meaning of ﴿مُقْوِيْنٌ﴾:
﴿مُقْوِيْنٌ﴾ ﴿القوٰي﴾ means hunger, and ﴿باتَ الْقَوٰي﴾ means to spend the night hungry, and ﴿القاوية﴾ means a year of little rain, and ﴿تقاوٰي﴾ means a shortage or excess of rain that destroys crops and brings about famine. And ﴿تقاوي﴾ are those loans which the government gives to landlords in such years of famine on the condition of payment in installments, and ﴿تقاوي﴾ means to spend the night hungry, and "qut la-yamut" means such a small amount of food that a person can just survive, and ﴿مقوين﴾ means people who travel in need of sustenance. Nomadic people who keep moving here and there in search of sustenance. Such people can also erect temporary shelters from tree wood. By selling fuel, they can also fulfill their other needs.
