Transliteration:( Wa as haabul mash'amati maaa as haabul mash'amah )
12. This means those who are on the left side of the Great Throne, or those whose book of deeds is given in their left hand, or those who were on the left hand side of Hazrat Adam(On whom be peace) on the Day of the Covenant. 13. See, in what terrible condition they are.
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6. The word mashamah in ashab-al-mashamah, in the original, is from shum which means misfortune, ill-luck and bad omen. In Arabic the left hand also is called shuma. The Arabs regarded shimal (the left hand) and shum (bad omen) as synonyms, the left hand being a symbol of weakness and indignity. If a bird flew left on the commencement of a journey, they would take it as a bad omen; if they made a person sit on their left, it meant they regarded him as a weak man. Therefore, ashab-almashamah implies ill-omened people, or those who would suffer disgrace and ignominy, and would be made to stand on the left side in the court of Allah.
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