Transliteration:( Wa toori sineen )
2. TUR is a mountain and SINAI a lush green jungle. Mount Sinai is the name of the mountain on which Hazrat Musa (On whom be peace) spoke to Allah Almighty. This mountain and jungle are both linked to Hazrat Musa therefore their loftiness and sacredness is being expressed here. It should be remembered that Hazrat Musa (On whom be peace) was a seeker while the Tauraat was the object of desire. For this reason he went to Mount Sinai to bring this Book. On the other hand, the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم. is the object of desire and the Holy Quran is the seeker. Therefore, the Holy Quran came to the Holy Prophet When the Holy Prophet . صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم was in Makkah then those verses revealed in it became known as Makkan. When the Holy Prophet(Peace be upon him) became Madinite, the verses revealed there too became Madinite.
Every street and alley of Makkah and Madina is Mount Sinai. The true devotees say that the blessed chest of the Holy Prophet the treasure house of bounties like Mount Sinai wherein every moment there is refulgence of Allah Almighty. It is this very blessed chest which is the treasury of truth and mystical knowledge. Or, it refers to Hazrat Uthman e Ghani who, too, is Mount Sinai because he is the compiler of the Holy Quran. Through his efforts and medium people had heard the Quran.
His hand is the Hand of Allah Almighty because at Hudaibiyya the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم had declared his blessed hand as Uthman's hand, for the hand of Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم has the declared the Holy Quran as Hand of Allah.
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Please refer to Surah Tin ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 1 through 8.
(95:2) and by the Mount Sinai,[2]
2. The words in the original are Tur-i-Sinin. Sinin is another name for the Sinai Peninsula. It is called Saina or Sina as well as Sinin. In the Quran itself at one place the words Tur-i-Sinin have been used. Since the land in which Mt. Sinai is located is well known as Sina, we have adopted this well known name in the translation.
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