Gems from Juzz 'Amma: “The Grip of your Master”

~ Gems from Juzz ‘Amma ~

Surah Buruj, 12-14: “The Grip of your Master”

إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ

“Surely the grip of your Master (O Muhammad) is severe.”

In this ayah, Allah is talking to His Messenger to strengthen him and the believers’ trust in Allah.
 He is also scaring those who oppress the believers, showing them that the Master of Allah’s Messenger and his followers has a Lord who is severe in Grip.

- To Seize/grip someone who is weaker than you, and to continuously grip them tighter and tighter. And the weaker one cannot escape from the grip.

- Comes from the word shidda – (shaddul wathaaq – to knot something over and over again and then pull forcefully to tighten it severely).

The seizing of your Lord is extremely tight and intense. Your Lord is extremely severe and intense when it comes to punishing the oppressors.

The disbelievers would grab the believers and physically harm them (they even did this to Allah’s Messenger and they were about to choke him to death until Abu Bakr stopped them.). So Allah is telling His Messenger (Salallahu Alayhi Wasallam) that the gripping of your Master is extremely intense. There seizing of you is nothing compared to the severe grip of Allah.

Rabbi-ka – *your *Rabb – Allah is reminding the oppressed. He is the One who gives you favors, who takes care of you, who look after you. His grip is extremely severe against those who oppose you. Allah is telling His Messenger that Allah is watching and He has the power to do something now if He wants.

إِنَّهُ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ   وَهُوَ الْغَفُورُ الْوَدُودُ

“Surely He,  He is the originator and repeats it (the creation). He is Ghafoor ul Wadood”

In other words, that same Master who has a severe grip, and originates the creation repeatedly – He is Most Forgiving and Most Loving.

This surah is about recognizing the next life through Allah’s names and power.

So those who wonder if God allows oppression, we learn;

-       That the oppressed will gain help and forgiveness for the hardship they face.
– The oppressors will be severely gripped by Allah for their oppression.


-       The oppressors who haven’t died and regret – Allah is still willing to forgive them.

al Ghafoor – Forgiving.

al Wadood – one who loves intensely and passionately, an enflaming love.
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This Name is mentioned in a surah where there is extreme oppression and hardship being faced by the believers. When you’re going through a hard time, you get doubts. You might think ‘God doesn’t love me, He loves others more than me.’

But Allah is comforting the oppressed and us all when were in difficulty, reminding us, that He is full of extreme love for His believing slaves.