LessonsṬarafah: The Camel Incident, Courage, and Self-Worth (Verses 89–97)Quiz

فَإِنْ مِتُّ فَانْعِينِي بِمَا أَنَا أَهْلُهُ
وَشُقِّي عَلَيَّ الْجَيْبَ يَا ابْنَةَ مَعْبَدِ
Meaning: If I die, announce my death in a manner befitting my qualities, and, daughter of Maʿbad, tear your garment at the neck in mourning for me.

Fa-in mittu introduces a condition, fa-nʿaynī is a feminine singular command to announce a death, and shuqqī al-jayb depicts tearing the neckline of a garment in mourning. The addressee is the daughter of Maʿbad. This depicts a pre-Islamic mourning practice; it is not a religious instruction.

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Verse 93: how I should be mourned

Ṭarafah: The Camel Incident, Courage, and Self-Worth (Verses 89–97)

فَإِنْ مِتُّ فَانْعِينِي بِمَا أَنَا أَهْلُهُ
وَشُقِّي عَلَيَّ الْجَيْبَ يَا ابْنَةَ مَعْبَدِ
Meaning: If I die, announce my death in a manner befitting my qualities, and, daughter of Maʿbad, tear your garment at the neck in mourning for me.

Fa-in mittu introduces a condition, fa-nʿaynī is a feminine singular command to announce a death, and shuqqī al-jayb depicts tearing the neckline of a garment in mourning. The addressee is the daughter of Maʿbad. This depicts a pre-Islamic mourning practice; it is not a religious instruction.