The torment of the Day of the Shadow

عذاب يوم الظلة

In al-Mas'udi the Day of the Shadow fell in king Kalamn's reign at Madyan — a door of fire opened from the sky while Shu'ayb sheltered at the thicket of al-Ayka, and the white pleasant cloud the people drove the believers into became their fire; Kalamn's daughter Haritha lamented him from the Hijaz 1.

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موجز

يروي المسعودي أن عذاب يوم الظلة كان في ملك كلمن ملك مدين، وأن شعيباً دعاهم فكذّبوه. هذه رواية المسعودي في «مروج الذهب»، وتُقرأ بوصفها خبراً تاريخياً منقولاً. 1

الخبر

وعدهم شعيب بعذاب يوم الظلة، ففُتح عليهم باب من السماء من نار. وانحاز شعيب بمن آمن معه إلى موضع يُعرف بالأيكة، وهي غيضة نحو مدين. 1

فلما اشتد عليهم الحر طلبوه، وأظلتهم سحابة بيضاء طيبة النسيم لا يجدون فيها ألم العذاب. فأخرجوه ومن آمن معه من موضعهم، فجعلها الله عليهم ناراً فأتت عليهم. 1

ويذكر المسعودي أن حارثة بنت كلمن رثت أباها، وكانت بالحجاز. 1

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The Prophet's dream of the two gold bracelets, interpreted as the two liars· Umar's denial of the Prophet's death and Abu Bakr's reply· al-Amin, the Trustworthy (the Prophet's title before his mission)· The endings of deeds (khawatim)· The periods and stages of the Prophet's call· The modes (ranks) of revelation· The substance of the call in the opening of al-Muddaththir· The three years of the secret call

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  1. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 459
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