Quran glossary · draft

فَتْرَةُ الرُّسُل

interval

A span in which a previously recurring activity is interrupted.

Lexical scope

Scope: curated segment set · Occurrences: 1

Roots: فتر

Lemmas: فترة

Forms: فَتْرَةٍ

Occurrence examples (1 of 1)

Scoped occurrences shown in Quran order: 1.

5:19

يَٰٓأَهْلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ قَدْ جَآءَكُمْ رَسُولُنَا يُبَيِّنُ لَكُمْ عَلَىٰ فَتْرَةٍ مِّنَ ٱلرُّسُلِ أَن تَقُولُوا۟ مَا جَآءَنَا مِنۢ بَشِيرٍ وَلَا نَذِيرٍ فَقَدْ جَآءَكُم بَشِيرٌ وَنَذِيرٌ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Why this meaning was chosen

All three occurrences were reviewed. The noun marks a break in the succession of messengers, form I denies any slackening in angelic praise, and passive form II denies reduction of punishment. Each profiles diminished continuity or force.