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Tafsir of Surah Al-Inshiqaq (84) — The Sundering · الإنشقاق
Meccan surah, 25 ayat. Read the whole surah
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Al-Inshiqaq 84:1
إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنشَقَّتۡ
When the sky has split [open]
Tafsir 84:1
When the sky ruptures because of the angels descending from it.
Al-Inshiqaq 84:2
وَأَذِنَتۡ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتۡ
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]
Tafsir 84:2
And listens submissively to its Lord, as it rightly should.
Al-Inshiqaq 84:3
وَإِذَا ٱلۡأَرۡضُ مُدَّتۡ
And when the earth has been extended
Tafsir 84:3
When the earth is stretched by Allah as leather is stretched.
Al-Inshiqaq 84:4
وَأَلۡقَتۡ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتۡ
And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it]
Tafsir 84:4
And throws out the treasures and the dead in it and becomes rid of them.
Al-Inshiqaq 84:5
وَأَذِنَتۡ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتۡ
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]
Tafsir 84:5
And listens submissively to its Lord, as it rightly should.
Al-Inshiqaq 84:6
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدۡحٗا فَمُلَٰقِيهِ
O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion and will meet it
Tafsir 84:6
O man, you are either doing good or evil and you will meet it on the Day of Judgment, so that Allah can give you the recompense for that.
Al-Inshiqaq 84:7
فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِيَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ
Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand
Tafsir 84:7
Since Allah mentioned man’s action in brief, he details the condition of those who did action on the day of judgment by saying: As for him who is given his book of deeds in his right hand.
Al-Inshiqaq 84:8
فَسَوۡفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابٗا يَسِيرٗا
He will be judged with an easy account
Tafsir 84:8
He will have an easy reckoning by Allah and his actions will be presented to Him without his being taken to task.
Al-Inshiqaq 84:9
وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِۦ مَسۡرُورٗا
And return to his people in happiness
Tafsir 84:9
And he will return to his family delighted.
Al-Inshiqaq 84:10
وَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِيَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ وَرَآءَ ظَهۡرِهِۦ
But as for he who is given his record behind his back
Tafsir 84:10
As for him who is given his book in his left hand behind his back.
Al-Inshiqaq 84:11
فَسَوۡفَ يَدۡعُواْ ثُبُورٗا
He will cry out for destruction
Tafsir 84:11
He will call out for destruction to himself.
Al-Inshiqaq 84:12
وَيَصۡلَىٰ سَعِيرًا
And [enter to] burn in a Blaze
Tafsir 84:12
And he will enter the fire of Hell to suffer from its heat.
Al-Inshiqaq 84:13
إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فِيٓ أَهۡلِهِۦ مَسۡرُورًا
Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness
Tafsir 84:13
In the world he was amongst his family rejoicing with his acts of disbelief and sins.
Al-Inshiqaq 84:14
إِنَّهُۥ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ
Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allah]
Tafsir 84:14
He thought that he will not come back to life after death.
Al-Inshiqaq 84:15
بَلَىٰٓۚ إِنَّ رَبَّهُۥ كَانَ بِهِۦ بَصِيرٗا
But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever of him, Seeing
Tafsir 84:15
Indeed, Allah will bring him back to life just as He created him the first time. His Lord was watchful of his condition. Nothing of that was hidden from Him and He will give him the recompense for his actions.
Al-Inshiqaq 84:16
فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ
So I swear by the twilight glow
Tafsir 84:16
Allah took an oath by the redness that is in the horizon after the sun sets.
Al-Inshiqaq 84:17
وَٱلَّيۡلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ
And [by] the night and what it envelops
Tafsir 84:17
And He took an oath by the night and what is gathered therein.
Al-Inshiqaq 84:18
وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ
And [by] the moon when it becomes full
Tafsir 84:18
And the moon when it comes together and is complete becoming a full moon.
Al-Inshiqaq 84:19
لَتَرۡكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٖ
[That] you will surely experience state after state
Tafsir 84:19
You, O man, will mount one state after another from a drop, then a clot, then a piece of flesh, then life, then death and then resurrection.
Al-Inshiqaq 84:20
فَمَا لَهُمۡ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ
So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe
Tafsir 84:20
What is the matter with these disbelievers who do not have faith in Allah and the last day?!
Al-Inshiqaq 84:21
وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ لَا يَسۡجُدُونَۤ۩
And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allah]
Tafsir 84:21
When the Qur’ān is recited to them, they do not prostrate to their Lord?!
Al-Inshiqaq 84:22
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ يُكَذِّبُونَ
But those who have disbelieved deny
Tafsir 84:22
In fact, those who disbelieve reject what their messengers brought to them.
Al-Inshiqaq 84:23
وَٱللَّهُ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ
And Allah is most knowing of what they keep within themselves
Tafsir 84:23
Allah knows well what is contained in their hearts. Nothing of their actions is hidden from Him.
Al-Inshiqaq 84:24
فَبَشِّرۡهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
So give them tidings of a painful punishment
Tafsir 84:24
Tell them, O Messenger, about a painful punishment that awaits them.
Al-Inshiqaq 84:25
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمۡ أَجۡرٌ غَيۡرُ مَمۡنُونِۭ
Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds. For them is a reward uninterrupted
Tafsir 84:25
Except those who have faith in Allah and do good deeds, for them is a reward that will never terminate: Paradise.
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