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1. When the sky ruptures because of the angels descending from it.

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5. And listens submissively to its Lord, as it rightly should.

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they used to do? Yes, indeed! In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful: [84:2] and heeds, gives ear to and, in rending itself asunder, obeys, its Lord as it should, that is, as its duty is to heed and obey, [84:3] and when the earth is stretched out, [when] its width is increased, jus't as a piece of leather is Stretched, so that no edifice or mountain remains upon it, [84:4] and cafis out all that is in it, of the dead, onto its surface, and empties itself, thereof,

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3. When the earth is stretched by Allah as leather is stretched.

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4. And throws out the treasures and the dead in it and becomes rid of them.

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ncreased, jus't as a piece of leather is Stretched, so that no edifice or mountain remains upon it, [84:4] and cafis out all that is in it, of the dead, onto its surface, and empties itself, thereof, [84:5] and heeds, [and] in this reSJjecft, gives ear to and obeys, its Lord, as it should : all of this will be on the Day of Resurrection (the response to idha, ‘when, and [to] all that is supplemented thereto, has been omitted; but it is indicated by what follows it, and is implied to be [something like] laqiya’l-insanu ‘amalahu, ‘man will encounter his deeds’).

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5. And listens submissively to its Lord, as it rightly should.

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all that is in it, of the dead, onto its surface, and empties itself, thereof, [84:5] and heeds, [and] in this reSJjecft, gives ear to and obeys, its Lord, as it should : all of this will be on the Day of Resurrection (the response to idha, ‘when, and [to] all that is supplemented thereto, has been omitted; but it is indicated by what follows it, and is implied to be [something like] laqiya’l-insanu ‘amalahu, ‘man will encounter his deeds’). [84:6] O man! Verily you are labouring, exerting your efforts, toward, the encounter with, your Lord, that is, death, laboriously, and you will encou…

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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.

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t, and is implied to be [something like] laqiya’l-insanu ‘amalahu, ‘man will encounter his deeds’). [84:6] O man! Verily you are labouring, exerting your efforts, toward, the encounter with, your Lord, that is, death, laboriously, and you will encounter it, that is, you will encounter your mentioned good or evil deeds on the Day of Resurrection. [84:7] Then as for him who is given his book, the record of his deeds, in his right hand — and this is the believer —

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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.

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is, you will encounter your mentioned good or evil deeds on the Day of Resurrection. [84:7] Then as for him who is given his book, the record of his deeds, in his right hand — and this is the believer — [84:8] he will receive an easy reckoning, which [simply] entails the presentation of his deeds to him, as in the hadith of the two Sahihs [of Bukhari and Muslim] — in which there is also [a hadith saying], ‘He who is reckoned with at length, will be destined for perdition’ — and after this presentation [of his deeds to the believer] he will be excused, [84:9] and return to his family, in…

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8. He will have an easy reckoning by Allah and his actions will be presented to Him without his being taken to task.

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him who is given his book, the record of his deeds, in his right hand — and this is the believer — [84:8] he will receive an easy reckoning, which [simply] entails the presentation of his deeds to him, as in the hadith of the two Sahihs [of Bukhari and Muslim] — in which there is also [a hadith saying], ‘He who is reckoned with at length, will be destined for perdition’ — and after this presentation [of his deeds to the believer] he will be excused, [84:9] and return to his family, in Paradise, joyful, because of it. [84:10] But as for him who is given his book from behind his back — and…

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9. And he will return to his family delighted.

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will be excused, [84:9] and return to his family, in Paradise, joyful, because of it. [84:10] But as for him who is given his book from behind his back — and this is the disbeliever, whose right hand is chained to his neck and whose left hand, by which he is given the book, is placed behind his back, [84:11] he will pray, upon seeing what is in it, for annihilation, he will invoke destruction against him¬ self by saying: yd thaburdh, ‘O annihilation [of mine]!’, [84:12] and he will enter the Blaze, an intense fire (a variant reading [for yasla, ‘he will enter’] has yusalld, ‘he will be a…

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10. As for him who is given his book in his left hand behind his back.

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11. He will call out for destruction to himself.

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chained to his neck and whose left hand, by which he is given the book, is placed behind his back, [84:11] he will pray, upon seeing what is in it, for annihilation, he will invoke destruction against him¬ self by saying: yd thaburdh, ‘O annihilation [of mine]!’, [84:12] and he will enter the Blaze, an intense fire (a variant reading [for yasla, ‘he will enter’] has yusalld, ‘he will be admitted’). [84:13] Indeed among his folk, his clan, in the world, he used to bejoyfid, wanton, lusting after his desires; [84:14] indeed he thought that (an: softened in place of the hardened form, with…

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12. And he will enter the fire of Hell to suffer from its heat.

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13. In the world he was amongst his family rejoicing with his acts of disbelief and sins.

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14. He thought that he will not come back to life after death.

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folk, his clan, in the world, he used to bejoyfid, wanton, lusting after his desires; [84:14] indeed he thought that (an: softened in place of the hardened form, with its subject omitted, that is to say, annahu ) he would never return, to his Lord. [84:15] Nay!, he will return to Him; indeed his Lord is ever Seer of him, knowing that he would return to Him. [84:16] So I swear (fa-la: la is extra) by the twilight (al-shafaq ), the reddishness visible in the horizon after the sunset, [84:17] and [by] the night and what it envelops, [what] it brings together of creatures and otherwise that…

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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.

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16. Allah took an oath by the redness that is in the horizon after the sun sets.

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!, he will return to Him; indeed his Lord is ever Seer of him, knowing that he would return to Him. [84:16] So I swear (fa-la: la is extra) by the twilight (al-shafaq ), the reddishness visible in the horizon after the sunset, [84:17] and [by] the night and what it envelops, [what] it brings together of creatures and otherwise that [84:18] and [by] the moon when it is at the full, and its light is complete, and this happens during the nights of the full moon:

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17. And He took an oath by the night and what is gathered therein.

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18. And the moon when it comes together and is complete becoming a full moon.

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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.

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it is at the full, and its light is complete, and this happens during the nights of the full moon: [84:19] you will surely journey (tarkabunna is actually tarkabunanna, but the nun of the indicative has been omitted because of two identical letters following one another, and the waw [is omitted] because of two unvocalised consonants coming together), from Stage to it age, it ate after .date, namely, death, then life, then what comes afterwards of the states at the Resurrection. [84:20] So what is wrong with them, that is, the disbelievers, that they do not have faith, that is to say, wha…

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20. What is the matter with these disbelievers who do not have faith in Allah and the last day?!

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21. When the Qur’ān is recited to them, they do not prostrate to their Lord?!

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cing] faith; or what argument do they have for neglecting it depute the existence of proofs for it, [84:21] and, what is wrong with them, that when the Qur^an is recited to them they do not prostrate?, they [do not] submit by believing in it, given its inimitability? [84:22] Nay, but the disbelievers deny, resurrection and other matters, [84:23] and God knows beSt what they are amassing, accumulating in their scrolls, in the way of disbe¬ lief, denial and evil deeds. [84:24] So give them good tidings, inform them, of a painful chastisement, [84:25] except those who believe and perform r…

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22. In fact, those who disbelieve reject what their messengers brought to them.

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23. Allah knows well what is contained in their hearts. Nothing of their actions is hidden from Him.

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34. Tell them, O Messenger, about a painful punishment that awaits them.

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35. 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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