Table Of ContentRevealed in Makkah
The Virtues of Surat Al-Waqi`ah
Abu Ishaq reported from Ikrimah from Ibn Abbas that Abu Bakr
said, "O Allah's Messenger! You are becoming gray''
The Messenger replied,
ٌد(cid:4)هُ (cid:7)(cid:9)ِْ(cid:11)(cid:13)َ(cid:15)(cid:14)(cid:16)َ
(cid:17)ُ(cid:18)َ(cid:19)ِا(cid:4)َ ْ(cid:21)اوَ
تُ (cid:24)(cid:25)َ(cid:26)َ ْ(cid:27)(cid:28)ُْ(cid:21)اوَ
نَ (cid:4)(cid:21)ُءَ(cid:24)!َ (cid:11)َیَ (cid:29)(cid:14)(cid:30)َ وَ
ترَ (cid:4)$ آُ &ُ ْ(cid:28)'(cid:14) (cid:21)ا اذَإِوَ
Hud (Surah 11), Al-Waqi`ah (Surah 56), Al-Mursalat
(Surah 77), `Amma Yatasa'alun (Surah 78) and Idha
Ash-Shamsu Kuwwirat (Surah 81) have made me
gray.
At-Tirmidhi collected this Hadith and said, "Hasan
Gharib.''
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(cid:29)(cid:15)*ِ (cid:27)(cid:14) (cid:21)ا +ِ ـَ(cid:28)ْ*(cid:27)(cid:14) (cid:21)ا -ِ (cid:25)ّ(cid:21)ا (cid:29)ِْ!ﺏِ
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most
Merciful.
(cid:17)ُ(cid:18)َ (cid:19)ِا(cid:4)َ ْ(cid:21)ا 0ِ (cid:18)َ (cid:19)َوَ اذَإِ
56:1 When the Waqi`ah occurs ,
ٌ(cid:17)ﺏَذِ(cid:24)آَ (cid:24)1َ (cid:11)ِ(cid:18)َ ْ(cid:19)(cid:4)َ (cid:21)ِ &َ ْ(cid:15)(cid:21)َ
56:2 There is not, for its occurrence, Kadhibah.
ٌ(cid:17)(cid:18)َ 3ِار(cid:14) ٌ(cid:17)2َ 3ِ(cid:24)4َ
56:3 Bringing low (some), exalting (others).
(cid:24)ً6ّ رَ ضُ ْرْ8ا 0ِ 6(cid:14) رُ اذَإِ
56:4 When the earth will be shaken with a terrible
shake.
(cid:24)ً!ّ ﺏَ لُ (cid:24)(cid:13)َ:ِ ْ(cid:21)ا 0ِ !(cid:14) ﺏُوَ
56:5. And the mountains will be powdered to dust,
(cid:24)ً;ّ(cid:13)َ(cid:9)ﻡ< ء>(cid:13)َهَ ْ0ﻥَ(cid:24)@َ 3َ
56:6 So that they will become floating dust
particles.
(cid:17)ً;َـ(cid:25)َﺙَ (cid:24)ً6اوَ ْزأَ ْ(cid:29)(cid:11)ُ(cid:9)آُ وَ
56:7. And you (all) will be in three groups.
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(cid:17)ِ (cid:9)َ(cid:28)َ ْ(cid:15)(cid:28)َ ْ(cid:21)ا Dُ ـEَ ْFأَ >ﻡَ (cid:17)ِ (cid:9)َ(cid:28)َ ْ(cid:15)(cid:28)َ ْ(cid:21)ا Dُ ـEَ ْFGَ3َ
56:8 So those on the right -- how (fortunate) will be
those on the right!
(cid:17)ِ (cid:28)َ Hَـْ'(cid:28)َ ْ(cid:21)ا Dُ ـEَ ْFأَ >ﻡَ (cid:17)ِ (cid:28)َ Hَـْ'(cid:28)َ ْ(cid:21)ا Dُ ـEَ ْFأَوَ
56:9 And those on the left -- how (unfortunate) will
be those on the left!
نَ (cid:4)Iُ(cid:13)ِـ!(cid:14) (cid:21)ا نَ (cid:4)Iُ(cid:13)ِـ!(cid:14) (cid:21)اوَ
56:10 And those foremost will be foremost.
نَ (cid:4)ﺏُ(cid:27)(cid:14) Iَ(cid:28)ُ ْ(cid:21)ا Jَ Hِـ(cid:21)َْوأُ
56:11. These will be the nearest (to Allah).
(cid:29)ِ(cid:15)(cid:18)ِ (cid:9)(cid:14)(cid:21)ا 0ِ ـ(cid:9)(cid:14)6َ K3ِ
56:12 In the Gardens of Delight.
The Horrors of the Day of Resurrection
Allah says,
N١L (cid:17)ُ(cid:18)َ(cid:19)ِا(cid:4)َ ْ(cid:21)ا 0ِ (cid:18)َ(cid:19)َوَ اذَإِ
When the Waqi`ah occurs,
Al-Waqi`ah (the occurrence), is one of the
names of the Day of Resurrection, because that
Day is real and will surely come.
Allah the Exalted said in other Ayat,
(cid:17)ُ(cid:18)َ(cid:19)ِا(cid:4)َ ْ(cid:21)ا 0ِ (cid:18)َ(cid:19)َوَ PٍHِﻡَْ(cid:4)(cid:15)َ3َ
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Then on that Day shall the Waqi`ah occur.
(69:15)
Allah the Exalted said,
N٢L ٌ(cid:17)ﺏَذِ(cid:24)آَ (cid:24)1َ(cid:11)ِ(cid:18)َْ(cid:19)(cid:4)َ (cid:21)ِ &َ ْ(cid:15)(cid:21)َ
There is not, for its occurrence, Kadhibah.
means, when He commands the Day of
Resurrection to begin, none can stop it from
happening or prevent it from beginning,
-ِ(cid:25)(cid:14)(cid:21)ا +َ ﻡِ -ُ(cid:21)َ د(cid:14)(cid:27)َ ﻡَ 8(cid:14) ٌمْ(cid:4)یَ Kَ ﺕِْGیَ نأَ Tِ ْ(cid:13)(cid:19)َ +ﻡ$ ْ(cid:29)@ُﺏ$(cid:27)َ (cid:21)ِ ْا(cid:4)(cid:13)ُ(cid:15):ِ (cid:11)َْ(cid:26)ا
Answer the call of your Lord before there comes
from Allah a Day which can not be averted.
(42:47),
Uٍ (cid:19)ِاوَ بٍ اPَ(cid:18)َﺏِ ٌTﺉِ>(cid:26)َ لَ Gَ(cid:26)َ
ٌU3ِادَ -ُ(cid:21)َ &َ ْ(cid:15)(cid:21)َ +َ ی(cid:27)ِ Xِـ@َْ(cid:25)(cid:21)$
A questioner asked concerning a torment about to
occur -- upon the disbelievers, which none can
avert. (70:1-2),
K3ِ Yُ Xَ(cid:9)یُ مَْ(cid:4)یَ Jُ ْ(cid:25)(cid:28)ُْ(cid:21)ا -ُ(cid:21)َوَ Z< Eَ ْ(cid:21)ا -ُ(cid:21)ُْ(cid:4)(cid:19)َ نُ (cid:4)@ُ(cid:15)َ3َ +آُ لُ (cid:4)Iُیَ مَْ(cid:4)یَوَ
(cid:27)ُ (cid:15)(cid:13)ِ[َ ْ(cid:21)ا (cid:29)ُ(cid:15)@ِEَ ْ(cid:21)ا (cid:4)َ هُ وَ ةِ]َـ1َ'(cid:14) (cid:21)اوَ Dِ ْ(cid:15)^َْ(cid:21)ا (cid:29)ُ(cid:25)ِـ(cid:30)َ رِ (cid:4)َ _< (cid:21)ا
And on the Day He will say: "Be!'' -- and it is! His
Word is the Truth. His will be the dominion on the
Day when the Trumpet will be blown. All-Knower
of the unseen and the seen. He is the All-Wise,
Well Aware. (6:73)
As for the meaning of ٌ(cid:2)(cid:4)َذِ(cid:7)آَ (Kadhibah)
Muhammad bin Ka`b said: "It will certainly occur,''
while Qatadah said,
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"It shall not be discontinued, taken back or
aborted."
Allah's statement,
N٣L ٌ(cid:17)(cid:18)َ3ِار(cid:14) ٌ(cid:17)2َ 3ِ(cid:24)4َ
Bringing low, exalting.
indicates that Al-Waqi`ah lowers some people to
the lowest parts of the Fire, even if they had been
mighty in this life. It also elevates others to the
highest grades in the residence of eternal delight,
even if they were weak in this life.
This was said by Al-Hasan, Qatadah and others.
Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn Abbas, ٌ(cid:2)(cid:9)َ(cid:10)ِار(cid:12) ٌ(cid:2)(cid:15)َ (cid:10)ِ(cid:7)(cid:16)َ (Bringing
low, exalting),
"It made the near and the far hear it,''
while Ikrimah said,
"It lowered, and thus those who were close heard
it, and elevated, and thus those in the distance
heard it.''
Ad-Dahhak and Qatadah said similarly.
Allah said,
N٤L (cid:24)6a رَ ضُ ْرGَْ(cid:21)ا 0ِ 6(cid:14) رُ اذَإِ
When the earth will be shaken with a terrible shake.
meaning, it is shaken and moved violently over all
of its surface and through its depths.
Ibn Abbas, Mujahid, Qatadah and others said about
Allah's this saying,
"Violently shaken.''
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Ar-Rabi` bin Anas said,
"The earth will be shaken with all that is in it, just
as a sifter is shaken with its contents.''
This is like Allah's saying:
(cid:24)1َ(cid:21)َاcَ ْ(cid:21)زِ ضُ ْر8d ا 0ِ (cid:21)َcِ ْ(cid:21)زُ اذَإِ
When the earth is shaken with its earthquake,
(99:1)
and,
ٌ(cid:29)(cid:15)eِ (cid:30)َ ٌءْK(cid:16)َ (cid:17)ِ(cid:30)َ (cid:24)!(cid:14) (cid:21)ا (cid:17)َ(cid:21)َcَ ْ(cid:21)زَ ن(cid:14) إِ ْ(cid:29)@ُﺏ(cid:14)رَ ْا(cid:4)Iُﺕ(cid:14)ا سُ (cid:24)(cid:9)(cid:14)(cid:21)ا (cid:24)1َی<Gَی
O mankind! Have Taqwa of your Lord! Verily, the
earthquake of the Hour is a terrible thing. (22:1)
Allah said:
N٥L (cid:24)!a ﺏَ لُ (cid:24)(cid:13)َ:ِ ْ(cid:21)ا 0ِ !(cid:14) ﺏُوَ
And the mountains will be powdered to dust,
meaning, relentlessly pulverized.
This was said by Ibn Abbas, Mujahid, Ikrimah and
Qatadah and others.
Ibn Zayd said:
"The mountains will become just like Allah
described them, (cid:18)ً (cid:19)(cid:20)ِ(cid:21)(cid:12) (cid:7)ً(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:23)ِآَ, A heap of sand poured
out. (73:14)''
Allah's saying:
N٦L (cid:24);a(cid:13)َ(cid:9)ﻡ< ء(cid:24)(cid:13)َهَ ْ0ﻥَ(cid:24)@َ3َ
So that they will become floating dust particles.
Abu Ishaq narrated from Al-Harith, from Ali:
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"It will become like the rising dust storm that
soon fades away leaving no trace of itself
behind.''
Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn Abbas about Allah's saying:
(cid:7)(cid:23)(cid:24)(cid:22)َ(cid:25)(cid:21)(cid:26) ء(cid:7)(cid:22)َهَ ْ(cid:30)(cid:31)َ(cid:7) َ(cid:10)َ (So that they will become floating dust
particles).
"It describes the rising embers from the fire when
it is kindled, but when the embers land, they are
extinguished quickly.''
Ikrimah said,
"The floating dust particles that the wind scatters
all around,''
while Qatadah said, !(cid:24) (cid:22)َ(cid:25)(cid:21)(cid:26) ء(cid:7)(cid:22)َهَ (floating particles),
"Like the dry parts of trees that the wind scatters
all about.''
This Ayah is similar to several other Ayat that indicate
that the mountains will be moved from their places,
demolished and blown off their bases, becoming like
carded wool on the Day of Resurrection.
Three Categories of People on the Day of Resurrection
Allah's statement,
N٧L (cid:17)ًﺙَ(cid:24)(cid:25)َﺙَ (cid:24)6ً اوَ ْزأَ ْ(cid:29)(cid:11)ُ(cid:9)آُوَ
And you (all) will be in three groups.
This means that people will be divided into three
categories on the Day of Resurrection.
- Some will on the right of Allah's Throne, and
they are those who were brought forth from
Adam's right side. This category will be given
their Books of Records in their right hand and
will be taken to the right side.
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As-Suddi explained that they will comprise the
majority of the residents of Paradise.
- Another category is those who will be placed
to the left of Allah's Throne, and they are
those who were brought forth from Adam's
left side. This category will be given their
Books of Records in their left hands and will
be taken to the left side. They are the
residents of the Fire, may Allah save us from
their actions.
- A third category is comprised of those who
are the foremost and nearest before Allah.
They are in a better grade and status and
nearer to Allah than those on the right side.
They are the chiefs of those on the right side,
because they include the Messengers,
Prophets, true believers and martyrs. They
are fewer than those on the right side;
so Allah said,
N٨L (cid:17)ِ(cid:9)َ(cid:28)َْ(cid:15)(cid:28)َْ(cid:21)ا بُ (cid:24)Eَ ْFأَ (cid:24)ﻡَ (cid:17)ِ(cid:9)َ(cid:28)َْ(cid:15)(cid:28)َْ(cid:21)ا بُ (cid:24)Eَ ْFGَ3َ
N٩L (cid:17)ِﻡَGَْ'(cid:28)َْ(cid:21)ا بُ (cid:24)Eَ ْFأَ (cid:24)ﻡَ (cid:17)ِﻡَGَْ'(cid:28)َْ(cid:21)ا بُ (cid:24)Eَ ْFأَوَ
N١٠L نَ (cid:4)Iُﺏِ(cid:24)!(cid:14) (cid:21)ا نَ (cid:4)Iُﺏِ(cid:24)!(cid:14) (cid:21)اوَ
So those on the right -- how will be those on the right!
And those on the left -- how will be those on the left!
And those foremost will be foremost.
Allah divides people into these three groups upon
their death, as indicated by the end of this Surah.
Allah mentioned them in His statement as well,
-ِ!ِ ْX(cid:9)َ(cid:21)$ ٌ(cid:29)(cid:25)ِـnَ ْ(cid:29)1ُْ(cid:9)(cid:28)ِ3َ (cid:24)ﻥَدِ(cid:24)(cid:13)َ(cid:30)ِ ْ+ﻡِ (cid:24)(cid:9)َْ(cid:15)Xَmَ ْFا +َ یPِ(cid:21)(cid:14)ا Dَ ـ(cid:11)َ@ِْ(cid:21)ا (cid:24)(cid:9)َْﺙرَ ْوأَ (cid:29)(cid:14)ﺙُ
-ِ(cid:25)(cid:14)(cid:21)ا نِ ذُoِﺏِ تِ (cid:27)َ ْ(cid:15)[َ ْ(cid:21)(cid:24)ﺏِ ٌZﺏِ(cid:24)(cid:26)َ ْ(cid:29)1ُْ(cid:9)ﻡِوَ ٌ]_ِ (cid:11)َْIﻡ< ْ(cid:29)1ُْ(cid:9)ﻡِوَ
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Then We gave the Book as inheritance to such of
Our servants whom We chose. Then of them are
some who wrong themselves, and of them are
some who follow a middle course, and of them
are some who are, by Allah's leave, foremost in
good deeds. (35:32)
Muhammad bin Ka`b, Abu Hazrah Ya`qub bin Mujahid
said that, نَ #%ُ(cid:4)ِ(cid:7)&(cid:12) 'ا نَ #%ُ(cid:4)ِ(cid:7)&(cid:12) 'اوَ (And those foremost will be
foremost), is about the Prophets, peace be upon them,
while As-Suddi said that they are the residents of the
utmost highs (Ahl Al-`Illiyyin, in Paradise).
The meaning of foremost is that they were foremost in
performing the acts of righteousness just as Allah
commanded them,
تُ (cid:4)َ ـ(cid:28)َ!(cid:14) (cid:21)ا (cid:24)1َﺽُ ْ(cid:27)(cid:30)َ (cid:17)ٍ(cid:9)(cid:14)6َ وَ ْ(cid:29)@ُﺏ$ر(cid:14) +ﻡ$ ةٍ(cid:27)َ Xِْ^ﻡَ K(cid:21)َإِ ْا(cid:4)(cid:30)ُ رِ (cid:24)(cid:26)َ وَ
ضُ ْر8d اوَ
And march forth in the way to forgiveness from
your Lord, and for Paradise as wide as the
heavens and the earth. (3:133)
and,
ءِ>(cid:28)َ!(cid:14) (cid:21)ا ضِ ْ(cid:27)(cid:18)َآَ (cid:24)1َﺽُ ْ(cid:27)(cid:30)َ (cid:17)ٍ(cid:9)(cid:14)6َ وَ ْ(cid:29)@ُﺏ$ر(cid:14) +ﻡ$ ةٍ(cid:27)َ Xِْ^ﻡَ K(cid:21)َإِ ْا(cid:4)Iُﺏِ(cid:24)(cid:26)َ
ضِ ْر8d اوَ
Race with one another in hastening towards
forgiveness from your Lord, and Paradise the
width whereof is as the width of the heaven and
the earth. (57:21)
Therefore, those who rush to obey Allah in this life and
are foremost in performing acts of righteousness, will be
among the foremost believers honored in the Hereafter.
Verily, the reward is according to the kind of deed, and
as one does, so he is judged.
So Allah said:
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N١١L نَ (cid:4)ﺏُ(cid:27)(cid:14) Iَ(cid:28)ُْ(cid:21)ا Jَ Hِ(cid:21)َْوأُ
N١٢L (cid:29)ِ(cid:15)(cid:18)ِ(cid:9)(cid:14)(cid:21)ا تِ (cid:24)(cid:9)(cid:14)6َ (cid:7)3ِ
These will be the nearest (to Allah), in the Gardens of
Delight.
+َ (cid:15)(cid:21)ِو(cid:14) 8d ا +َ ﻡ$ ٌ(cid:17)(cid:25)(cid:14)ﺙُ
56:13 A multitude of those will be from the first
ones.
+َ ی(cid:27)ِ 4ِ 8d ا +َ ﻡ$ ٌT(cid:15)(cid:25)ِ(cid:19)َوَ
56:14 And a few of those will be from the later
ones.
(cid:17)ٍ ﻥَ(cid:4)ﺽُ ْ(cid:4)ﻡ(cid:14) رٍ (cid:27)ُ (cid:26)ُ K(cid:25)َ(cid:30)َ
56:15 (They will be) on thrones, Mawdunah.
+َ (cid:15)(cid:25)ِ(cid:13)ِـIَ(cid:11)َﻡُ (cid:24)1َ ْ(cid:15)(cid:25)َ(cid:30)َ +َ (cid:15)Hِ@ِ (cid:11)(cid:14)ﻡ<
56:16 Reclining thereon, face to face.
نَ و]ُ(cid:25)(cid:14)[َ ﻡ< ٌن]َْ(cid:21)وِ ْ(cid:29)1ِ ْ(cid:15)(cid:25)َ(cid:30)َ فُ (cid:4)mُ یَ
56:17 Immortal boys will go around them (serving),
+ٍ (cid:15)(cid:18)ِ ﻡ(cid:14) +ﻡ$ سٍ ْGآَ وَ Zَ یرِ (cid:24)ﺏَأَوَ بٍ ا(cid:4)َ ْآGَﺏِ
56:18 With cups, and jugs, and a glass of flowing
wine,
نَ (cid:4)3ُcِ (cid:9)یُ 8َ وَ (cid:24)1َ ْ(cid:9)(cid:30)َ نَ (cid:4)(cid:30)ُ ](cid:14)_َ یُ 8(cid:14)
56:19 Wherefrom neither Yusadda`un nor Yunzifun.
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