Revealed in Makkah

ِ ِ ‫ِْ ِ ا ِ ا ْ َـ ِ ا‬

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most
Merciful.

َ َ ‫ َو‬
َ َ 
َ
80:1 He frowned and turned away.

َ ْ
 ‫أَن َ َء ُ ا‬
80:2 Because there came to him the blind man.

‫) َ َ( ُ َی &آ‬

َ ‫ْرِی‬+‫ ُی‬#َ‫َوﻡ‬
80:3 And how can you know that he might become
pure.

‫آَْى‬.- ‫ َ( ُ ا‬/َ 0َ12َ ُ ‫ آ‬. ‫َأوْ َی‬

80:4 Or he might receive admonition, and the
admonition might profit him.
 َ0ْ31َ ْ‫ َﻡ ِ اﺱ‬#‫َأﻡ‬
80:5 As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,

‫ى‬+5
َ َ ُ َ 6
َ ‫َﻥ‬82َ
80:6 To him you attend;

‫ َی &آ‬
 ‫) َأ‬
َ َْ
َ #َ‫َوﻡ‬
80:7 What does it matter to you if he will not
become pure.

َ(ْ‫ك َی‬
َ ‫َ َء‬ ‫ َﻡ‬#‫َوَأﻡ‬
80:8 But as for him who came to you running,

َ:ْ;‫َو ُه َ َی‬
80:9 And is afraid.

=ََ ُ ْ0
َ 6
َ ‫َﻥ‬82َ
80:10 Of him you are neglectful and divert your
attention to another.

ٌ‫ْ ِآ َة‬.َ #َ=‫ ِإ ﻥ‬A

 ‫َآ‬
80:11 Nay; indeed it is an admonition.

ُ َ ‫ َ ﺵَ َء َذ َآ‬2َ
80:12 So, whoever wills, let him pay attention to
Him (it).

Eٍ ‫  َﻡ‬Fَ ‫ﻡ‬G H
ٍ I
ُ‫ﺹ‬
ُ َ2
80:13 In Records held in honor,

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 ‫ = َ ٍة‬K
َ ‫ﻡ‬G Eٍ 
َ ُ2ْ‫ﻡ‬
80:14 Exalted, purified.

‫ َ ٍة‬/َ ‫ﺱ‬
َ ‫ِى‬+ْ‫ی‬8َِ
80:15 In the hands of ambassadors (Safarah),)

‫ِآَا ٍم َ َ َر ٍة‬
80:16 Honorable and obedient.

The Prophet being reprimanded because He frowned at a

Weak Man
More than one of the scholars of Tafsir mentioned that one day
the Messenger of Allah was addressing one of the great leaders
of the Quraysh while hoping that he would accept Islam. While
he was speaking in direct conversation with him, Ibn Umm
Maktum came to him, and he was of those who had accepted
Islam in its earliest days. He (Ibn Umm Maktum) then began
asking the Messenger of Allah about something, urgently
beseeching him. The Prophet hoped that the man would be
guided, so he asked Ibn Umm Maktum to wait for a moment so
he could complete his conversation. He frowned in the face of
Ibn Umm Maktum and turned away from him in order to face
the other man. Thus, Allah revealed,

O١M َ َ ‫ َو‬

َ َ 
َ
O٢M َ ْ8َ ْ‫ء ُ ا‬#َ ‫أَن‬
O٣M ‫&آ‬
 ‫) َ َ( ُ َی‬
َ ‫ْرِی‬+‫ ُی‬#َ‫َوﻡ‬
He frowned and turned away. Because there came to
him the blind man. And how can you know that he might
become pure?
meaning, he may attain purification and cleanliness
in his soul.

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 O٤M ‫آَْى‬.- ‫ َ( ُ ا‬/َ 0َ12َ 
ُ ‫ آ‬. ‫َأوْ َی‬
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition
might profit him?
meaning, he may receive admonition and abstain
from the forbidden.

O٥M َ0ْ31َ ْ‫ َﻡ ِ اﺱ‬#‫َأﻡ‬

O٦M ‫ى‬+5
َ َ ُ َ 6
َ ‫َﻥ‬82َ
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient. To him you
attend;
meaning, `you face the rich person so that perhaps
he may be guided.'

O٧M ‫&آ‬
 ‫ َی‬#‫) َأ‬
َ َْ
َ #َ‫َوﻡ‬
What does it matter to you if he will not become pure?
meaning, `you are not responsible for him if he does
not attain purification.'

O٨M َ(ْ‫ك َی‬

َ ‫ء‬#َ ‫ َﻡ‬#‫َوَأﻡ‬
O٩M َ:ْ;‫ه َ َی‬
ُ ‫َو‬
But as for him who came to you running. And is afraid.
meaning, `he is seeking you and he comes to you so
that he may be guided by what you say to him.'

O١٠M =ََ ُ ْ0

َ 6
َ ‫َﻥ‬82َ
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to
another.
meaning, `you are too busy.'

Here Allah commands His Messenger to not single

anyone out with the warning. Rather, he should equal
warn the noble and the weak, the poor and the rich,
the master and the slave, the men and the women,
the young and the old. Then Allah will guide
whomever He chooses to a path that is straight. He
has the profound wisdom and the decisive proof.
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 Abu Ya`la and Ibn Jarir both recorded from Aishah that
she said about,

َ َ ‫( َ َ َ َو‬He frowned and turned away),
"was revealed.''

At-Tirmidhi recorded this Hadith but he did not mention

that it was narrated by Aishah.

I say it is reported like this in Al-Muwatta' as well.

The Characteristics of the Qur'an

Allah says,

O١١M ٌ‫ة‬
َ ‫ْ ِآ‬.َ #َ=‫ ِإ ﻥ‬#‫َآ‬
Nay; indeed it is an admonition.
meaning, this Surah, or this advice in conveying
knowledge equally among people, whether they are
of noble or low class.

Qatadah and As-Suddi both said, ٌ‫ ِإ َ َْ ِآ َة‬

 ‫" َآ‬This means
the Qur'an.''

O١٢M ُ 
َ ‫ء َذ َآ‬#َ‫ َ ﺵ‬2َ
So, whoever wills, let him pay attention to Him (it).
meaning, so whoever wills, he remembers Allah in all
of his affairs.

The pronoun could also be understood to be referring

to the revelation since the conversation is alluding to
it.

Allah said:

O١٣M Eٍ ‫ َﻡ‬
 Fَ ‫ﻡ‬G H
ٍ I
ُ‫ﺹ‬ُ Yِ2
O١٤M ‫ ٍة‬
َ = K
َ ‫ﻡ‬G Eٍ 
َ ُ2ْ‫ﻡ‬
In Records held in honor, exalted, purified.

meaning, this Surah or this admonition. Both

meanings are connected to each other. Actually, all

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 of the Qur'an is in honored pages, meaning respected
and revered.

ٍ َ ُْ
exalted,
meaning, elevated in status.

‫  َ ٍة‬
َ 
purified,
meaning, from impurity, additions and deficiency.

Concerning Allah's statement,

O١٥M ‫ ٍة‬
َ /َ ‫ﺱ‬
َ ‫ِي‬+ْ‫ی‬8َِ
In the hands of ambassadors (Safarah),

Ibn Abbas, Mujahid, Ad-Dahhak, and Ibn Zayd, all said,

"These are the angels.''

Al-Bukhari said,

"Safarah (ambassadors) refers to the angels. They

travel around rectifying matters between themselves.
The angels when they descend with the revelation of
Allah, bringing it like the ambassador who rectifies
matters between people.''

Allah said,

O١٦M ‫ر ٍة‬
َ َ َ ‫ِآَا ٍم‬
Honorable and obedient.
meaning, they are noble, handsome, and honorable
in their creation. Their character and their deeds are
righteous, pure and perfect.

Here it should be noted that it is necessary for one

who carries the Qur'an (i.e., the angel) to be
following righteousness and guidance.

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Imam Ahmad recorded from Aishah that the Messenger
of Allah said,

،ِ‫َا ِم اْ َ َ َرة‬Fِ ْ‫ َ ِة ا‬/َ 

 ‫ َﻡ َ\ ا‬،ِِ ٌ‫ ِه‬#َ‫ن َو ُه َ ﻡ‬َ ]ْ^ُ ْ‫ِي َی^ْ َُأ ا‬.‫ا‬
‫ َ ُ َأ َْان‬،‫ق‬#َ‫َْ ِ ﺵ‬
َ َ ‫ِي َی^ْ َ ُؤ ُ َو ُه‬.‫وَا‬
He who recites the Qur'an proficiently, will be
with the noble, righteous, ambassador angels,
and the one who recites it with difficulty will
receive two rewards.

This Hadith was reported by the group.

ُ َ /َ ْ‫ِﻥَـ ُ ﻡَ َأآ‬a‫ ا‬b

َ 1ِ cُ
80:17 Qutila mankind! How ungrateful he is!

ُ ^َ َ‫ﺥ‬
َ ‫ﺵْ ٍء‬
َ ‫ى‬
- ‫ِﻡ ْ َأ‬
80:18 From what thing did He create him.

ُ ‫ َر‬+ ^َ 2َ ُ ^َ َ‫ﺥ‬
َ Eٍ /َ ْK‫ﻥ‬G ‫ِﻡ‬
80:19 From a Nutfah He created him and then set
him in due proportion.

ُ َ 
 ‫ َی‬b
َ ِ
 ‫  ا‬eُ
80:20 Then He made the path easy for him.

ُ َ َ ْc8َ2َ ُ َ #َ‫  َأﻡ‬eُ

80:21 Then He causes him to die and puts him in his
grave.

ُ َ :
َ ‫  ِإذَا ﺵَ َء أَﻥ‬eُ
80:22 Then when it is His will, He will resurrect
him.

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 ُ َ ‫ ﻡَ َأ َﻡ‬f
ِ ْ^‫ َی‬# َ A
 ‫َآ‬
80:23 Nay, but has not done what He commanded
him.

ِ ‫ ِﻡ‬#َ(g
َ َ‫ِﻥَـ ُ ِإ‬a‫ ِ ا‬h
ُ 0َْ2َ
80:24 Then let man look at his food:

#ًّ ‫ﺹ‬
َ ‫ اْ َ َء‬#َ0َْ ‫ﺹ‬
َ #‫َأﻥ‬
80:25 We pour forth water in abundance.

#ً^ّ ‫ﺵ‬
َ ‫ض‬
َ ْ‫ر‬
 ‫ ا‬#َ0ْ^^َ ‫ﺵ‬
َ  eُ
80:26 And We split the earth in clefts.

#ًّ 
َ #َ=ِ2 #َ0ْ1َ ‫َﻥ‬82َ
80:27 And We cause therein Habb to grow,

#ًْlcَ ‫ َو‬#ًَ0
ِ ‫َو‬
80:28 And grapes and Qadb,

A
ً ْ;‫ َو َﻥ‬#ً‫ُﻥ‬1ْ‫َو َزی‬
80:29 And olives and date palms,

#ًْn
ُ o
َ pِ ]َ+
َ ‫َو‬
80:30 And Ghulb Hada'iq,

#ًّ ‫ َوَأ‬Eً =َ Fِ ‫ـ‬2َ ‫َو‬

80:31 And fruits (Fakihah) and herbage (Abb).

ْFُ ِ ‫ﻥْ(َـ‬
q ‫ْ َو‬Fُ  #ً(‫َـ‬1‫َﻡ‬
80:32 A provision and benefit for you and your
cattle.

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The Refutation against Whoever denies Life after Death
Allah rebukes those who deny the Resurrection and the Final
Gathering.

O١٧M ُ 
َ /َ ْ‫ َأآ‬#َ‫ن ﻡ‬
ُ #َ‫ِﻥ‬rْ‫ ا‬b
َ 1ِ cُ
Qutila mankind! How ungrateful he is!

Ad-Dahhak reported from Ibn Abbas that he said, (

َ ِ !ُ
‫ن‬
ُ َ#ِ$ْ‫ ُا‬Qutila mankind!)
"May man be cursed.''

Abu Malik also made a similar statement. He said,

"This refers to the rejecting type of man, due to

his abundant denial without any supporting
argument. Rather he denies simply because he
thinks it is farfetched and because he lacks
knowledge of it.''

Ibn Jurayj said, &ُ َ 'َ ْ‫ َ) َأآ‬How ungrateful he is!

"This means none is worse in disbelief than he
is.''

Qatadah said, &ُ َ 'َ ْ‫ َ) َأآ‬How ungrateful he is!

"This means none is more cursed than he is.''

Then Allah explains how He created him from something

despised and that He is able to bring him back to life just as He
created him initially.

Allah says,

O١٨M ُ ^َ َ‫ﺥ‬
َ ‫ْ ٍء‬Y‫ﺵ‬
َ ‫ي‬
- ‫ِﻡ ْ َأ‬
O١٩M ُ ‫ر‬
َ + ^َ 2َ ُ ^َ َ‫ﺥ‬
َ Eٍ /َ ْK‫ﻥ‬G ‫ِﻡ‬
From what thing did He create him From a Nutfah He
created him, and then set him in due proportion.

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 meaning, He decreed his life span, his sustenance,
his deeds, and whether he would be miserable or
happy.

O٢٠M ُ 
َ
 ‫ َی‬b
َ ِ
 ‫  ا‬eُ
Then He made the path easy for him.

Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn `Abbas,

"Then He made his coming out of his mother's belly

easy for him.''

This was also said by Ikrimah, Ad-Dahhak, Abu Salih,

Qatadah, As-Suddi, and it was the explanation preferred
by Ibn Jarir.

Mujahid said, "This is similar to Allah's statement,

‫ُرًا‬/‫ َآ‬#‫آًِا َوِإﻡ‬#َ‫ ﺵ‬#‫ ِإﻡ‬b

َ ِ
 ‫َـ ُ ا‬0ْ‫ی‬+َ ‫ َه‬#‫ِإﻥ‬
Verily, We guided him on the path, he is either
grateful or ungrateful. (76:3)

meaning, We explained it to him, clarified it, and

made it easy for him to act upon.''

Al-Hasan and Ibn Zayd both said the same.

This is the most correct view and Allah knows best.

Concerning Allah's statement,

O٢١M ُ 
َ َ ْc8َ2َ ُ َ #َ‫  َأﻡ‬eُ
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.

After creating man, Allah causes him to die and makes

him the inhabitant of a grave.

Allah said;

O٢٢M ُ 
َ:
َ ‫ء أَﻥ‬#َ‫  ِإذَا ﺵ‬eُ
Then when it is His will, He will resurrect him.

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 meaning, He resurrects him after his death and
this is called Al-Ba`th (resurrection) and An-
Nushur (resuscitation).

‫ن‬
َ ‫ُو‬:
ِ 1َ 0َ ٌ:
َ َ ْ1ُ ‫  ِإذَ] أَﻥ‬eُ ‫ب‬
ٍ ‫ﻡ َُا‬- ْFُ ^َ َ‫ﺥ‬
َ ْ‫ ِ َأن‬1ِ ‫َو ِﻡ ْ ءَایَـ‬
And among His signs is this that He created you
from dust, and then behold, you are human
beings scattered. (30:20)

#ً ْIَ #َ‫ُْه‬F‫  َﻥ‬eُ #َ‫ ُ&ه‬:

ِ 0ُ‫ ﻥ‬H
َ ْ‫ ِم َآ‬#َh(ِ ‫ْ ِإَ ا‬h
ُ ‫وَاﻥ‬
And look at the bones, how We bring them
together and clothe them with flesh. (2:259)

In the Two Sahihs it is narrated by way of Al-A`mash

from Abu Salih, from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet
said,

t‫ِ ِ ُی َآ‬2‫ َو‬،َoِ‫ﺥ‬

ُ ُ ْ0‫ ِﻡ‬،ِt‫ َﻥ‬. ‫ ا‬t
َ ْu
َ #‫ اْ ِ ] َد َم َیَْ ِإ‬b
G ‫ُآ‬
All of the Sons of Adam (men) will decay except
for the bone of coccyx (tailbone). From it he
(man) was created and by it he will be
reconstructed.''

Concerning Allah's statement,

O٢٣M ُ 
َ ‫ َأ َﻡ‬#َ‫ ﻡ‬f
ِ ْ^‫ َی‬# َ #‫َآ‬
Nay, but has not done what He commanded him.

Ibn Jarir said,

"Allah is saying, `Nay, the matter is not as this

disbelieving man says. He claims that he has fulfilled
Allah's right upon him regarding himself and his
wealth. &ُ 
َ َ ‫* َ) َأ‬
ِ ْ+,َ -َ But he has not done what He
commanded him.

Allah is saying that man has not fulfilled for his Lord
the obligations that were imposed upon him.''

What seems apparent to me of its actual meaning --

and Allah knows best -- is that the Ayah
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 ُ َ :
َ ‫  ِإذَا ﺵَ َء أَﻥ‬eُ
Then when it is His will, He will resurrect him.

means, He will resurrect him.

ُ َ ‫ ﻡَ َأ َﻡ‬f
ِ ْ^‫ َی‬# َ A
 ‫َآ‬
Nay! But he has not done what He commanded him.

means, He has not done it (resurrected them) as of

yet, until the time period has expired and the extent
of the earthly life of humanity is complete, according
to the lives of all whom Allah has written it to exist
from the time they are brought into existence into
the world. Verily, Allah has decreed the existence of
mankind, and its duration, therefore, when that is
finished with Allah, He resurrects the creatures and
repeats their creation just as He initially created
them.

The Growth of the Seed and Other Things is a Proof of Life

after Death
Then Allah says;

O٢٤M ِ ‫ ِﻡ‬#َ(g
َ َ‫ن ِإ‬
ُ #َ‫ِﻥ‬rْ‫ ِ ا‬h
ُ 0َْ2َ
Then let man look at his food?

This is a call to reflect upon Allah's favor.

It also contains an evidence in the vegetation's

coming to life from the lifeless earth, that the bodies
can be brought to life after being decayed bones and
scattered dust.

O٢٥M #q‫ﺹ‬
َ ‫ء‬#َ ْ‫ ا‬#َ0َْ ‫ﺹ‬
َ #‫َأﻥ‬
We pour forth water in abundance.

meaning, `We sent it down from the sky to the earth.'

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 O٢٦M #q^‫ﺵ‬
َ ‫ض‬
َ ْ‫ر‬8َْ‫ ا‬#َ0ْ^^َ ‫ﺵ‬
َ  eُ
And We split the earth in clefts.

meaning, `We cause it (the water) to settle in it (the

earth), and it enters into its boundaries, and mingles
with the parts of the seeds that are left in the earth.
From this the seeds grow, rise up and appear on the
surface of the earth (in the form of vegetation).'

O٢٧M #q
َ #َ=ِ2 #َ0ْ1َ ‫َﻥ‬82َ
O٢٨M #ًْlcَ ‫ َو‬#ً0َ 
ِ ‫َو‬
And We cause therein Habb to grow. And grapes and
Qadb,

- Al-Habb refers to all types of seeds (or grains).

- Grapes are well-known.

- Al-Qadb are the moist (green) herbal plants that

animals graze on. It is also called Al-Qat.

Ibn `Abbas, Qatadah, Ad-Dahhak and As-Suddi, all said

this.

Al-Hasan Al-Basri said, "Al-Qadb is fodder.''

... #ً‫ُﻥ‬1ْ‫َو َزی‬

And olives,

It is well-known, and it is a food just as its juice is a

food. It is eaten for breakfast and used as an oil.

O٢٩M #ًْ;‫ َو َﻥ‬...

And date palms,

It (i.e., its fruit) is eaten as Balah, Busr, Rutab and

Tamr, Niya' and Matbukh, all of which are varieties
of dates that range from unripe, ripe and dried in
their textures.

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 Its juice is also extracted to make pulpy fruit drinks
and vinegar.

O٣٠M #ًْn
ُ o
َ pِ ‫َا‬+
َ ‫َو‬
And Ghulb Hada'iq,

meaning, gardens.

Al-Hasan and Qatadah both said,

"Ghulb are gardens of date palms that are thick and

handsome.''

Ibn Abbas and Mujahid both said,

"It means everything that is gathered and collected.''

Allah said,

O٣١M #q ‫ َوَأ‬Eً =َ ‫ ِآ‬#َ2‫َو‬

And fruits (Fakihah) and herbage (Abb).

Fakihah includes every type of fruit.

Ibn Abbas said,

- "Al-Fakihah is everything that is eaten ripe, and

- Al-Abb is what the earth grows that is eaten by

grazing animals and not people.''

In one narration reported from him he said,

"It is the grass for the livestock animals.''

Abu `Ubayd Al-Qasim bin Sallam reported from Ibrahim

At-Taymi that he said,

"Abu Bakr As-Siddiq was asked about Allah's

statement, ً ‫وَأ ّﺏ‬
َ ً َ 1ِ ‫( َوَـ‬And fruits (Fakihah) and
herbage (Abb). and he said,

`What sky would shade me and what earth would

carry me if I said about the Book of Allah that
which I did not have knowledge of.' ''
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 In reference to what Ibn Jarir recorded from Anas, that
he said,

"Umar bin Al-Khattab recited
 َ َ ‫ َ َ َ َو‬then when he

reached this Ayah ً ‫وَأ ّﺏ‬
َ ً َ 1ِ ‫( َوَـ‬And fruits (Fakihah)
and herbage (Abb).) he said,

`We already know what Al-Fakihah is, but what

is Al-Abb?'

Then he said,

`By your life, O Ibn Al-Khattab, this is something

over burdensome (i.e., unnecessary to ask
about).'''

This report has an authentic chain of narration. More

than one person has narrated it from Anas.

The meaning of the narration is that

Umar wanted to know how it looks, its type and its

exact description, because he (Umar) and everyone
who reads this Ayah knows that it is one of the plants
that grows from the earth.

This is clear due to the Allah's saying,

#ًَّ #َ=ِ2 #َ0ْ1َ ‫َﻥ‬82َ

#ًْlcَ ‫ َو‬#ًَ0 ِ ‫َو‬
A
ً ْ;‫ َو َﻥ‬#ً‫ُﻥ‬1ْ‫َو َزی‬
#ًْnُ o َ pِ ]َ+ َ ‫َو‬
#ًّ ‫ َوَأ‬Eً =َ Fِ ‫َـ‬2‫َو‬
And We cause therein the Habb to grow. And
grapes and Qadb, and olives and date palms.
And Ghulb Hada'iq. And fruits (Fakihah) and
herbage (Abb).

And then He says,

O٣٢M ْFُ ‫ ِﻡ‬#َ(ْ‫ﻥ‬8َ ِ‫ْ َو‬Fُ  #ً#َ1‫ﻡ‬

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A provision and benefit for you and your cattle.

meaning, a means of livelihood for you all and your

cattle in this life until the (coming of) the Day of
Judgement.

Eُ ‫ﺥ‬
 5‫ت ا‬
ِ ‫ذَا َ َء‬rِ2َ
80:33 Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah.

ِ ِ‫ اْ َْ ُء ِﻡ ْ َأﺥ‬G /ِ ‫َیْ َم َی‬

80:34 That Day shall a man flee from his brother.

ِ ِ‫ﻡ ِ َوَأ‬- ‫َوُأ‬

80:35 And from his mother and his father.

ِ ِ0َ ‫ ُ َو‬1ِ َ I
ِ ‫َوﺹَـ‬
80:36 And from his wife and his children.

ِ ِ0ْ3‫ْنٌ ُی‬8‫ﺵ‬
َ .ٍ yِ ‫ْ ُ=ْ َیْ َﻡ‬0‫ﻡ‬- ‫ اﻡِْى ٍء‬b
- Fُ ِ
80:37 Every man that Day will have enough to make
him careless of others.

ٌ‫ َة‬/ِ ْ‫ﻡ‬G .ٍ yِ ‫ُو ٌُ َیْ َﻡ‬

80:38 Some faces that Day will be bright,

ٌ‫ َة‬:
ِ ْ1َ ْ‫ﻡ‬G ٌEFَ I
ِ ‫ﺽَـ‬
80:39 Laughing, rejoicing at good news.

ٌ‫ َ َة‬n
َ #َ=َْ
َ .ٍ yِ ‫َو ُو ٌُ َیْ َﻡ‬
80:40 And other faces that Day will be dust-stained.

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 ٌ‫ َة‬1َ cَ #َ=^ُ ‫َْ َه‬
80:41 Darkness will cover them.

‫ َ ُة‬u
َ /َ ْ‫ َ ُة ا‬/َ Fَ ْ‫) ُه ُ ا‬
َ yِ ‫ُأوَْـ‬
80:42 Such will be the disbelieving, the wicked evil
doers.)

The Day of Judgement and the fleeing of the People from

Their Relatives during it
Allah warns;

O٣٣M Eُ ‫ﺥ‬
 #5‫ت ا‬
ِ ‫ء‬#َ ‫ذَا‬rِ2َ
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah.

Ibn `Abbas said,

"As-Sakhkhah is one of the names of the Day of

Judgement that Allah has magnified and warned
His servants of.''

Ibn Jarir said,

"Perhaps it is a name for the blowing into

Trumpet.''

Al-Baghawi said,

"As-Sakhkhah means the thunderous shout of

the Day of Judgement. It has been called this
because it will deafen the ears.

This means that it pierces the hearing to such an

extent that it almost deafens the ears.''

O٣٤M ِ ِ‫ اْ َْ ُء ِﻡ ْ َأﺥ‬

G /ِ ‫َیْ َم َی‬
O٣٥M ِ ِ‫ﻡ ِ َوَأ‬- ‫َوُأ‬
O٣٦M ِ ِ0َ ‫ ِ َو‬1ِ َ 
ِ #َ‫َوﺹ‬
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That Day shall a man flee from his brother, and from his
mother and his father, and from his wife and his
children.

meaning, he will see them and then flee from them,

and seek to get away from them because horror will
be so great and the matter will be so weighty.

There is an authentic Hadith related concerning the

intercession that states that every one of the great
Messengers of firm resolve will be requested to intercede
with Allah on behalf of the creation, but each of them will
say,

"O myself!

O myself!

Today I will not ask You (O Allah) concerning anyone but

myself.''

Even `Isa bin Maryam will say,

"I will not ask Him (Allah) concerning anyone but

myself today. I will not even ask Maryam, the
woman who gave birth to me.''

Thus, Allah says,

ِ ِ‫ اْ َْ ُء ِﻡ ْ َأﺥ‬G /ِ ‫َیْ َم َی‬

ِ ِ‫ﻡ ِ َوَأ‬- ‫َوُأ‬
ِ ِ0َ ‫ ُ َو‬1ِ َ I
ِ ‫َوﺹَـ‬
That Day shall a man flee from his brother, and from his
mother and his father, and from his wife and his
children.

Qatadah said,

"The most beloved and then the next most beloved,

and the closest of kin and then the next closest of kin
-- due to the terror of that Day.''

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Allah said,

O٣٧M ِ ِ0ْ3‫ْنٌ ُی‬8‫ﺵ‬

َ .ٍ yِ ‫ْ ُ=ْ َیْ َﻡ‬0‫ﻡ‬- ‫ئ‬
ٍ ِ ْ‫ اﻡ‬b
- Fُ ِ
Every man that Day will have enough to make him
careless of others.

meaning, he will be preoccupied in his business and

distracted from the affairs of others.

Ibn Abi Hatim recorded from Ibn Abbas that the

Messenger of Allah said,

#ًْn
ُ ‫ ًة‬#َ:‫َا ًة ُﻡ‬
ُ ‫ ًة‬#َ/
ُ ‫ن‬
َ ‫ُو‬:
َ ْIُ
You will all be gathered barefoot, naked, walking
and uncircumcised.

So his wife said, "O Messenger of Allah! Will we look at

or see each other's nakedness''

The Prophet replied,

ِ
َ ُ َ3َ ْ‫ َأﺵ‬#َ‫ ﻡ‬:‫ل‬#c ‫ِ ِ أو‬0ْ3‫ْنٌ ُی‬8‫ﺵ‬
َ .ٍ yِ ‫ْ ُ=ْ َیْ َﻡ‬0‫ اﻡِْى ٍء ِﻡ‬b
- Fُ ِ
َh0 ‫ا‬
Every man among them on that Day will have
enough (worries) to make him careless of others -
-

or he said: he will be too busy to look.

Ibn Abbas narrated that the Prophet said,

#ًْn
ُ ‫َا ًة‬
ُ ‫ ًة‬#َ/
ُ ‫ن‬
َ ‫ُو‬:
َ ْIُ
You will all be gathered barefoot, naked and
uncircumcised.

So a woman said, "Will we see or look at each others

nakedness''

He replied,

ِ0ْ3‫ْنٌ ُی‬8‫ﺵ‬
َ .ٍ yِ ‫ْ ُ=ْ َیْ َﻡ‬0‫ اﻡِْى ٍء ِﻡ‬b
- Fُ ِ ،ُE‫ َﻥ‬#َ2ُ #َ‫ی‬
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 O so-and-so woman! Every man among them on
that Day will have enough (worries) to make him
careless of others.

At-Tirmidhi said, "This Hadith is Hasan Sahih.''

The Faces of the People of Paradise and the People of the Fire
on the Day of Judgement
Allah says;

O٣٨M ٌ‫ة‬
َ /ِ ْ‫ﻡ‬G .ٍ yِ ‫ُو ٌُ َیْ َﻡ‬
Some faces that Day will be bright (Musfirah),

meaning, the people will be divided into two parties.

There will be faces that are Musfirah, which means
bright.

O٣٩M ٌ‫ة‬
َ:
ِ ْ1َ ْ‫ﻡ‬G ٌEFَ 
ِ #َ‫ﺽ‬
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.

meaning, happy and pleased due to the joy that will

be in their hearts. The good news will be apparent on
their faces. These will be the people of Paradise.

O٤٠M ٌ‫ة‬
َ َ n
َ #َ=َْ
َ .ٍ yِ ‫َو ُو ٌُ َیْ َﻡ‬
O٤١M ٌ‫ة‬
َ 1َ cَ #َ=^ُ ‫َْ َه‬
And other faces that Day will be dust-stained. Darkness
(Qatarah) will cover them.

meaning, they will be overcome and covered with

Qatarah, which is darkness.

Ibn `Abbas said, ٌ‫َ َ! َ َة‬+ُ ‫َْ َه‬

"This means that they (the faces) will be
overcome with darkness.''

Allah said,

O٤٢M ‫ ُة‬
َu
َ /َ ْ‫ َ ُة ا‬/َ Fَ ْ‫) ُه ُ ا‬
َ yِ َْ‫ُأو‬
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 Such will be the disbelieving, the wicked evildoers.

meaning, they are disbelievers in their hearts,

evildoers in their actions.

This is as Allah says,

‫رًا‬#/‫ ًِا َآ‬#َ2 

 ‫ُواْ ِإ‬+ِ‫ َی‬
َ ‫َو‬
And they will beget none but wicked disbelievers.
(71:27)

This is the end of the Tafsir of Surah `Abasa, and to Allah all
praise and thanks are due.

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