Illustrations and abstracts in surah An-Nazi’aat

About Surah An-Nazi’aat :

Surah An-Nazi’aat is makkiah, descended to afirm the inevitable and unescapable fact of the resurrection, same as surah An-Nabaa ( read the article of surah An-Nabaa), which is a fact the Satan always tries to manipulate the human being not to believe it.

Surah An-Nazi’aat started with an oath, where the glory of Allah (swt) was sworn in, but if the verse came in the form of oath, then the aim was to alert muslims to the importance of the sworn matter and the importance of the oath’s response. 

Allah (swt) swore by some of his creatures, to show the greatness of their own, that what Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), came to  him from the order of resurrection, and the display of all creatures on their Lord on the Day of judgment; is a fact that can not be denied or disaffirmed by the disbelievers, and the day of resurrection will be a day in which horrors will be great, and eyes will be downcast.

Explanation تفسير of verses 1-9 :

By those ˹angels˺ stripping out ˹evil souls˺ har

verse 1

and those pulling out ˹good souls˺ gently

verse 2

and those gliding ˹through heavens˺ swiftly,

verse 3

and those taking the lead vigorously

verse 4

and those conducting affairs ˹obediently˺!

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˹Consider˺ the Day ˹when˺ the quaking Blast will come to pass,¹

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followed by a second Blast.

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˹The deniers’˺ hearts on that Day will be trembling ˹in horror˺,

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with their eyes downcast.

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˹But now˺ they ask ˹mockingly˺, “Will we really be restored to our former state,

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even after we have been reduced to decayed bones?”

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Adding, “Then such a return would be a ˹total˺ loss ˹for us˺!”

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But indeed, it will take only one ˹mighty˺ Blast,

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and at once they will be above ground.

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Has the story of Moses reached you ˹O Prophet˺?

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His Lord called him in the sacred valley of Ṭuwa,

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˹commanding,˺ “Go to Pharaoh, for he has truly transgressed ˹all bounds˺.

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And say, ‘Would you ˹be willing to˺ purify yourself,

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and let me guide you to your Lord so that you will be in awe ˹of Him˺?’”

verse 19

Then Moses showed him the great sign,¹

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but he denied and disobeyed ˹Allah˺,

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then turned his back, striving ˹against the truth˺.

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Then he summoned ˹his people˺ and called out,

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saying, “I am your lord, the most high!”

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So Allah overtook him, making him an example in this life and the next.

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Surely in this is a lesson for whoever stands in awe of ˹Allah˺.

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Which is harder to create: you or the sky?¹ He built it,

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raising it high and forming it flawlessly.

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He dimmed its night, and brought forth its daylight.

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As for the earth, He spread it out as well,¹

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bringing forth its water and pastures

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and setting the mountains firmly ˹upon it˺—

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all as ˹a means of˺ sustenance for you and your animals.

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But, when the Supreme Disaster¹ comes to pass—

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the Day every person will remember all ˹their˺ striving,

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and the Hellfire will be displayed for all to see—

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then as for those who transgressed

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and preferred the ˹fleeting˺ life of this world,

verse 38

the Hellfire will certainly be ˹their˺ home.

verse 39

And as for those who were in awe of standing before their Lord and restrained themselves from ˹evil˺ desires,

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Paradise will certainly be ˹their˺ home.

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They ask you ˹O Prophet˺ regarding the Hour, “When will it be?”

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But it is not for you to tell its time.¹

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That knowledge rests with your Lord ˹alone˺.

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Your duty is only to warn whoever is in awe of it.

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On the Day they see it, it will be as if they had stayed ˹in the world˺ no more than one evening or its morning.

verse 46

Benefits from Surah Al-Nazi’aat:

1-The angels violently take the lives of the unbelievers.

2-The angels gently capture the souls of believers.

3-The mercy of God is not to see the capture of the spirit.

4-Shake hearts by filming the scenes of the Resurrection.

5-Learn the lesson from the story of Pharaoh and his tyranny.

6-Bring human beings’ attention to Allah’s magnificent and majestic creation of the earth.

 Lessons learned from Surah Al-Nazi’aat :

1/Resurrection is inevitable and unescapable.

 2/Hell is the tyrant’s shelter.

3/ Paradise is the shelter of the righteous.

 4/ End of time is only known to Allah.