79 Surah An – Nazi’aat – Those who drag forth
In the name of Allah, the entirely Merciful, the especially Merciful
- Allah (swt) swears by (the angels) who pull out the souls (of the disbelievers and wicked people) harshly
- And the (angels) who gently take out (the souls of the believers)
- And those who glide swiftly (through the heavens)
- And those who race to deliver these souls to their final place.
- And those who manage the work that Allah has commanded them to do
- Think about the day when the quaking blast will shake everything.
- It will be followed by a second blast.
- The hearts (of the disbelievers) will tremble with fright on that day
- Their eyes will be lowered with sadness and embarrassment
- (Today) They’re joking and saying, “Will we be brought back to life?
- After we have turned into rotten bones,
- Such a return would be a total loss for us.”
- But all it will take is a single blast,
- and they will be back above the ground at once
- Have you [O Prophet] heard the story of Musa?
- When His Lord called out to him in the blessed valley of Tuwa
- Commanding, Go to Pharaoh— he has crossed all limits (in crimes and disbelief)
- And ask him ‘Do you want to purify yourself from sins?
- let me guide you to your Lord so you would be in awe of him
- Then Musa showed him the greatest sign
- But he rejected and disobeyed Allah
- Then Pharaoh turned back, and began to work hard to defeat the truth
- And gathered his people and announced
- “I am your lord, the most high!”
- So Allah caught him and punished him, making him an example in this life and the next.
- Truly, there is a lesson in this for anyone who fears Allah’s displeasure.
- Which is harder to create: you people or the sky? Allah built it,
- raising it high and perfecting it,
- He gave darkness to its night and brought out its daylight
- And after that He spread the earth
- And brought water and pastures out of it,
- And He set the mountains firmly upon the earth
- All of this is for you and your animals to benefit from.
- But When the Greatest Disaster comes
- On that day each person will remember what they have done in life
- And the Hellfire will be displayed for all to see
- The one who crossed all limits (in disbelief and evil deeds)
- And preferred the life of this world
- Truly, Hellfire will be his home
- But as for him who feared standing before his Lord, and stopped himself from bad desires
- Truly, Paradise will be his home
- They ask you ˹O Prophet˺ about the Hour (of the Day of Judgement), “When will it take place
- but how can you tell
- Only Allah knows its time
- You are only a warner for anyone who fears it.
- The Day they see the hour of Judgement, they will feel like they had stayed in this world for only one afternoon or one morning.