بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Whatever program we initiate in our life, will be as per the Pre-Directed Guidelines of Allah, the Most Benevolent and the Most Merciful. (6:162)
لَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِيَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ١
75:1. O Mankind! I assure you that the Day will surely come when the benefits of human deeds will be available.
Let me clarify what the Day of Judgment is, the ultimate result of human actions.
وَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِٱلنَّفۡسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ٢
75:2. Consider a person who realizes his mistakes and repents (see 12:53). That is, it testifies to the fact that every action of man has consequences. Whether those effects occur in this world or after death! But whatever happens, is omnipresent.
أَيَحۡسَبُ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجۡمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ٣
75:3. Did man ever think that he would be resurrected? (See 36:78, 37: 16-17) Did he think that he could escape punishment for his cruel deeds?
بَلَىٰ قَٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّيَ بَنَانَهُۥ٤
75:4. It is not difficult for Us to bring him back to life like this. We have the power to recreate every part of his body. So, Our plan is to yield the rewards of His actions.
بَلۡ يُرِيدُ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ لِيَفۡجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ٥
75:5. However, he does not believe in the ‘Hereafter’ life because he considers it impossible to be created again.
But even if he does not get the rewards of what he does in this world, it is good for him if he knows that he would achieve it after death. In that case, he would act with caution about the consequences. In this way, he becomes wise and a good performer. He will also have a passion for doing good deeds as he is sure to go to heaven there. Without thinking about it at all,
يَسَۡٔلُ أَيَّانَ يَوۡمُ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ٦
75:6. Some of them mockingly ask as to when that day will come.
فَإِذَا بَرِقَ ٱلۡبَصَرُ٧
75:7. The knowledge of when it will come is with Allah alone. But when it comes, his vision would fade with fear.
Such a Day of Resurrection will occur in this world as well. That is, when society engages in evil deeds, its consequences will gradually become tragic and eventually lead to destruction. This is also the Day of Resurrection for communities in the Qur’anic language. Such devastation befell the Quraysh who lived in the Arab world in the time of the Reformist Muhammad. The symbol of their national flag was the moon.
وَخَسَفَ ٱلۡقَمَرُ٨
75:8. The dictatorship that is taking place in the Arab world with the symbol of the moon will fade away.
وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمۡسُ وَٱلۡقَمَرُ٩
75:9. Iranians and Arabs will join hands against this Qur’anic regime. (See 54:1&81:1)
The symbol of the Arab kingdom was the moon. The symbol of the Iranians was the sun.
يَقُولُ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ يَوۡمَئِذٍ أَيۡنَ ٱلۡمَفَرُّ١٠
75:10. The man would lament and run here and there, unable to face the startling situation caused by this conflict. The same thing will happen on the Day of Resurrection.
كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ١١
75:11. No. No. There will not be any alternative available for him to escape.
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوۡمَئِذٍ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقَرُّ١٢
75:12. It will be followed by the reign of Rabbu in this world. Will have to stand before the court acting under it. From there he could not find refuge anywhere else.
يُنَبَّؤُاْ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ يَوۡمَئِذِۢ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ١٣
75:13. At that time, the consequences of all the deeds he had done hitherto will come before him.
بَلِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفۡسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٞ١٤
75:14. At such a time, man will testify against himself. That is, he will be betrayed by what he has done.
وَلَوۡ أَلۡقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُۥ١٥
75:15. He will try to escape punishment by proving his wrongdoing and to prove that his side is just.
لَا تُحَرِّكۡ بِهِۦ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعۡجَلَ بِهِۦٓ١٦
75:16. But he will be told, “Your argumentative ability cannot prove innocence. There is no need to show the speaking skills you have. Do not be in a hurry for the judgment that will be available to you.”
إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا جَمۡعَهُۥ وَقُرۡءَانَهُۥ١٧
75:17. We have thus arrangedt by Ourselves to compile a record of all the deeds which man has previously done and to state their consequences.
فَإِذَا قَرَأۡنَٰهُ فَٱتَّبِعۡ قُرۡءَانَهُۥ١٨
75:18. So he will be judged according to what he has done and will be brought to his notice. The guards will be ordered to act accordingly.
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا بَيَانَهُۥ١٩
75:19. Thus, the consequences of each person's actions will become clear according to Our canon.
Dear Intellectuals! In the above verses, 17-19 Allah says that it is Our duty to compile the Qur’an, reveal it, and make the people follow. It is the direct meaning of the verses. But we have given the above explanations in sequence to the ongoing proceedings. So both meanings apply to these passages.
كَلَّا بَلۡ تُحِبُّونَ ٱلۡعَاجِلَةَ٢٠
75:20. But man rushes towards short-term benefits without worrying about the consequences in the future.
وَتَذَرُونَ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةَ٢١
75:21. Thus he loses future sustainable pleasures to achieve short-term benefits.
وُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ نَّاضِرَةٌ٢٢
75:22. The face of the benefactor will blossom with joy at the time when the “aftermath of human actions” finally appears.
إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٞ٢٣
75:23. They will look to the grace of their Rabbu to reap the benefits of their deeds.
وَوُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذِۢ بَاسِرَةٞ٢٤
75:24. And the faces of some will be pale with sorrow in those times.
تَظُنُّ أَن يُفۡعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٞ٢٥
75:25. This state of grief is because they know for sure about the impending doom that would break their hip.
So, there is no point in still having doubts about life after death. Because
كَلَّآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلتَّرَاقِيَ٢٦
75:26. On the eve of his death, his breath chokes his throat.
What do they say at that time? Read a surah of something and blow it. His hardships would lessen.
وَقِيلَ مَنۡۜ رَاقٖ٢٧
75:27. What is the result of such sorcery? Will he come out of it?
وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ ٱلۡفِرَاقُ٢٨
75:28. And he who dies knows that he has reached the final stage of his life.
وَٱلۡتَفَّتِ ٱلسَّاقُ بِٱلسَّاقِ٢٩
75:29. All the deeds that he did after that were intertwined with one another.
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوۡمَئِذٍ ٱلۡمَسَاقُ٣٠
75:30. Only then, he will leave this worldly life and be dragged to the side of the consequences of deeds as ordained by Rabbu.
فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ٣١
75:31. But he is not sure of life after death. He did not do any good deeds according to His guidance for it.
وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ٣٢
75:32. So he rejected the plan of Rabbu and turned his attention to the wrong way.
ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِۦ يَتَمَطَّىٰٓ٣٣
75:33. Thus he lusted after his wealth and leaned towards his family and children.
أَوۡلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوۡلَىٰ٣٤
75:34. He never paid attention, even though He was repeatedly informed that the harm caused by it is yours.
ثُمَّ أَوۡلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوۡلَىٰٓ٣٥
75:35. Yes, he was repeatedly told of the harm that would befall him. However, he hurried to the side of the harm.
أَيَحۡسَبُ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ أَن يُتۡرَكَ سُدًى٣٦
75:36. The reason for doing so is that he thinks that he does not have to answer to anyone for what he does.
أَلَمۡ يَكُ نُطۡفَةٗ مِّن مَّنِيّٖ يُمۡنَىٰ٣٧
75:37. Should he not think that he is created from an invisible cell? Was the baby not born after the cell in the organ drop went into the mother's womb?
ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةٗ فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ٣٨
75:38. Then according to the provision of Rabbu did you not change to the level of Alak, after which you grew to full size and got a beautiful figure?
فَجَعَلَ مِنۡهُ ٱلزَّوۡجَيۡنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰٓ٣٩
75:39. Not only that, but Rabbu has also created the pair of male and female in that sense drop.
أَلَيۡسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحۡـِۧيَ ٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰ٤٠
75:40. When the truth is like this, what difficulty is there going to be to recreate you after you die?
Chapter: 76 Soorah: Adh Dhahar (Ancient Man)