AL QIYAAMAH — Ayat 1

Tafsir Ibnu Katsir

لاَ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ الْقِيَـمَةِ - وَلاَ أُقْسِمُ بِالنَّفْسِ اللَّوَّامَةِ - أَيَحْسَبُ الإِنسَـنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُ - بَلَى قَـدِرِينَ عَلَى أَن نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهُ - بَلْ يُرِيدُ الإِنسَـنُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُ - يَسْـَلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ الْقِيَـمَةِ - فَإِذَا بَرِقَ الْبَصَرُ - وَخَسَفَ الْقَمَرُ - وَجُمِعَ الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ - يَقُولُ الإِنسَـنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ الْمَفَرُّ - كَلاَّ لاَ وَزَرَ - إِلَى رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْمُسْتَقَرُّ - يُنَبَّأُ الإِنسَـنُ يَوْمَئِذِ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ - بَلِ الإِنسَـنُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بَصِيرَةٌ - وَلَوْ أَلْقَى مَعَاذِيرَهُ

1. Nay! I swear by the Day of Resurrection. 2. And nay! I swear by An-Nafs Al-Lawwamah. 3. Does man think that We shall not assemble his bones 4. Yes, We are able to put together in perfect order the tips of his fingers. 5. Nay! Man desires to break out ahead of himself. 6. He asks: ”When will be this Day of Resurrection'' 7. So, when Bariqa the sight. 8. And the moon will be eclipsed. 9. And the sun and moon will be joined together. 10. On that Day man will say: ”Where (is the refuge) to flee'' 11. No! There is no refuge! 12. Unto your Lord will be the place of rest that Day. 13. On that Day man will be informed of what he sent forward, and what he left behind. 14. Nay! Man will be well informed about himself, 15. Though he may put forth his excuses.   It has been mentioned previously on more than one occasion that if the thing that is being sworn about is something that is being negated, then it is permissible to use the word ”La'' (Nay) before the oath to emphasize the negation. Here, what is being sworn about is the affirmation of the final abode and the refutation against the claim of the ignorant that the resurrection of bodies will not occur. This is why Allah says,