Surah 81. At-Takwir

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		In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.
A scene from the scenes of the doomsday	1	When the sun is put out,
2	and when the stars fall down,
3	and when the mountains are blown away,
4	and when pregnant camels are left untended,1
5	and when wild beasts are gathered together,1
6	and when the seas are set on fire,1
7	and when the souls ˹and their bodies˺ are paired ˹once more˺,
8	and when baby girls, buried alive, are asked
9	for what crime they were put to death,1
10	and when the records ˹of deeds˺ are laid open,
11	and when the sky is stripped away,
12	and when the Hellfire is fiercely flared up,
13	and when Paradise is brought near—
14	˹on that Day˺ each soul will know what ˹deeds˺ it has brought along.
Al-Quran is conveyed to the Prophet through angel Gabriel and This message is for all the people of the world	15	I do swear by the receding stars
16	which travel and hide,1
17	and the night as it falls
18	and the day as it breaks!1
19	Indeed, this ˹Quran˺ is the Word of ˹Allah delivered by Gabriel,˺ a noble messenger-angel,
20	full of power, held in honour by the Lord of the Throne,
21	obeyed there ˹in heaven˺, and trustworthy.
22	And your fellow man1 is not insane.
23	And he did see that ˹angel˺ on the clear horizon,1
24	and he does not withhold ˹what is revealed to him of˺ the unseen.
25	And this ˹Quran˺ is not the word of an outcast devil.1
26	So what ˹other˺ path would you take?
27	Surely this ˹Quran˺ is only a reminder to the whole world—
28	to whoever of you wills to take the Straight Way.
29	But you cannot will ˹to do so˺, except by the Will of Allah, the Lord of all worlds.

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In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.

A scene from the scenes of the doomsday

When the sun is put out,

and when the stars fall down,

and when the mountains are blown away,

and when pregnant camels are left untended,1

and when wild beasts are gathered together,1

and when the seas are set on fire,1

and when the souls ˹and their bodies˺ are paired ˹once more˺,

and when baby girls, buried alive, are asked

for what crime they were put to death,1

and when the records ˹of deeds˺ are laid open,

and when the sky is stripped away,

and when the Hellfire is fiercely flared up,

and when Paradise is brought near—

˹on that Day˺ each soul will know what ˹deeds˺ it has brought along.

Al-Quran is conveyed to the Prophet through angel Gabriel and This message is for all the people of the world

I do swear by the receding stars

which travel and hide,1

and the night as it falls

and the day as it breaks!1

Indeed, this ˹Quran˺ is the Word of ˹Allah delivered by Gabriel,˺ a noble messenger-angel,

full of power, held in honour by the Lord of the Throne,

obeyed there ˹in heaven˺, and trustworthy.

And your fellow man1 is not insane.

And he did see that ˹angel˺ on the clear horizon,1

and he does not withhold ˹what is revealed to him of˺ the unseen.

And this ˹Quran˺ is not the word of an outcast devil.1

So what ˹other˺ path would you take?

Surely this ˹Quran˺ is only a reminder to the whole world—

to whoever of you wills to take the Straight Way.

But you cannot will ˹to do so˺, except by the Will of Allah, the Lord of all worlds.

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Note - 30056 Ten-month pregnant camels were the most precious thing for nomadic Arabs. These camels were always cared for and treasured.	MKT	Note - 30056 Ten-month pregnant camels were the most precious thing for nomadic Arabs. These camels were always cared for and treasured.
Note - 30057 All animals will be brought together for judgment and then they will be reduced to dust.	MKT	Note - 30057 All animals will be brought together for judgment and then they will be reduced to dust.
Note - 30058 On the Day of Judgment the oceans and seas will be on fire.	MKT	Note - 30058 On the Day of Judgment the oceans and seas will be on fire.
Note - 30059 Some pagan Arabs used to bury their infant daughters alive for fear of shame or poverty. This practice was condemned and abolished by Islam. See 16:58-59.	MKT	Note - 30059 Some pagan Arabs used to bury their infant daughters alive for fear of shame or poverty. This practice was condemned and abolished by Islam. See 16:58-59.
Note - 30060 This probably refers to black holes. Kanasa means to sweep or hide. Miknasah is derived from this, and is the standard word for a vacuum cleaner.	MKT	Note - 30060 This probably refers to black holes. Kanasa means to sweep or hide. Miknasah is derived from this, and is the standard word for a vacuum cleaner.
Note - 30061 lit., the day as it takes its first breath.	MKT	Note - 30061 lit., the day as it takes its first breath.
Note - 30062 i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ).	MKT	Note - 30062 i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ).
Note - 30063 This is first time the Prophet (ﷺ) saw Gabriel in his angelic form. He saw him a second time in heaven during the Night Journey. See 53:5-15.	MKT	Note - 30063 This is first time the Prophet (ﷺ) saw Gabriel in his angelic form. He saw him a second time in heaven during the Night Journey. See 53:5-15.
Note - 30064 See 26:210-212.	MKT	Note - 30064 See 26:210-212.

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30056

Ten-month pregnant camels were the most precious thing for nomadic Arabs. These camels were always cared for and treasured.

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30057

All animals will be brought together for judgment and then they will be reduced to dust.

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30058

On the Day of Judgment the oceans and seas will be on fire.

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30059

Some pagan Arabs used to bury their infant daughters alive for fear of shame or poverty. This practice was condemned and abolished by Islam. See 16:58-59.

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This probably refers to black holes. Kanasa means to sweep or hide. Miknasah is derived from this, and is the standard word for a vacuum cleaner.

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30061

lit., the day as it takes its first breath.

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30062

i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ).

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30063

This is first time the Prophet (ﷺ) saw Gabriel in his angelic form. He saw him a second time in heaven during the Night Journey. See 53:5-15.

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30064

See 26:210-212.

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