Kashani Tafsir

Abd al-Razzaq al-Kashani — b. 650 AH / 1252 CE · d. 730 AH / 1329 CE Sunni (Sufi) Akbari Sufi (school of Ibn Arabi)

Kashani Tafsir at-Takwir التَّكْوِير (The Overthrowing, The Cessation) 29 verses · Meccan

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
81:1 ›
إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
Abdel Haleem
When the sun is shrouded in darkness
Abd al-Razzaq al-Kashani

When the sun is enwrapped, and when the stars become opaque, and when the moun- tains are set moving... MuṣṬafā said that if someone wants to see the Greatest Resurrection as hard cash, such that the states of the resurrection may become apparent to him, he should be told to recite When the sun is enwrapped so that the harshness and difficulty of that day may be known to him. How much can be shown of the terror and difficulty of that day? The fire of unneediness will be lit in the vestiges and traces of the realm of being and the head of the passing days will be lopped off by the sickle of severity. The world of new arrival will be made scattered dust [25:23], and the sword of harshness will be struck against the top of the spheres. The dust of the others will be swept from the skirt, and the harness of making nonexistent will be pulled over the head of the steed of existence. The luminous sun will be blackened and enwrapped, the shining stars will fall from heaven like rain, the mountains with their hardness and firm fixity will begin to run, having become weightless in fear of the Real. In terror of the resurrection the world's folk will give up their treasures and valuables and turn their backs on them. The beasts, birds, and predators for whom the Law is not prescribed will give up their spirits. The oceans of the world will be opened to each other and become boiling water and filth to chastise the enemies. Everyone and everybody will be paired and joined with his own deeds.

When the sun is enwrapped, and when the stars become opaque, and when the moun- tains are set moving... MuṣṬafā said that if someone wants to see the Greatest Resurrection as hard cash, such that the states of the resurrection may become apparent to him, he should be told to recite When the sun is enwrapped so that the harshness and difficulty of that day may be known to him. How much can be shown of the terror and difficulty of that day? The fire of unneediness will be lit in the vestiges and traces of the realm of being and the head of the passing days will be lopped off by the sickle of severity. The world of new arrival will be made scattered dust [25:23], and the sword of harshness will be struck against the top of the spheres. The dust of the others will be swept from the skirt, and the harness of making nonexistent will be pulled over the head of the steed of existence. The luminous sun will be blackened and enwrapped, the shining stars will fall from heaven like rain, the mountains with their hardness and firm fixity will begin to run, having become weightless in fear of the Real. In terror of the resurrection the world's folk will give up their treasures and valuables and turn their backs on them. The beasts, birds, and predators for whom the Law is not prescribed will give up their spirits. The oceans of the world will be opened to each other and become boiling water and filth to chastise the enemies. Everyone and everybody will be paired and joined with his own deeds.

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81:2 ›
وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انكَدَرَتْ
Abdel Haleem
when the stars are dimmed
Abd al-Razzaq al-Kashani

When the sun is enwrapped, and when the stars become opaque, and when the moun- tains are set moving... MuṣṬafā said that if someone wants to see the Greatest Resurrection as hard cash, such that the states of the resurrection may become apparent to him, he should be told to recite When the sun is enwrapped so that the harshness and difficulty of that day may be known to him. How much can be shown of the terror and difficulty of that day? The fire of unneediness will be lit in the vestiges and traces of the realm of being and the head of the passing days will be lopped off by the sickle of severity. The world of new arrival will be made scattered dust [25:23], and the sword of harshness will be struck against the top of the spheres. The dust of the others will be swept from the skirt, and the harness of making nonexistent will be pulled over the head of the steed of existence. The luminous sun will be blackened and enwrapped, the shining stars will fall from heaven like rain, the mountains with their hardness and firm fixity will begin to run, having become weightless in fear of the Real. In terror of the resurrection the world's folk will give up their treasures and valuables and turn their backs on them. The beasts, birds, and predators for whom the Law is not prescribed will give up their spirits. The oceans of the world will be opened to each other and become boiling water and filth to chastise the enemies. Everyone and everybody will be paired and joined with his own deeds.

When the sun is enwrapped, and when the stars become opaque, and when the moun- tains are set moving... MuṣṬafā said that if someone wants to see the Greatest Resurrection as hard cash, such that the states of the resurrection may become apparent to him, he should be told to recite When the sun is enwrapped so that the harshness and difficulty of that day may be known to him. How much can be shown of the terror and difficulty of that day? The fire of unneediness will be lit in the vestiges and traces of the realm of being and the head of the passing days will be lopped off by the sickle of severity. The world of new arrival will be made scattered dust [25:23], and the sword of harshness will be struck against the top of the spheres. The dust of the others will be swept from the skirt, and the harness of making nonexistent will be pulled over the head of the steed of existence. The luminous sun will be blackened and enwrapped, the shining stars will fall from heaven like rain, the mountains with their hardness and firm fixity will begin to run, having become weightless in fear of the Real. In terror of the resurrection the world's folk will give up their treasures and valuables and turn their backs on them. The beasts, birds, and predators for whom the Law is not prescribed will give up their spirits. The oceans of the world will be opened to each other and become boiling water and filth to chastise the enemies. Everyone and everybody will be paired and joined with his own deeds.

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81:3 ›
وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
Abdel Haleem
when the mountains are set in motion
Abd al-Razzaq al-Kashani

When the sun is enwrapped, and when the stars become opaque, and when the moun- tains are set moving... MuṣṬafā said that if someone wants to see the Greatest Resurrection as hard cash, such that the states of the resurrection may become apparent to him, he should be told to recite When the sun is enwrapped so that the harshness and difficulty of that day may be known to him. How much can be shown of the terror and difficulty of that day? The fire of unneediness will be lit in the vestiges and traces of the realm of being and the head of the passing days will be lopped off by the sickle of severity. The world of new arrival will be made scattered dust [25:23], and the sword of harshness will be struck against the top of the spheres. The dust of the others will be swept from the skirt, and the harness of making nonexistent will be pulled over the head of the steed of existence. The luminous sun will be blackened and enwrapped, the shining stars will fall from heaven like rain, the mountains with their hardness and firm fixity will begin to run, having become weightless in fear of the Real. In terror of the resurrection the world's folk will give up their treasures and valuables and turn their backs on them. The beasts, birds, and predators for whom the Law is not prescribed will give up their spirits. The oceans of the world will be opened to each other and become boiling water and filth to chastise the enemies. Everyone and everybody will be paired and joined with his own deeds.

When the sun is enwrapped, and when the stars become opaque, and when the moun- tains are set moving... MuṣṬafā said that if someone wants to see the Greatest Resurrection as hard cash, such that the states of the resurrection may become apparent to him, he should be told to recite When the sun is enwrapped so that the harshness and difficulty of that day may be known to him. How much can be shown of the terror and difficulty of that day? The fire of unneediness will be lit in the vestiges and traces of the realm of being and the head of the passing days will be lopped off by the sickle of severity. The world of new arrival will be made scattered dust [25:23], and the sword of harshness will be struck against the top of the spheres. The dust of the others will be swept from the skirt, and the harness of making nonexistent will be pulled over the head of the steed of existence. The luminous sun will be blackened and enwrapped, the shining stars will fall from heaven like rain, the mountains with their hardness and firm fixity will begin to run, having become weightless in fear of the Real. In terror of the resurrection the world's folk will give up their treasures and valuables and turn their backs on them. The beasts, birds, and predators for whom the Law is not prescribed will give up their spirits. The oceans of the world will be opened to each other and become boiling water and filth to chastise the enemies. Everyone and everybody will be paired and joined with his own deeds.

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81:4 ›
وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
Abdel Haleem
when pregnant camels are abandoned
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81:5 ›
وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
Abdel Haleem
when wild beasts are herded together
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81:6 ›
وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
Abdel Haleem
when the seas boil over
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81:7 ›
وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
Abdel Haleem
when souls are sorted into classes
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81:8 ›
وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ
Abdel Haleem
when the baby girl buried alive is aske
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81:9 ›
بِأَيِّ ذَنبٍ قُتِلَتْ
Abdel Haleem
for what sin she was killed
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81:10 ›
وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
Abdel Haleem
when the records of deeds are spread open
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81:11 ›
وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ
Abdel Haleem
when the sky is stripped away
Connections 14 single-source 1 commentator

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81:12 ›
وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
Abdel Haleem
when Hell is made to blaz
Connections 14 single-source 1 commentator

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81:13 ›
وَإِذَا الْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
Abdel Haleem
and Paradise brought near
Connections 14 single-source 1 commentator

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81:14 ›
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا أَحْضَرَتْ
Abdel Haleem
then every soul will know what it has brought about
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81:15 ›
فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ
Abdel Haleem
I swear by the planet
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81:16 ›
الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ
Abdel Haleem
that recede, move, and hide
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81:17 ›
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
Abdel Haleem
by the night that descends
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81:18 ›
وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
Abdel Haleem
by the dawn that softly breathes
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81:19 ›
إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
Abdel Haleem
this is the speech of a noble messenger
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81:20 ›
ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي الْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ
Abdel Haleem
who possesses great strength and is held in honour by the Lord of the Throne––
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81:21 ›
مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ
Abdel Haleem
he is obeyed there and worthy of trust
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81:22 ›
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ
Abdel Haleem
Your companion is not mad
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81:23 ›
وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ بِالْأُفُقِ الْمُبِينِ
Abdel Haleem
he did see him on the clear horizon
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81:24 ›
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ
Abdel Haleem
He does not withhold what is revealed to him from beyond
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81:25 ›
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَانٍ رَّجِيمٍ
Abdel Haleem
This is not the word of an outcast devil
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81:26 ›
فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
Abdel Haleem
So where are you [people] going
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81:27 ›
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ
Abdel Haleem
This is a message for all people
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81:28 ›
لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ
Abdel Haleem
for those who wish to take the straight path
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81:29 ›
وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ
Abdel Haleem
But you will only wish to do so by the will of God, the Lord of all people
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