Tafseer Al Saddi az-Zalzalah الزَّلْزَلَة (The Earthquake, The Shaking) 8 verses · Medinan

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا
Abdel Haleem
When the earth is shaken violently in its [last] quaking
Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di

يخبر تعالى عما يكون يوم القيامة، وأن الأرض تتزلزل وترجف وترتج، حتى يسقط ما عليها من بناء وعلم .فتندك جبالها، وتسوى تلالها، وتكون قاعًا صفصفًا لا عوج فيه ولا أمت.

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وَأَخْرَجَتِ الْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا
Abdel Haleem
when the earth throws out its burdens
Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di

{ وَأَخْرَجَتِ الْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا } أي: ما في بطنها، من الأموات والكنوز.

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وَقَالَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا لَهَا
Abdel Haleem
when man cries, ‘What is happening to it?’
Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di

{ وَقَالَ الْإِنْسَانُ } إذا رأى ما عراها من الأمر العظيم مستعظمًا لذلك: { مَا لَهَا } ؟ أي: أي شيء عرض لها؟.

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يَوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا
Abdel Haleem
on that Day, it will tell al
Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di

{ يَوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ } الأرض { أَخْبَارَهَا } أي: تشهد على العاملين بما عملوا على ظهرها من خير وشر، فإن الأرض من جملة الشهود الذين يشهدون على العباد بأعمالهم.

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بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا
Abdel Haleem
because your Lord will inspire it [to do so]
Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di

ذلك { بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَى لَهَا } [أي] وأمرها أن تخبر بما عمل عليها، فلا تعصى لأمره .

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يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ النَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًا لِّيُرَوْا أَعْمَالَهُمْ
Abdel Haleem
On that Day, people will come forward in separate groups to be shown their deeds
Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di

{ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ النَّاسُ } من موقف القيامة، حين يقضي الله بينهم { أَشْتَاتًا } أي: فرقًا متفاوتين. { لِيُرَوْا أَعْمَالَهُمْ } أي: ليريهم الله ما عملوا من الحسنات والسيئات، ويريهم جزاءه موفرًا.

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فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُ
Abdel Haleem
whoever has done an atom’s-weight of good will see it
Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di

{ فَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُ وَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُ } وهذا شامل عام للخير والشر كله، لأنه إذا رأى مثقال الذرة، التي هي أحقر الأشياء، [وجوزي عليها] فما فوق ذلك من باب أولى وأحرى، كما قال تعالى: { يَوْمَ تَجِدُ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَا عَمِلَتْ مِنْ خَيْرٍ مُحْضَرًا وَمَا عَمِلَتْ مِنْ سُوءٍ تَوَدُّ لَوْ أَنَّ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَهُ أَمَدًا بَعِيدًا } { وَوَجَدُوا مَا عَمِلُوا حَاضِرًا } وهذه الآية فيها غاية الترغيب في فعل الخير ولو قليلًا، والترهيب من فعل الشر ولو حقيرًا.

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وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُ
Abdel Haleem
but whoever has done an atom’s-weight of evil will see that
Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di

{ فَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُ وَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُ } وهذا شامل عام للخير والشر كله، لأنه إذا رأى مثقال الذرة، التي هي أحقر الأشياء، [وجوزي عليها] فما فوق ذلك من باب أولى وأحرى، كما قال تعالى: { يَوْمَ تَجِدُ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَا عَمِلَتْ مِنْ خَيْرٍ مُحْضَرًا وَمَا عَمِلَتْ مِنْ سُوءٍ تَوَدُّ لَوْ أَنَّ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَهُ أَمَدًا بَعِيدًا } { وَوَجَدُوا مَا عَمِلُوا حَاضِرًا } وهذه الآية فيها غاية الترغيب في فعل الخير ولو قليلًا، والترهيب من فعل الشر ولو حقيرًا.

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