Contains 25 Ayah, Revealed in Mecca,
Bism-Allah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim
In the Name of Allah, the Giver of Mercy, the Most Merciful
84:1 When the sky bursts open,
84:2 and it obeys its Lord, and it must do so.
84:3 And when the earth is spread out
84:4 and cast forth what is in it, and becomes empty.
84:5 And it obeys its Lord, and it must do so.
84:6 O man, indeed, you are laboring to your Lord laboriously and you will meet Him.
84:7 Then as for him who is given his book in his right hand,
84:8 he will receive an easy reckoning
84:9 and he will return to his people joyfully.
84:10 But as for him who is given his book behind his back,
84:11 he will call for destruction
84:12 and he will burn in a Blaze.
84:13 Indeed, he used to be joyful among his people;
84:14 indeed, he thought that he would never return.
84:15 Yes indeed, his Lord was ever All-Seeing of him.
84:16 So, I swear by the twilight,
84:17 and by the night and what it envelops,
84:18 and by the moon when it grows full,
84:19 you will surely travel from state to state.
84:20 Then what is the matter with them that they believe not,
84:21 and when the Quran is recited to them, they prostrate not?
84:22 Rather those who disbelieve deny,
84:23 and Allah knows best what they hide.
84:24 So give them the good news of a painful torment,
84:25 save those who believe and do righteous deeds, for them is a reward, never-ending.
Name of Surah al-Inshiqaq
This surah is named al-Inshiqaq ‘the Splitting Open’ because it mentions that the sky will burst open and split when the Day of Judgment occurs.
Relationship between Surah al-Inshiqaq and the Surahs before It
According to the arrangement of the written copy of the Quran, al-Mushaf, surah al-Mutaffifin, al-Infitar, and at-Takwir come before surah al-Inshiqaq. These four surahs speak about some horrifying events that will take place when the Day of Judgment occurs. Surah at-Takwir and al-Infitar mention some events that will happen when the Day of Judgment takes place and surah al-Mutaffifin mentions what will be the end of the believers and the disbelievers then. Surah al-Inshiqaq combines between mentioning some events that will take place when the Day of Judgment happens, some scenes of the Hereafter, and the easy reckoning and happy end of the believers, and the difficult reckoning and the horrible end of the disbelievers. Besides, the three previous surahs refer to the fact that the angels write down all deeds of human beings in records while surah al-Inshiqaq mentions that people will be recompensed according to the deeds written in those records.
Theme of Surah al-Inshiqaq
Surah al-Inshiqaq, like surahs revealed in Mecca, discusses matters related to the creed of Allah’s Oneness and refers to the frightening events of the Day of Judgment.
Main Topics Discussed in Surah al-Inshiqaq
• The surah portrays some scenes of the Day of Judgment. It also refers to some universal upheavals that will take place then.
• The surah describes the condition of people when the reckoning takes place and mentions that people will be divided into two groups. Some people will receive their books in their right hands, and their end will be happy in Paradise, i.e. the believers while some people will receive the books of their deeds in their left hands and their end will be misery in Hell wherein they will suffer a painful torment.
• Allah swears by the twilight, the night, and the moon that the disbelievers will be raised after death for the reckoning on the Day of Judgment.
• The surah is concluded by reprimanding the disbelievers for their disbelief in Allah’s Oneness. It also warns them of a painful torment that is awaiting them on the Day of Judgment.
The Noble Quran, Surah al-Inshiqaq, English Translation
Tafsir of Surah al-Kahf Ayah: 107-110
The Noble Quran Surah Jonah Translation and Tafsir
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