Az-Zalzalah 99:6
The Earthquake · Medinan · Juz 30 · Page 599
In Scattered Groups
يَوۡمَئِذࣲ يَصۡدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشۡتَاتࣰا لِّيُرَوۡاْ أَعۡمَٰلَهُمۡ ٦
That day mankind will issue forth in scattered groups to be shown their deeds.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
On that day people will come forth in scattered groups to be shown their deeds.
Insight
Elmalılı explains that the word ‘sudur’ means returning from water. People will come forth from their graves to the gathering in many different states: some with radiant faces, some in fear, some fortunate, some wretched.
Reflect
In what state would you like to be on that day? What can you add to it today?
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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