إِذَا
ٱلسَّمَآءُ
ٱنفَطَرَتۡ
١
When the sky is torn apart,
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
About Surah Al-Infitar
Visualizing the Day of Judgment as if seeing it with one's own eyes is the unique virtue of this nineteen-verse revelation, according to the Prophet (ﷺ). Delivered early in the Makkan mission between Sūrat al-Nāziʿāt and al-Inshiqāq, the text was forged to shatter the polytheists' fierce denial of a final reckoning. The title "The Cleaving" refers directly to its stark opening image of the sky splitting apart.
The momentum of the verses moves swiftly from cosmic destruction to deeply personal interrogation. After detailing the celestial and earthly terrors that precede the Hour, the address pivots to confront humankind directly, asking what delusion has caused such ingratitude toward their Lord. The perspective then shifts to the unseen reality of noble scribes meticulously recording every deed, firmly dividing humanity's final destinations between the bliss of the righteous and the fires of the wicked.
All worldly illusions of safety dissolve at the sudden arrival of this recompense. On that day, no soul possesses the slightest power to intervene or help another, and absolute command rests with Allah alone.
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بِسۡمِ
ٱللَّهِ
ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ
ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.
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Surah 82 Juz 30 19 verses
Al-Infitar
The Cleaving Meccan
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
وَإِذَا
ٱلۡكَوَاكِبُ
ٱنتَثَرَتۡ
٢
when the stars are scattered,
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
وَإِذَا
ٱلۡبِحَارُ
فُجِّرَتۡ
٣
when the seas burst forth,
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
وَإِذَا
ٱلۡقُبُورُ
بُعۡثِرَتۡ
٤
when graves turn inside out:
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
عَلِمَتۡ
نَفۡسٞ
مَّا
قَدَّمَتۡ
وَأَخَّرَتۡ
٥
each soul will know what it has done and what it has left undone.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ
مَا
غَرَّكَ
بِرَبِّكَ
ٱلۡكَرِيمِ
٦
Mankind, what has lured you away from God,
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
ٱلَّذِي
خَلَقَكَ
فَسَوَّىٰكَ
فَعَدَلَكَ
٧
your generous Lord, who created you, shaped you, proportioned you,
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
فِيٓ
أَيِّ
صُورَةٖ
مَّا
شَآءَ
رَكَّبَكَ
٨
in whatever form He chose?
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
كـَلَّا
بَلۡ
تُكَذِّبُونَ
بِٱلدِّينِ
٩
Yet you still take the Judgement to be a lie!
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
وَإِنَّ
عَلَيۡكُمۡ
لَحَٰفِظِينَ
١٠
Over you stand
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
كِرَامٗا
كَٰتِبِينَ
١١
watchers, noble recorders
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
يَعۡلَمُونَ
مَا
تَفۡعَلُونَ
١٢
who know what you do:
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
إِنَّ
ٱلۡأَبۡرَارَ
لَفِي
نَعِيمٖ
١٣
the good will live in bliss,
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
وَإِنَّ
ٱلۡفُجَّارَ
لَفِي
جَحِيمٖ
١٤
and the wicked will burn in the Fire.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
يَصۡلَوۡنَهَا
يَوۡمَ
ٱلدِّينِ
١٥
They will enter it on the Day of Judgement
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
وَمَا
هُمۡ
عَنۡهَا
بِغَآئِبِينَ
١٦
and they will find no escape.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
وَمَآ
أَدۡرَىٰكَ
مَا
يَوۡمُ
ٱلدِّينِ
١٧
What will explain to you what the Day of Judgement is?
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
ثُمَّ
مَآ
أَدۡرَىٰكَ
مَا
يَوۡمُ
ٱلدِّينِ
١٨
Yes! What will explain to you what the Day of Judgement is?
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
يَوۡمَ
لَا
تَمۡلِكُ
نَفۡسٞ
لِّنَفۡسٖ
شَيۡـٔٗاۖ
وَٱلۡأَمۡرُ
يَوۡمَئِذٖ
لِّلَّهِ
١٩
The Day when no soul will be able to do anything for another; on that Day, command will belong to God.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem