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Al-Qari'ah (The Calamity)

Verse 8of 11

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ﴿٨

Translation (Sahih International)

But as for one whose scales are light,

Word-by-word meaning

وَأَمَّاwa-ammāBut as for
مَنْman(him) whose
خَفَّتْkhaffat(are) light
مَوَٰزِينُهُۥmawāzīnuhuhis scales

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Which was revealed in Makkahبِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِIn the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.Al-Qariah is one of the names of the Day of Judgement, like Al-Haqqah, At-Tammah, As-Sakhkhah othersThen Allah intensifies concern and fright for it by saying,وَمَآ أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْقَارِعَةُ(And what will make you know what Al-Qari`ah is) Then He explains this by saying,يَوْمَ يَكُونُ النَّاسُ كَالْفَرَاشِ الْمَبْثُوثِ(It is a Day whereon mankind will be like moths scatte...

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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