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Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection)

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ﴿١

Translation (Sahih International)

I swear by the Day of Resurrection

Word-by-word meaning

لَآNay
أُقْسِمُuq'simuI swear
بِيَوْمِbiyawmiby (the) Day
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِl-qiyāmati(of) the Resurrection

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Which was revealed in Makkahبِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.The Oath about the Final Return on the Day of Resurrection and the Refutation against the PlotsIt has been mentioned previously on more than one occasion that if the thing that is being sworn about is something that is being negated, then it is permissible to use the word "La" (Nay) before the oath to emphasize the negation.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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