God created man as a test case to ascertain whether they accept His Call, which He sent through number of prophets and messengers to different people, and follow the path of Truth or not. And then after a prescribed period, the world would be brought to an end and all men who ever lived since the Prophet Adam will be resurrected on the Day of Resurrection. Once the grand assembly has been taken place, the Divine Court will be established, called the Judgment Day (Arabic: یوم القيامة). This will be the fateful day when each man will be held accountable for his deeds of his worldly life, shown his dossiers and awarded or rewarded according to the volume of one's good and bad deeds.
Man has therefore, been warned and cautioned at number of places in the Al-Qurʾān to be watchful for his actions for a day will come when all his actions will be presented with minutest of details right in front of the Lord of universe, a day when he will be either ushered to Paradise (Jannah) as reward for his good and noble deeds or will be dragged and thrown in to the blazing fir of Hell (Jahannam) for defying the Divine Laws in his worldly life.
Herein under, we list down some of these verses. Please click on the highlighted text to read the explanation of these verses by some of the prominent exegetes and scholars of Muslim world:
- Who shall be raised BLIND on the Day of Resurrection (Surah 21 Al-Anbiyaa (The Prophets):1)
- The day when even the mightiest will surrender (Surah 37. As-Saffat: 26)
- Production of the man's scroll in the shape of a wide-open book (Surah 17. Al-Israa: 13)
- Everyone will be attended by one who will drive him on, and another who will bear witness (Surah 50 Qaf: 21)
- Who will feel intense remorse on the Day of Judgment? (Surah 10. Yunus:54)
- Fear the Day when no intercession will be accepted and no one will be ransomed (Surah 2. Al-Baqara:48)
- Fear the Day when Every Soul will Be Fully Repaid for his Deeds - good or evil (Surah 2. Al-Baqara:281)
- No one will be wronged on that day and Divine Justice will prevail (Surah 50 Qaf: 29)
- Allah Wrongs Not Even the Weight of a Speck of Dust (Surah 4 An-Nisa: 40)
- Everyone will be asked to read his scroll with no aides for assistance (Surah 17. Al-Israa: 14)
- The Day when nothing will avail, neither wealth nor offspring (Surah 26. Ash-Shu'araa:88)
- Those will rejoice who will have their records in the right hand (Surah 69. Al-Haqqa:19)
- The Day when instead of men, their limbs will testify against them (Surah 24. Al Nur: 24)
- The Day when hands will speak and feet shall bear witness to their evil deeds (Surah 36. Ya-Sin:65)
- Every deed will be presented even if these have forgotten it. Allah is a witness to everything. (Surah 58. Al-Mujadila:6)
- Scale set for the Day will account for Deeds even of weight of a grain of mustard seed (Surah 21. Al Anbiya:47)
- The Evil Doers and the Righteous Cannot be Equated (Surah 45 Al Jathia:21)
We shall add more to this listing and also provide detailed explanation in our coming posts.
May Allāh (سبحانه و تعالى) help us understand Qur'ān and follow the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, which is embodiment of commandments of Allah contained in the Qur'ān. May Allah help us to be like the ones He loves and let our lives be lived helping others and not making others' lives miserable or unlivable. May all our wrong doings, whether intentional or unintentional, be forgiven before the angel of death knocks on our door.
وَمَا عَلَيۡنَاۤ اِلَّا الۡبَلٰغُ الۡمُبِيۡنُ
(36:17) and our duty is no more than to clearly convey the Message.”
That is Our duty is only to convey to you the message that Allah has entrusted us with. Then it is for you to accept it or reject it. We have not been made responsible for making you accept it forcibly, and if you do not accept it, we shall not be seized in consequence of your disbelief, you will yourselves be answerable for your actions on Day of Resurrection.
Reading the Qur'ān should be a daily obligation of a Muslim - Reading it with translation will make it meaningful. But reading its Exegesis / Tafsir will make you understand it fully. It will also help the Muslims to have grasp over social issues and their answers discussed in the Qur'an and other matter related to inter faith so that they are able to discuss issues with non-Muslims with authority based on refences from Qur'an.
May Allah forgive me if my posts ever imply a piety far greater than I possess. I am most in need of guidance.
Note: When we mention God in our posts, we mean One True God, we call Allah in Islam, with no associates. Allah is the Sole Creator of all things, and that Allah is all-powerful and all-knowing. Allah has no offspring, no race, no gender, no body, and is unaffected by the characteristics of human life.
For more Selected Verses, please refer to our reference page: Selected Verses from the Qur'an. You may also refer to our Reference Pages and Understanding Al Qur'an for knowing more about Islam and Qur'ān.
An effort has been made to gather explanation / exegesis of the surahs of the Qur'ān from authentic sources and then present a least possible condensed explanation of the surah. In that the exegesis of the chapters of the Quran is mainly based on the "Tafhim al-Qur'an - The Meaning of the Qur'an" by one of the most enlightened scholars of the Muslim World Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi.
In order to augment and add more explanation as already provided, additional input has been interjected from the following sources:
- Tafsir Ibn Khatir
- Muhammad Asad Translation
- Yusuf Ali Translation
- Translation Javed Ahmad Ghamidi / Al Mawrid
- Qur'an Wiki
- Verse by Verse Qur'an Study Circle
- Towards Understanding the Quran
In addition, references of other sources which have been explored have also been given above. Those desirous of detailed explanations and tafsir (exegesis), may refer to these sites.
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