The Eternal Echo
The Eternal Echo

Surah Al-Qiyamah • Ayah 26

Para 29 Surah 75 : 26
كَلَّآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلتَّرَاقِىَ

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كَلَّآ
إِذَا
بَلَغَتِ
ٱلتَّرَاقِىَ

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Classical Tafsir: Ibn Kathir en

Certainty will Occur at the Time of Death. Allah Informs of the Condition at the Time of Death and What Terrors it Contains.May Allah make us firm at that time with the Firm Statement. Allah says,كَلاَّ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ التَّرَاقِىَ(Nay, when it reaches to the collarbones.) If we make the word "Kalla" negative, then this Ayah means, `O son of Adam! You are not able to deny that which I informed you of at that time (death). This will become something witnessed by you with your own eyes.' If we consider the word "Kalla" to be a word of affirmation, then this would be the most obvious meaning. In this case it would mean that it is certainly true when the soul reaches the collarbones - meaning, `your soul will be pulled out of your body and it will reach your collarbones.' This is similar to Allah's statement,فَلَوْلاَ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ الْحُلْقُومَ - وَأَنتُمْ حِينَئِذٍ تَنظُرُونَ - وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنكُمْ وَلَـكِن لاَّ تُبْصِرُونَ - فَلَوْلاَ إِن كُنتُمْ غَيْرَ مَدِينِينَ - تَرْجِعُونَهَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـدِقِينَ(Then why do you not (intervene) when (the soul of the dying person) reaches the throat And you at the moment are looking on, but We are nearer to him than you, but you see not, then why do you not if you are exempt from the reckoning and recompense, bring back the soul, if your are truthful) (56:83-87) Thus, Allah similarly says here,كَلاَّ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ التَّرَاقِىَ - وَقِيلَ مَنْ رَاقٍ(Nay, when it reaches to the collarbones. And it will be said: "Who can cure him) `Ikrimah reported from Ibn `Abbas that he said, "Meaning, who is the person who recites divine prayers of healing so that he may come and cure him" Abu Qilabah made a similar statement when he said,وَقِيلَ مَنْ رَاقٍ(And it will be said: "Who can cure him) "This means who is the doctor that can cure him" Qatadah, Ad-Dahhak and Ibn Zayd all have similar statements. `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported from Ibn `Abbas that he said concerning the Ayah,وَالْتَفَّتِ السَّاقُ بِالسَّاقِ(And one shank will be joined with another shank.) "This is the last day of the days of this world and the first day of the days of the Hereafter. So there will be hardships that will meet (more) hardships, except for he whom Allah has mercy upon." `Ikrimah said,وَالْتَفَّتِ السَّاقُ بِالسَّاقِ(And one shank will be joined with another shank.) "The great matter (will be joined) with the great matter." Mujahid said, "A test (will be joined) with a test." Al-Hasan Al-Basri said concerning Allah's statement,وَالْتَفَّتِ السَّاقُ بِالسَّاقِ(And one shank will be joined with another shank. ) "These are your two shins when they are bound together." In another narration from him (Al-Hasan) he said, "His two legs have died and they will not carry him while he used to walk around on them." Concerning Allah's statement,إِلَى رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْمَسَاقُ(The drive will be on that Day to your Lord!) meaning, the place of return and the destination. This is that the soul ascends into the heavens and Allah says, "Return my servant to the earth, for verily, I have created them from it, I return them into it, and from it I will bring them out at another time." This has been reported in the lengthy Hadith of Al-Bara'. Verily, Allah says,وَهُوَ الْقَاهِرُ فَوْقَ عِبَادِهِ وَيُرْسِلُ عَلَيْكُم حَفَظَةً حَتَّى إِذَا جَآءَ أَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ تَوَفَّتْهُ رُسُلُنَا وَهُمْ لاَ يُفَرِّطُونَ - ثُمَّ رُدُّواْ إِلَى اللَّهِ مَوْلَـهُمُ الْحَقِّ أَلاَ لَهُ الْحُكْمُ وَهُوَ أَسْرَعُ الْحَـسِبِينَ(He is the Irresistible (Supreme), over His servants, and He sends guardians over you, until when death approaches one of you, Our messengers take his soul, and they never neglect their duty. Then they are returned to Allah, their True Master. Surely, for Him is the judgement and He is theMentioning the Case of the DenierAllah says,فَلاَ صَدَّقَ وَلاَ صَلَّى - وَلَـكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّى(So, he neither believed nor prayed! But on the contrary, he denied and turned away!) This is to inform about the disbeliever who used to deny the truth in his heart in the abode of this worldly life, and he used to turn away from acting according to its way. Thus, there is no good in him, internally or externally. Therefore, Allah says,فَلاَ صَدَّقَ وَلاَ صَلَّى - وَلَـكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّى - ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ يَتَمَطَّى(So he neither believed nor prayed! But on the contrary, he denied and turned away! Then he walked in conceit (full pride) to his family admiring himself!)(75:31-33) meaning, stubborn, cruel, obstinate, wanton, lazy, having no concern and doing no deeds. This is similar to Allah's statement,وَإِذَا انقَلَبُواْ إِلَى أَهْلِهِمْ انقَلَبُواْ فَكِهِينَ(And when they returned to their own people, they would return jesting.) (83:31) Allah also says,إِنَّهُ كَانَ فِى أَهْلِهِ مَسْرُوراً - إِنَّهُ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ(Verily, he was among his people in joy! Verily, he thought that he would never come back (to Us)!) (84:13,14) meaning, return.بَلَى إِنَّ رَبَّهُ كَانَ بِهِ بَصِيراً(Yes! Verily, his Lord has been ever beholding him!) (84:15) Ad-Dahhak reported from Ibn `Abbas that he said,ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ يَتَمَطَّى(Then he walked in conceit to his family admiring himself!) "This means arrogantly." Qatadah and Zayd bin Aslam both said, "Strutting." Allah then says,أَوْلَى لَكَ فَأَوْلَى - ثُمَّ أَوْلَى لَكَ فَأَوْلَى(Woe to you! And then woe to you! Again, woe to you! And then woe to you!) This is a definite warning and threat from Allah to those who disbelieve in Him and strut about when walking. This means, `you deserve to strut like this while you have disbelieved in your Creator and Maker.' This is what is commonly said in this type of situation in order to mock and intimidate (someone). This is as Allah says,ذُقْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْكَرِيمُ(Taste you (this)! Verily you were (pretending to be) the mighty, the generous!) (44:49) Similarly, Allah says,كُلُواْ وَتَمَتَّعُواْ قَلِيلاً إِنَّكُمْ مُّجْرِمُونَ(Eat and enjoy yourselves for a little. Verily, you are criminals.) (77:46) Allah also says,فَاعْبُدُواْ مَا شِئْتُمْ مِّن دُونِهِ(So worship what you like besides Him.) (39:15) And like Allah's statement,اعْمَلُواْ مَا شِئْتُمْ(Do what you will.) (41:40) There are other examples of this as well. Abu `Abdur-Rahman An-Nasa'i recorded from Sa`id bin Jubayr that he said, "I mentioned to Ibn `Abbas,أَوْلَى لَكَ فَأَوْلَى - ثُمَّ أَوْلَى لَكَ فَأَوْلَى(Woe to you! And then woe to you! Again, woe to you! And then woe to you!) He (Ibn `Abbas) replied, `The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said this to Abu Jahl, then Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, revealed this Ayah."' Ibn Abi Hatim recorded from Qatadah that he said concerning Allah's statement,أَوْلَى لَكَ فَأَوْلَى - ثُمَّ أَوْلَى لَكَ فَأَوْلَى(Woe to you! And then woe to you! Again, woe to you! And then woe to you!) "It is a threat followed by a threat, just as you hear it. They claim that the Prophet of Allah grabbed the clothes of the enemy of Allah, Abu Jahl. The Prophet then said to him, `Woe to you! And then (again) woe to you! Again woe to you! And then (again) woe to you!' At this the enemy of Allah, Abu Jahl, said, `Are you threatening me, O Muhammad By Allah! Neither you nor your Lord are able to do anything, and verily, I am the mightiest person walking between its (Makkah's) two mountains."'Man will not be left neglectedAllah says,أَيَحْسَبُ الإِنسَـنُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى(Does man think that he will be left neglected) As-Suddi said, "Meaning not resurrected." Mujahid, Ash-Shafi`i and `Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam, all said, "Meaning, he will not be commanded and prohibited." Apparently the Ayah includes both meanings. This means that he will not be left neglected in this worldly life, without being commanded and prohibited. He also will not be left neglected in his grave unattended to without being resurrected. Rather he will be commanded and prohibited in this life, and gathered back to Allah in the abode of the Hereafter. The intent here is to affirm the existence of the abode of the final return and to refute whoever rejects it from the people of deviance, ignorance and stubbornness. Thus, Allah uses the beginning of creation as a proof for the repetition of the creation in His saying,أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِىٍّ يُمْنَى(Was he not a Nutfah of semen emitted) meaning, was not man a weak drop of sperm from a despised fluid known as semen, that is emitted from the loins into the wombsثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّى(Then he became an `Alaqah; then shaped and fashioned in due proportion.) meaning, he became a clot, then a lump of flesh, then he was formed and the soul was blown into him. Then he became a perfect creation with healthy limbs, as either a male or a female by the permission and decree of Allah. Thus, Allah says,فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ الزَّوْجَيْنِ الذَّكَرَ وَالاٍّنثَى(And made of him two sexes, male and female.) Then Allah says,أَلَيْسَ ذَلِكَ بِقَـدِرٍ عَلَى أَن يُحْيِىَ الْمَوْتَى(Is it not so then, that He would be able to give life to the dead) meaning, is not He Who made this perfect creation from this weak drop of sperm able to repeat that as He did originally And "the ability to repeat that" either refers to the origination only, or to both that and the process of perfecting it, according to two different views, as in Allah's saying;وَهُوَ الَّذِى يَبْدَأُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ وَهُوَ أَهْوَنُ عَلَيْهِ(And He it is Who originates the creation, then He will repeat it; this is easier for Him.) (30:27) The first view is more popular, and Allah knows best.Supplication upon completing this SurahAbu Dawud recorded from Musa bin Abi `A'ishah that he said, "A man used to pray on top of his house and whenever he recited,أَلَيْسَ ذَلِكَ بِقَـدِرٍ عَلَى أَن يُحْيِىَ الْمَوْتَى(Is it not so then, that He would be able to give life to the dead) he would say, `Glory to You, of course.' So the people asked him about that and he said, `I heard it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ."' Abu Dawud was alone in transmitting this Hadith and he did not mention who this Companion was, but there is no harm in that. This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat Al-Qiyamah, all praise and thanks are due to Allah.

Classical Tafsir: Ibn Kathir Urdu ur

جب ہماری روح حلق تک پہنچ جاتی ہے اور اس کے بعد کیا ہوتا ہے ٭٭یہاں موت کا اور سکرات کی کیفیت کا بیان ہو رہا ہے اللہ تعالیٰ ہمیں اس وقت حق پر ثابت قدم رکھے۔ «كَلَّا» کو اگر یہاں ڈانٹ کے معنی میں لیا جائے تو یہ معنی ہوں گے کہ ” اے ابن آدم! تو جو میری خبروں کو جھٹلاتا ہے یہ درست نہیں بلکہ ان کے مقدمات تو تو روزمرہ کھلم کھلا دیکھ رہا ہے “ اور اگر اس لفظ کو «حقا» کے معنی میں لیں تو مطلب اور زیادہ ظاہر ہے یعنی ” یہ بات یقینی ہے کہ جب تیری روح تیرے جسم سے نکلنے لگے اور تیرے نرخرے تک پہنچ جائے “۔ «تَّرَاقِيَ» جمع ہے «تَرْقُوّٰةُ» کی ان ہڈیوں کو کہتے ہیں جو سینے پر اور مونڈھوں کے درمیان میں ہیں جسے ہانس کی ہڈی کہتے ہیں۔ جیسے اور جگہ ہے «فَلَوْلَا إِذَا بَلَغَتِ الْحُلْقُومَ وَأَنتُمْ حِينَئِذٍ تَنظُرُونَ وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنكُمْ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا تُبْصِرُونَ فَلَوْلَا إِن كُنتُمْ غَيْرَ مَدِينِينَ تَرْجِعُونَهَا إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ» [56-الواقعة:87-83] ‏ فرمایا ہے یعنی ” جبکہ روح حلق تک پہنچ جائے اور تم دیکھ رہے ہو اور ہم تم سے بھی زیادہ اس کے قریب ہیں لیکن تم نہیں دیکھ سکتے پس اگر تم حکم الٰہی کے ماتحت نہیں ہو اور اپنے اس قول میں سچے ہو تو اس روح کو کیوں نہیں لوٹا لاتے؟ “ اس مقام پر اس حدیث پر بھی نظر ڈال لی جائے جو بشر بن حجاج کی روایت سے سورۃ یٰسین کی تفسیر میں گزر چکی ہے۔ «تَّرَاقِيَ» جو جمع ہے «تَرْقُوّٰةُ» کی ان ہڈیوں کو کہتے ہیں جو «حلقوم» کے قریب ہیں اس وقت ہائی دہائی ہوتی ہے کہ کوئی ہے جو جھاڑ پھونک کرے یعنی کسی طبیب وغیرہ کے ذریعہ شفاء ہو سکتی ہے؟ اور یہ بھی کہا گیا ہے کہ یہ فرشتوں کا قول ہے یعنی اس روح کو لے کر کون چڑھے گا رحمت کے فرشتے یا عذاب کے؟ اور پنڈلی سے پنڈلی کے رگڑا کھانے کا ایک مطلب تو سیدنا ابن عباس رضی اللہ عنہما وغیرہ سے یہ مروی ہے کہ ”دنیا اور آخرت اس پر جمع ہو جاتی ہے دنیا کا آخری دن ہوتا ہے اور آخرت کا پہلا دن ہوتا ہے جس سے سختی اور سخت ہو جاتی ہے مگر جس پر رب رحیم کا رحم و کرم ہو۔‏“ دوسرا مطلب عکرمہ رحمہ اللہ سے یہ مروی ہے کہ ایک بہت بڑا امیر دوسرے بہت بڑے امیر سے مل جاتا ہے بلا پر بلا آ جاتی ہے، تیسرا مطلب حسن بصری رحمہ اللہ وغیرہ سے مروی ہے کہ خود مرنے والے کی بے قراری، شدت درد سے پاؤں پر پاؤں کا چڑھ جانا مراد ہے۔ پہلے تو ان پیروں پر چلتا پھرتا تھا اب ان میں جان کہاں؟ اور یہ بھی مروی ہے کہ کفن کے وقت پنڈلی سے پنڈلی کامل جانا مراد ہے۔10062چوتھا مطلب ضحاک رحمہ اللہ سے یہ بھی مروی ہے کہ دو کام دو طرف جمع ہو جاتے ہیں ادھر تو لوگ اس کے جسم کو نہلا دھلا کر سپرد خاک کرنے کو تیار ہیں، ادھر فرشتے اس کی روح لے جانے میں مشغول ہیں، اگر نیک ہے تو عمدہ تیاری اور دھوم کے ساتھ، اگر بد ہے تو نہایت ہی برائی اور بدتر حالت کے ساتھ، اب لوٹنے، قرار پانے، رہنے سہنے، پہنچ جانے، کھچ کر اور چل کر پہنچنے کی جگہ اللہ ہی کی طرف ہے روح آسمان کی طرف چڑھائی جاتی ہے پھر وہاں سے حکم ہوتا ہے کہ اسے زمین کی طرف واپس لے جاؤ میں نے ان سب کو اسی سے پیدا کیا ہے اسی میں لوٹا کر لے جاؤں گا اور پھر اسی سے انہیں دوبارہ نکالوں گا۔‏“ جیسے کہ سیدنا براء رضی اللہ عنہ کی مطول حدیث میں آیا ہے، یہی مضمون اور جگہ بیان ہوا ہے «وَهُوَ الْقَاهِرُ فَوْقَ عِبَادِهِ وَيُرْسِلُ عَلَيْكُمْ حَفَظَةً حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ تَوَفَّتْهُ رُسُلُنَا وَهُمْ لَا يُفَرِّطُونَ ثُمَّ رُدُّوا إِلَى اللَّـهِ مَوْلَاهُمُ الْحَقِّ أَلَا لَهُ الْحُكْمُ وَهُوَ أَسْرَعُ الْحَاسِبِينَ» [6-الأنعام:62،61] ‏، ” وہی اپنے بندوں پر غالب ہے وہی تمہاری حفاظت کے لیے تمہارے پاس فرشتے بھیجتا ہے یہاں تک کہ تم میں سے کسی کی موت کا وقت آ جائے تو ہمارے بھیجے ہوئے فرشتے اسے فوت کر لیتے ہیں اور وہ کوئی قصور نہیں کرتے پھر سب کے سب اپنے سچے مولا کی طرف لوٹائے جاتے ہیں یقین مانو کہ حکم اسی کا چلتا ہے اور وہ سب سے جلد حساب لینے والا ہے “۔ پھر اس کافر انسان کا حال بیان ہو رہا ہے جو اپنے دل اور عقیدے سے حق کا جھٹلانے والا اور اپنے بدن اور عمل سے حق سے روگردانی کرنے والا تھا جس کا ظاہر باطن برباد ہو چکا تھا اور کوئی بھلائی اس میں باقی نہیں رہی تھی، نہ وہ اللہ کی باتوں کی دل سے تصدیق کرتا تھا نہ جسم سے عبادت اللہ بجا لاتا تھا یہاں تک کہ نماز کا بھی چور تھا۔10063

Classical Tafsir: Bayan-ul-Quran ur

آیت 25{ تَظُنُّ اَنْ یُّفْعَلَ بِہَا فَاقِرَۃٌ۔ } ”ان کو یقین ہوگا کہ اب ان کے ساتھ کمرتوڑ سلوک ہونے و الا ہے۔“ اس کے بعد اب قیامت صغریٰ یعنی انسان کی موت کے وقت کا نقشہ دکھایا جا رہا ہے۔ قیامت کبریٰ کا ذکر تو قبل ازیں ان آیات میں آچکا ہے : { فَاِذَا بَرِقَ الْبَصَرُ - وَخَسَفَ الْقَمَرُ H…}۔ لیکن انفرادی سطح پر تو ہر انسان کی موت ہی اس کی قیامت ہے۔ اسی لیے قیامت کبریٰ کے مقابلے میں ہر انسان کی موت کو اس کی ”قیامت صغریٰ“ کہا جاتا ہے۔ چناچہ ان آیات کا مطالعہ کرتے ہوئے ہر انسان کو اپنی ’ قیامت صغریٰ ‘ کا تصور اپنے ذہن میں مستحضر رکھنا چاہیے۔

Classical Tafsir: Ma'arif al-Qur'an en

كَلَّآ اِذَا بَلَغَتِ التَّرَاقِيَ وَقِيْلَ مَنْ ۫رَاقٍ وَّظَنَّ اَنَّهُ الْفِرَاقُ وَالْتَفَّتِ السَّاقُ بِالسَّاقِ اِلٰى رَبِّكَ يَوْمَىِٕذِۨ الْمَسَاقُ(When the soul [ of a patient ] reaches the clavicles, and it is said, "Who is an enchanter [ that can save him?] ", and he realizes that it is [ the time on departure [ from the world,] and one shank is intertwined with the other shank, then on that day, it is to your Lord that one has to be driven.... 75:26-30]In the preceding verses, reckoning on the Day of Reckoning and conditions of the inmates of Paradise and Hell were described. In these verses, man's attention is drawn to his approaching death, which he should not neglect. He should embrace the faith and do deeds of righteousness before death overtakes him, so that he may attain salvation in the Hereafter. The above verse depicts the scene of death. The unmindful man forgets his death until his soul comes up to his collar-bone [ throat ]. The healers fail to heal him, and the people look for enchanters to save him. When one shank is entwined with the other, he realizes that it is the final moments of his parting. At this juncture neither is his repentance acceptable nor a righteous deed. Therefore, it is necessary for a wise person to make amends before this moment arrives. In the statement, وَالْتَفَّتِ السَّاقُ بِالسَّاقِ (and one shank is intertwined with the other shank) the word saq means 'shank'. This statement could mean that, being agitated and restless, he strikes one shank on the other, or rubs one shank against the other. It could also signify that if one leg is placed on the other, and the dying person wants to move it, he would not be able to do so. [ Sha` bi and Hasan have interpreted it in this way ].Sayyidna Ibn ` Abbas says that the two 'shanks' refer to the two worlds: the Here and the Hereafter. The verse signifies 'the last day of the days of this world and the first day of the days of the Hereafter; one affliction will be joined to another, and the agony of leaving this world will be joined to the agony of the punishment awaiting the disbeliever in the next world'. And Allah knows best!

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