Transliteration:( Yawma iziny yas durun naasu ash tatal liyuraw a'maalahum )
5. On the Day of Judgement dead bodies would be resurrected from their graves and would be walking to the Place of Accountability in different conditions. Some will be moving swiftly on conveyances, some will be moving on foot, some will be moving flat-faced, some will be blind, some will be seeing, some will be black, some will be white. Or, after giving account some will be walking from the right side of the Divine Throne to Paradise and others from the left side into Hell. From this we learn that on the Day of Judgement the inmates of Paradise and of Hell would be identified. If anyone now says that the Holy Prophet would not be able to identify them, he is rejecting verses of this nature. Today the state only appoints those doctors as civil surgeons who can identify the ill and diagnose their illnesses. For the purpose of such diagnoses hundreds of instruments had been invented. Then, has Allah Almighty placed the major intercession in the hands of a person who is unable to identify who is entitled for it, or not entitled for it? Will the Holy Prophet, be saying to his followers that he does not know who they are, believers or infidels? This will certainly not be the case.
6. The meaning of this verse is that whatever little good a believer would be doing he will see the reward of it, and any infidel who would be doing a little bit of evil, he will be serving the punishment for it. Thus, this is the commentary of "in different ways." Since the sins of the believers are forgivable due to the mercy and grace of Allah Almighty while the good deeds of the infidels would be seized. Therefore mention is not made of both of them. g Or, it could mean that every believer and the infidel will see their good and evil deeds in their books of record: the believer with the forgiveness of the sins and the infidel with the seizure of his good deeds. Thus, this verse is neither against intercession or forgiveness nor against the verses relating to seizure. Remember a few things:
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1. By the pronoun "MUN"(who) are meant only those persons whose deeds are suitable for reward and punishment. Animals, jinns and angels are excluded from it because in "people will return", mention is being made of human beings only. Also, that the deeds of angels and animals are not suitable for reward and punishment. Although there is punishment for the jinns on committing sins, there is no Paradise for their good deeds.
2. There are several ways of doing good and evil deeds: he should do them himself, have them done by proxy by someone, and introduce a practice so that others may put them into practice.
3. "Khair" are all those permissible deeds,which are done with good intentions. "Shar" are all those forbidden deeds or those lawful deeds done with evil intentions. Thus, this verse is the embodiment of the Holy QUR'AAN.
The tafsir of Surah Zalzalah verse 6 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Zalzalah ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 1 through 8.
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