He is able to provide all the enjoyments that He promises us in the Hereafter just as He provides these core elements to all people in this life. So He alone deserves to be glorified and praised. This again proves to humanity that Allah is to be worshiped alone. Moreover, He declares that our lives are more dependent on Him than on our own jugular veins. He challenges us to find anyone who can produce these things on their own if Allah were to take them away from us. Those who are misguided deniers of the truth.Įach of these will receive a reward that is appropriate to their status.Īllah also explains how He is the One who provides the four core components of life: reproductive fluids, agriculture, water, and fuel. Those who are foremost in their efforts to serve Allah On the Day of Judgment, people will be divided into three groups:
Now, in Surah al-Waqiah, Allah brings us to the different levels that people will be at on the Day of Judgment, which will determine what their outcome will be. Introduction and Thematic ExplanationĪllah’s punishment and mercy have been established in the previous two surahs, Surah al-Qamar and Surah al-Rahman.
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The following is excerpted Shaykh Hamzah Abdul Malik’s The Endless Banquet, Volume 3, which will be published in Rabi al-Awwal, 1443 AH, and from Imam al-Qushayri’s Tafsir of Surah al-Waqi’ah, which will be published in full as part of IGI’s Tafsir Reimagined series.