Surah Ibrahim (14) — Ayah 48
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
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➋ { وَ بَرَزُوْا لِلّٰهِ الْوَاحِدِ الْقَهَّارِ:} This is said in refutation of those polytheists who consider their partners to have some authority, that on that day all people will be presented before that Allah Almighty who is alone, the Most Mighty, and no one else will have any authority.
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The Presentation of People in the Court of Allah and the Reckoning:
At the time of the first blowing of the Trumpet, the present system of the universe will be thrown into disorder, as is evident from Surah Takwir and some other verses. After this, what changes will occur until the second blowing of the Trumpet and how long this intermediate period will last—this is known only to Allah. Upon the second blowing of the Trumpet, a new system of the universe will be brought into existence, in which either the very essence of the present earth and heavens will be changed, or there will be considerable alteration in their form. The wording of the verse allows for both meanings. At this very second blowing, all human beings created from Adamؑ until the Day of Resurrection will be recreated and presented before Allah Almighty. These events are termed Hashr wa Nashr in the terminology of the Quran. For this new earth and new heavens, the natural laws will also be different from the present laws, and it is on this earth that the court of Allah Almighty will be established. The Scale of Deeds will be set up, and decisions of reward and punishment will be made according to people’s deeds. From some verses of the Quran, the form of change in the earth that emerges is that on that day there will remain no elevation or depression in the earth. All mountains will be leveled to the ground and all pits will be filled, thus the surface of the earth will become flat and will increase greatly from before. The most significant change will be that the seas, rivers, and streams will be dried up. And since the area of the sea’s surface is three times greater than that of the land, in this way, the earth at that time, after being changed, will be at least four times larger than the present earth, and secondly, that earth will be completely level.
