سُوْرَةُ الْقَمَرِ

Surah Al-Qamar (54) — Ayah 53

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وَكُلُّ صَغِيرٍ وَكَبِيرٍ مُّسْتَطَرٌ ﴿53﴾
And everything, small and big, is written down (in Al-Lauh Al-Mahfûz already beforehand i.e. before it befalls, or is done by its doer: الإيمان بالقدر) (See the Qur’ân V.57:22 and its footnote).
وَكُلُّ wakullu And every
صَغِيرٍۢ ṣaghīrin small
وَكَبِيرٍۢ wakabīrin and big
مُّسْتَطَرٌ mus'taṭarun (is) written down

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53. 1. That is, all the deeds, words, and actions of the creation are written, whether they are small or big, insignificant or great.

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53. And every small and great matter is written [37].

[37] This refers to the record of deeds prepared by the angels for every human being, in which every person's words and actions, movements and stillness, tone and manner of speech—everything—is being recorded simultaneously. It is impossible for even the smallest thing a person says or does to be left out of it.