سُوْرَةُ الْمُدَّثِّرِ

Surah Al-Muddaththir (74) — Ayah 35

The Cloaked One · Meccan · Juz 29 · Page 576

إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى ٱلْكُبَرِ ﴿35﴾
Verily, it (Hell, or their denial of Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, or the Day of Resurrection) is but one of the greatest (signs).
إِنَّهَا innahā Indeed, it
لَإِحْدَى la-iḥ'dā (is) surely one
ٱلْكُبَرِ l-kubari (of) the greatest

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35. 1 This is the answer to the oath. کُبَر is the plural of کُبْرَیٰ. After swearing by three extremely important things, Allah has described the greatness and terror of Hell, leaving no doubt about its enormity.

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35. Indeed, it (Hell) is one of the greatest things [18].

[18] The phases of the moon, its waxing and waning, the existence of night and day and their alternation, the appearance of dawn after the darkness of night—these signs of Allah are no less astonishing. The only difference is that since these things are witnessed by humans every day, they do not feel the need to reflect upon them. But when the mention of Hell arises, they immediately deny it, simply because they have not yet seen Hell. Otherwise, by these things which humans see, the existence of Hell is not impossible, and it is something for humans to fear, not to mock.