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Surah An-Naazi'aat (79) — Ayah 34

Those who drag forth · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 584

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلطَّآمَّةُ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ ﴿34﴾
But when there comes the greatest catastrophe (i.e. the Day of Recompense) -
فَإِذَا fa-idhā But when
جَآءَتِ jāati comes
ٱلطَّآمَّةُ l-ṭāmatu the Overwhelming Calamity
ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ l-kub'rā the great

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(Ayah 34) {فَاِذَا جَآءَتِ الطَّآمَّةُ الْكُبْرٰى:’’ الطَّآمَّةُ ‘‘} This calamity refers to that which overwhelms everything; it means the Day of Judgment. To further emphasize its horror, it is said {’’ الْكُبْرٰى ‘‘} that which is the greatest (calamity).

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34. But when the great calamity [24] comes,

[24] ﴿الطّامة﴾ ﴿الطَّمُّ﴾ means a sea filled with water and surging, and ﴿الطامه﴾ refers to such a calamity that overwhelms all other misfortunes. The word ﴿الكبريٰ﴾ has been used to further emphasize this great calamity, and by it is meant the Day of Resurrection.