سُوْرَةُ التَّكْوِيْرِ

Surah At-Takwir (81) — Ayah 14

The Overthrowing · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 586

عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ ﴿14﴾
(Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil).
عَلِمَتْ ʿalimat Will know
نَفْسٌۭ nafsun a soul
مَّآ what
أَحْضَرَتْ aḥḍarat it has brought

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(Ayah 14) {عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّاۤ اَحْضَرَتْ :} From the beginning of the surah up to here, a total of twelve things have been mentioned; when these twelve things occur, what will happen? The answer is: « عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّاۤ اَحْضَرَتْ» that every soul will know what it has brought forth. The indefiniteness of {’’ نَفْسٌ ‘‘} is for generality, therefore it has been translated as "every soul."

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14. 1. This is the answer, meaning that the aforementioned matters will manifest, of which the first six are related to the world and the other six matters are related to the Hereafter. At that time, the reality of each will become apparent to everyone.

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14. (At that time) every soul will know what it has brought [13].

[13] There will be two things through this knowledge. First, every person will be able to accurately account for his deeds, provided he does not resort to excuses or take the side of his own self. Second, the records of deeds of every person will also be opened and given to them. Through these two things, every person will understand, even before the decision of Allah's court, whether he will be declared deserving of Paradise or of Hell.