سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 13
وَكُلَّ إِنسَـٰنٍ أَلْزَمْنَـٰهُ طَـٰٓئِرَهُۥ فِى عُنُقِهِۦ ۖ وَنُخْرِجُ لَهُۥ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ كِتَـٰبًا يَلْقَىٰهُ مَنشُورًا ﴿13﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And We have fastened every man’s deeds to his neck, and on the Day of Resurrection, We shall bring out for him a book which he will find wide open.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَكُلَّ
wakulla
And (for) every
إِنسَـٰنٍ
insānin
man
أَلْزَمْنَـٰهُ
alzamnāhu
We have fastened to him
طَـٰٓئِرَهُۥ
ṭāirahu
his fate
فِى
fī
in
عُنُقِهِۦ ۖ
ʿunuqihi
his neck
وَنُخْرِجُ
wanukh'riju
and We will bring forth
لَهُۥ
lahu
for him
يَوْمَ
yawma
(on the) Day
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ
l-qiyāmati
(of) the Resurrection
كِتَـٰبًۭا
kitāban
a record
يَلْقَىٰهُ
yalqāhu
which he will find
مَنشُورًا
manshūran
wide open
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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13. We have fastened every human’s deeds [13] to his neck, and on the Day of Resurrection We will bring forth for him a book which he will find spread open.
[13]
The Record of Man’s Deeds is Within His Own Being:
The literal meaning of "ta'ir" is "bird," and another meaning is "ill fortune." But here, it refers to the record of a person's deeds. The meaning is that the record of a person's misfortune or good fortune is not in the external world, but rather it exists within the person himself. Allah Almighty has expressed this same theme at another place as follows: ﴿بَلِ الْاِنْسَانُ عَليٰ نَفْسِهٖ بَصِيْرَةٌ﴾ [15، 14: 75] Rather, man is a witness against himself, even though (he may put forth excuses for his innocence). One aspect of this is that with every person, there are two angels on the right and left at all times, who record every small and big deed of his, and thus his record of deeds is being prepared. This explanation is established from the Book and the Sunnah. And according to current research, it is known that whatever a person does or utters, its effects are imprinted on his body and are also preserved in the atmosphere, and they remain for a long time. Then, when the morning of Resurrection appears, the vision of man will become so sharp that he will be able to see and read all of this. These external testimonies will be in addition to his record of deeds, the mention of which is found repeatedly in the Book and the Sunnah.
[13]
The Record of Man’s Deeds is Within His Own Being:
The literal meaning of "ta'ir" is "bird," and another meaning is "ill fortune." But here, it refers to the record of a person's deeds. The meaning is that the record of a person's misfortune or good fortune is not in the external world, but rather it exists within the person himself. Allah Almighty has expressed this same theme at another place as follows: ﴿بَلِ الْاِنْسَانُ عَليٰ نَفْسِهٖ بَصِيْرَةٌ﴾ [15، 14: 75] Rather, man is a witness against himself, even though (he may put forth excuses for his innocence). One aspect of this is that with every person, there are two angels on the right and left at all times, who record every small and big deed of his, and thus his record of deeds is being prepared. This explanation is established from the Book and the Sunnah. And according to current research, it is known that whatever a person does or utters, its effects are imprinted on his body and are also preserved in the atmosphere, and they remain for a long time. Then, when the morning of Resurrection appears, the vision of man will become so sharp that he will be able to see and read all of this. These external testimonies will be in addition to his record of deeds, the mention of which is found repeatedly in the Book and the Sunnah.
