سُوْرَةُ الزُّمَرِ
Surah Az-Zumar (39) — Ayah 69
وَأَشْرَقَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ بِنُورِ رَبِّهَا وَوُضِعَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ وَجِا۟ىٓءَ بِٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ وَٱلشُّهَدَآءِ وَقُضِىَ بَيْنَهُم بِٱلْحَقِّ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ ﴿69﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And the earth will shine with the light of its Lord (Allâh, when He will come to judge among men): and the Book will be placed (open); and the Prophets and the witnesses will be brought forward; and it will be judged between them with truth, and they will not be wronged.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَشْرَقَتِ
wa-ashraqati
And (will) shine
ٱلْأَرْضُ
l-arḍu
the earth
بِنُورِ
binūri
with (the) light
رَبِّهَا
rabbihā
(of) its Lord
وَوُضِعَ
wawuḍiʿa
and (will) be placed
ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ
l-kitābu
the Record
وَجِا۟ىٓءَ
wajīa
and (will) be brought
بِٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ
bil-nabiyīna
the Prophets
وَٱلشُّهَدَآءِ
wal-shuhadāi
and the witnesses
وَقُضِىَ
waquḍiya
and it (will) be judged
بَيْنَهُم
baynahum
between them
بِٱلْحَقِّ
bil-ḥaqi
in truth
وَهُمْ
wahum
and they
لَا
lā
will not be wronged
يُظْلَمُونَ
yuẓ'lamūna
will not be wronged
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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69. And the earth will shine with the light of its Lord [87], and the record of deeds will be placed, and the prophets and all the witnesses [88] will be brought forth, and judgment will be made between the people with justice, and they will not be wronged.
[87] That is, today the earth is illuminated by the light of the sun, but the earth that will be prepared for the Plain of Resurrection will be sparkling and shining directly with the light of its Lord.
[88]
Who Will Bear Witness on the Day of Judgment?
By "witnesses" (shuhada), the foremost intended are the Prophets, and their mention has already come separately in this verse. Then, it refers to those people through whom Allah's message was was conveyed to them, then also the angels who kept recording their deeds. And if the criminals still do not confess their sins, then their own limbs, and the walls, trees, and stones of that environment—all will bear witness against the criminals.
[87] That is, today the earth is illuminated by the light of the sun, but the earth that will be prepared for the Plain of Resurrection will be sparkling and shining directly with the light of its Lord.
[88]
Who Will Bear Witness on the Day of Judgment?
By "witnesses" (shuhada), the foremost intended are the Prophets, and their mention has already come separately in this verse. Then, it refers to those people through whom Allah's message was was conveyed to them, then also the angels who kept recording their deeds. And if the criminals still do not confess their sins, then their own limbs, and the walls, trees, and stones of that environment—all will bear witness against the criminals.
