سُوْرَةُ الْبُرُوْجِ
Surah Al-Burooj (85) — Ayah 3
وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ ﴿3﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And by the Witnessing day (i.e. Friday), and by the Witnessed day [i.e. the day of ‘Arafât (Hajj) the ninth of Dhul-Hijjah];
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَشَاهِدٍۢ
washāhidin
And (the) witness
وَمَشْهُودٍۢ
wamashhūdin
and what is witnessed
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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3. And by the witness and what is witnessed [2].
[2] In verse number 2, ﴿اليوم الموعود﴾ refers to the Day of Resurrection, but regarding the expression of "witness" and "witnessed" in verse number 3, there is much difference of opinion. Some have said that "witness" refers to the day of Jumu'ah, which is present in every village and every city everywhere. And "witnessed" refers to the day of Arafah, when people from all corners of the world are present there. Some have said that "witness" refers to the day of sacrifice (Yawm al-Nahr) and "witnessed" refers to the day of Arafah, and so on. However, in terms of the coherence of the subject, the better interpretation seems to be that "witnessed" also refers to the Day of Resurrection, and "witness" refers to every individual from the creation who will be gathered on the Day of Resurrection and will witness the terrors of that day with their own eyes. And the fourth meaning is that "witness" refers to the Prophets and the righteous, and "witnessed" refers to their communities upon whom they will bear witness and thus establish proof against them.
[2] In verse number 2, ﴿اليوم الموعود﴾ refers to the Day of Resurrection, but regarding the expression of "witness" and "witnessed" in verse number 3, there is much difference of opinion. Some have said that "witness" refers to the day of Jumu'ah, which is present in every village and every city everywhere. And "witnessed" refers to the day of Arafah, when people from all corners of the world are present there. Some have said that "witness" refers to the day of sacrifice (Yawm al-Nahr) and "witnessed" refers to the day of Arafah, and so on. However, in terms of the coherence of the subject, the better interpretation seems to be that "witnessed" also refers to the Day of Resurrection, and "witness" refers to every individual from the creation who will be gathered on the Day of Resurrection and will witness the terrors of that day with their own eyes. And the fourth meaning is that "witness" refers to the Prophets and the righteous, and "witnessed" refers to their communities upon whom they will bear witness and thus establish proof against them.
