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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

1. وَالنَّازِعَاتِ غَرْقًا

2. وَالنَّاشِطَاتِ نَشْطًا

3. وَالسَّابِحَاتِ سَبْحًا

4. فَالسَّابِقَاتِ سَبْقًا

5. فَالْمُدَبِّرَاتِ أَمْرًا

6. يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ الرَّاجِفَةُ

7. تَتْبَعُهَا الرَّادِفَةُ

8. قُلُوبٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاجِفَةٌ

9. أَبْصَارُهَا خَاشِعَةٌ

10. يَقُولُونَ أَإِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِي الْحَافِرَةِ

11. أَإِذَا كُنَّا عِظَامًا نَخِرَةً

12. قَالُوا تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ

13. فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ

14. فَإِذَا هُمْ بِالسَّاهِرَةِ

15. هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰ

16. إِذْ نَادَاهُ رَبُّهُ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى

17. اذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُ طَغَىٰ

18. فَقُلْ هَلْ لَكَ إِلَىٰ أَنْ تَزَكَّىٰ

19. وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ

20. فَأَرَاهُ الْآيَةَ الْكُبْرَىٰ

21. فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ

22. ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ

23. فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ

24. فَقَالَ أَنَا رَبُّكُمُ الْأَعْلَىٰ

25. فَأَخَذَهُ اللَّهُ نَكَالَ الْآخِرَةِ وَالْأُولَىٰ

26. إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِمَنْ يَخْشَىٰ

27. أَأَنْتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ السَّمَاءُ ۚ بَنَاهَا

28. رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوَّاهَا

29. وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَاهَا

30. وَالْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَاهَا

31. أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَاءَهَا وَمَرْعَاهَا

32. وَالْجِبَالَ أَرْسَاهَا

33. مَتَاعًا لَكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ

34. فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الطَّامَّةُ الْكُبْرَىٰ

35. يَوْمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنْسَانُ مَا سَعَىٰ

36. وَبُرِّزَتِ الْجَحِيمُ لِمَنْ يَرَىٰ

37. فَأَمَّا مَنْ طَغَىٰ

38. وَآثَرَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا

39. فَإِنَّ الْجَحِيمَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ

40. وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ وَنَهَى النَّفْسَ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ

41. فَإِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ

42. يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَاهَا

43. فِيمَ أَنْتَ مِنْ ذِكْرَاهَا

44. إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ مُنْتَهَاهَا

45. إِنَّمَا أَنْتَ مُنْذِرُ مَنْ يَخْشَاهَا

46. كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوا إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَاهَا

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. By the (angels) who tear out (the souls of the wicked) with violence;

2. By those who gently draw out (the souls of the blessed);

3. And by those who glide along (on errands of mercy),

4. Then press forward as in a race,

5. Then arrange to do (the Commands of their Lord),

6. One Day everything that can be in commotion will be in violent commotion,

7. Followed by oft-repeated (commotions):

8. Hearts that Day will be in agitation;

9. Cast down will be (their owners´) eyes.

10. They say (now): "What! shall we indeed be returned to (our) former state?

11. "What! - when we shall have become rotten bones?"

12. They say: "It would, in that case, be a return with loss!"

13. But verily, it will be but a single (Compelling) Cry,

14. When, behold, they will be in the (full) awakening (to Judgment).

15. Has the story of Moses reached thee?

16. Behold, thy Lord did call to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa:-

17. "Go thou to Pharaoh for he has indeed transgressed all bounds:

18. "And say to him, ´Wouldst thou that thou shouldst be purified (from sin)?-

19. "´And that I guide thee to thy Lord, so thou shouldst fear Him?´"

20. Then did (Moses) show him the Great Sign.

21. But (Pharaoh) rejected it and disobeyed (guidance);

22. Further, he turned his back, striving hard (against Allah).

23. Then he collected (his men) and made a proclamation,

24. Saying, "I am your Lord, Most High".

25. But Allah did punish him, (and made an) example of him, - in the Hereafter, as in this life.

26. Verily in this is an instructive warning for whosoever feareth (Allah).

27. What! Are ye the more difficult to create or the heaven (above)? (Allah) hath constructed it:

28. On high hath He raised its canopy, and He hath given it order and perfection.

29. Its night doth He endow with darkness, and its splendour doth He bring out (with light).

30. And the earth, moreover, hath He extended (to a wide expanse);

31. He draweth out therefrom its moisture and its pasture;

32. And the mountains hath He firmly fixed;-

33. For use and convenience to you and your cattle.

34. Therefore, when there comes the great, overwhelming (Event),-

35. The Day when man shall remember (all) that he strove for,

36. And Hell-Fire shall be placed in full view for (all) to see,-

37. Then, for such as had transgressed all bounds,

38. And had preferred the life of this world,

39. The Abode will be Hell-Fire;

40. And for such as had entertained the fear of standing before their Lord´s (tribunal) and had restrained (their) soul from lower desires,

41. Their abode will be the Garden.

42. They ask thee about the Hour,-´When will be its appointed time?

43. Wherein art thou (concerned) with the declaration thereof?

44. With thy Lord in the Limit fixed therefor.

45. Thou art but a Warner for such as fear it.

46. The Day they see it, (It will be) as if they had tarried but a single evening, or (at most till) the following morn!

Swearing by Five Characteristics that the Day of Judgement will occur

Ibn Mas`ud, Ibn `Abbas, Masruq, Sa`id bin Jubayr, Abu Salih, Abu Ad-Duha and As-Suddi all said,

(By those who pull out, drowning.) "These are the angels who remove the souls from the Children of Adam.'' Among them are those whose souls are removed by the angels with difficulty, as if he is being drowned during its removal. There are those people whose souls the angels remove with ease, as if they were unraveling him (i.e., his soul from him) due to their briskness. This is the meaning of Allah's statement,

(By those who free briskly.) This has been mentioned by Ibn `Abbas. In reference to Allah's statement,

(And by the swimmers, swimming.) Ibn Mas`ud said, "They are the angels.'' Similar statements have been reported from `Ali, Mujahid, Sa`id bin Jubayr, and Abu Salih. Concerning Allah's statement,

(And by the racers, racing.) It has been narrated from `Ali, Masruq, Mujahid, Abu Salih, and Al-Hasan Al-Basri that this means the angels. Then Allah says,

(And by those who arrange affairs.) `Ali, Mujahid, `Ata', Abu Salih, Al-Hasan, Qatadah, Ar-Rabi` bin Anas, and As-Suddi all said, "They are the angels.'' Al-Hasan added, "They control the affairs from the heaven to the earth, meaning by the command of their Lord, the Mighty and Majestic.''

The Description of the Day of Judgement, the People, and what They will say

Then Allah says,

(On the Day the Rajifah shakes, followed by the Radifah.) Ibn `Abbas said, "These are the two blasts (of the Trumpet) -- the first and the second.'' Mujahid, Al-Hasan, Qatadah, Ad-Dahhak and others have made similar statements. It has been reported from Mujahid that he said, "In reference to the first, it is the statement of Allah,

(On the Day the Rajifah shakes,) This is similar to Allah's statement,

(On the Day the earth and the mountains shake.) (73:14) The second is Ar-Radifah, and it is like the Allah's statement,

(And the earth and mountains shall be removed from their places, and crushed with a single crushing.) (69:14)'' Concerning Allah's statement,

(Hearts that Day will tremble.) Ibn `Abbas said, "This means afraid.'' Mujahid and Qatadah also said this.

(Their vision humiliated.) meaning, the eyes of the people. It means that the eyes will be lowly and disgraced from what they will witness of terrors. Allah then says,

(They say: "Shall we indeed be brought back from Al-Hafirah'') meaning, the idolators of the Quraysh and whoever rejects the Hereafter as they did. They consider the occurrence of the resurrection after being placed in Al-Hafirah -- which are the graves -- as something farfetched. This has been said by Mujahid. They feel that this is something impossible after the destruction of their physical bodies and the disintegration of their bones and their decaying. Thus, Allah says,

(Even after we are bones Nakhirah) It has also been recited: (?????????) (Nakhirah) Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid and Qatadah, all said, "This means decayed.'' Ibn `Abbas said, "It is the bone when it has decayed and air enters into it.'' Concerning their saying,

(It would in that case be a return with loss.) (79:12) Muhammad bin Ka`b said that the Quraysh said, "If Allah brings us back to life after we die, then surely we will be losers.'' Allah then says,

(But it will be only a single Zajrah. When behold, they are at As-Sahirah.) meaning, this is a matter that is from Allah that will not occur twice, nor will there be any opportunity to affirm it or verify it. The people will be standing and looking. This will be when Allah commands the angel Israfil to blow into the Sur, which will be the blowing of the resurrection. At that time the first people and the last people will all be standing before their Lord looking. This is as Allah says,

(On the Day when He will call you, and you will answer with His praise and obedience, and you will think that you have stayed but a little while!) (17:52) Allah has also said,

(And our commandment is but one as the twinkling of an eye.) (54:50) Allah also says,

(And the matter of the Hour is not but as a twinkling of the eye, or even nearer.) (16:77) Allah then says,

(When behold, they are at As-Sahirah.) Ibn `Abbas said, "As-Sahirah means the entire earth.'' Sa`id bin Jubayr, Qatadah and Abu Salih have all said this as well. `Ikrimah, Al-Hasan, Ad-Dahhak, and Ibn Zayd have all said, "As-Sahirah means the face of the earth.'' Mujahid said, "They will be at its (the earth's) lowest part, and they will be brought out to highest part.'' Then he said, "As-Sahirah is a level place.'' Ar-Rabi` bin Anas said,

(When behold, they are at As-Sahirah.) "Allah says,

(On the Day when the earth will be changed to another earth and so will be the heavens, and they will appear before Allah, the One, the Irresistible.) (14:48) and He says,

(And they ask you concerning the mountains: say, "My Lord will blast them and scatter them as particles of dust. Then He shall leave them as a level smooth plain.You will see therein nothing crooked or curved.) (20:105-107) and Allah says,

(And the Day We shall cause the mountains to pass away, and you will see the earth as a leveled plain.) (18:47) and the earth will be brought forth which will have mountains upon it, and it will not be considered from this earth (of this life). It will be an earth that no sin will be performed on it, nor will any blood be shed upon it.''

(15. Has there come to you the story of Musa) (16. When his Lord called him in the holy valley of Tuwa,) (17. Go to Fir`awn; verily, he has transgressed all bounds.) (18. And say to him: "Would you purify yourself'') (19. "And that I guide you to your Lord, so you should fear Him'') (20. Then he showed him the great sign.) (21. But he denied and disobeyed.) (22. Then he turned back, striving.) (23. So he gathered and called out,) (24. Saying: "I am your lord, most high.'') (25. So Allah seized him with punishing example for the Hereafter and the first (life).) (26. In this is a lesson for whoever fears.)

Mentioning the Story of Musa and that it is a Lesson for Those Who fear Allah

Allah informs His Messenger Muhammad about His Messenger Musa. He mentions that he sent Musa to Fir`awn and He aided him with miracles. Yet, even after this, Fir`awn continued in his disbelief and transgression until Allah seized him with a mighty and powerful punishment. Thus is the punishment of whoever opposes you (Muhammad ) and rejects that which you have been sent with. This is why Allah says at the end of the story,

(In this is a Lesson for whoever fears.) Allah begins by saying,

(Has there come to you the story of Musa) meaning, have you heard of his story

(When his Lord called him) meaning, He called out speaking to him.

(in the holy valley) meaning purified

(Tuwa) According to what is correct, it is the name of a valley, as preceded in Surah Ta Ha. So, He said to him:

(Go to Fir`awn; verily, he has transgressed all bounds.) meaning, he has become haughty, rebellious and arrogant.

(And say to him: "Would you purify yourself'') meaning, say to him, "Will you respond to the path and way that will purify you'' This means, `will you submit (accept Islam) and be obedient'

(And that I guide to your Lord,) meaning, `I will guide you to the worship of your Lord.'

(so that you fear) meaning, `so that your heart will become humble, obedient, and submissive to Him after it was hard, evil, and far away from goodness.'

(Then he showed him the great sign.) This means that Musa showed him -- along with this truthful call -- a strong evidence and a clear proof of the truthfulness of what he had come up with from Allah.

(But he denied and disobeyed.) meaning, he (Fir`awn) rejected the truth and opposed what Musa commanded him with of obedience. So what happened with him was that his heart disbelieved, and Musa (i.e., his call) could not internally or externally affect it. Along with this, his knowledge that what Musa had come to him with was the truth, did not necessitate his being a believer in it. This is because recognition is the knowledge of the heart, and faith is its action. And it (faith) is to comply with the truth and submit to it. Concerning Allah's statement,

(Then he turned back, striving.) meaning, in responding to the truth with falsehood. This was by his gathering the group of magicians in order to confront that which Musa had come up with of spectacular miracles.

(So he gathered (his people) and called out) meaning, among his people.

(Saying; I am your lord, most high.'') Ibn `Abbas and Mujahid both said, "This is the word which Fir`awn said after he said,

(`I have not known of any other god for you all other than me) for the past forty years.''' Allah then says,

(So Allah seized him with a punishing example for the Hereafter and the first (life). ) meaning, Allah avenged Himself against him with a severe vengeance, and He made an example and admonition of him for those rebellious people in the world who are like him.

(And on the Day of Resurrection, evil indeed is the gift gifted ﴿i.e., the curse (in this world) pursued by another curse (in this world) pursued by another curse (in the Hereafter)﴾.) (11:99) This is as Allah says,

(And We made them leaders inviting to the Fire: and on the Day of Resurrection, they will not be helped.) (28:41) Allah said;

(In this is a lesson for whoever fears.)

(27. Are you more difficult to create or is the heaven that He constructed) (28. He raised its hei- ght, and has perfected it.) (29. Its night He covers and He brings out its forenoon.) (30. And after that He spread the earth,) (31. And brought forth therefrom its water and its pasture.) (32. And the mountains He has fixed firmly,) (33. As provision and benefit for you and your cattle.)

Creating the Heavens and the Earth is more difficult than repeating Creation

in refutation of the claim rejecting resurrection due to the renewal of creation after its original state, Allah says;

(Are you) `O people'

(more difficult to create or is the heaven...) meaning, `rather the heaven is more difficult to create than you.' As Allah said;

(the creation of the heavens and the earth is greater than the creation of mankind;) (40:57) And His saying;

(Is not the One Who created the heavens and the earth, capable of creating the similar to them. Yes, indeed! He is the Supreme Creator, the All-Knowing.) (36:81) Then Allah says,

(He constructed) He explains this by His statement,

(He raised its height, and has perfected it.) meaning, He made it a lofty structure, vast in its space, with equal sides, and adorned with stars at night and in the darkness. Then Allah says,

(Its night He covers and He brings out its forenoon.) meaning, He made its night dark and extremely black, and its day bright, luminous, shining and clear. Ibn `Abbas said, "He did Aghtasha of its night means that He made it dark.'' Mujahid, `Ikrimah, Sa`id bin Jubayr and a large group have said this as well. In reference to Allah's statement,

(And He brings out its forenoon.) meaning, He illuminated its day. Then Allah says,

(And after that He spread the earth,) He explains this statement by the statement that follows it,

(And brought forth therefrom its water and its pasture.) It already has been mentioned previously in Surat Ha Mim As-Sajdah that the earth was created before the heaven was created, but it was only spread out after the creation of the heaven. This means that He brought out what was in it with a forceful action. This is the meaning of what was said by Ibn `Abbas and others, and it was the explanation preferred by Ibn Jarir. In reference to the statement of Allah,

(And the mountains He has fixed firmly,) meaning, He settled them, made them firm, and established them in their places. And He is the Most Wise, the All-Knowing. He is Most Kind to His creation, Most Merciful. Allah then says,

(As provision and benefit for you and your cattle.) meaning, He spread out the earth, caused its springs to gush forth, brought forth its hidden benefits, caused its rivers to flow, and caused its vegetation, trees, and fruits to grow. He also made its mountains firm so that it (the earth) would be calmly settled with its dwellers, and He stabilized its dwelling places. All of this is a means of beneficial enjoyment for His creatures (mankind) providing them of what cattle they need, which they eat and ride upon. He has granted them these beneficial things for the period that they need them, in this worldly abode, until the end of time and the expiration of this life.

(34. But when there comes the Greatest Catastrophe) (35. The Day when man shall remember what he strove for.) (36. And Hell shall be made apparent for whoever sees.) (37. Then for him who transgressed) (38. And preferred the life of this world,) (39. Verily, his abode will be the Hell;) (40. But as for him who feared standing before his Lord, and forbade himself from desire.) (41. Verily, Paradise will be his abode.) (42. They ask you about the Hour when will be its appointed time) (43. What do you have to mention of it.) (44. To your Lord it is limited.) (45. You are only a warner for those who fear it,) (46. The Day they see it (it will be) as if they had not tarried (in this world) except an (`Ashiyyah) afternoon or its (Duha) morning.)

The Day of Judgement, its Pleasures and Hell, and that its Time is not known

Allah says,

(But when there comes the Great Catastrophe) This refers to the Day of Judgement. This has been said by Ibn `Abbas. It has been called this because it will overcome every matter. It will be frightful and horrifying. As Allah says,

(And the Hour will be more grievous and more bitter.) (54:46) Then Allah says,

(The Day when man shall remember what he strove for.) meaning, at that time the Son of Adam will reflect upon all of his deeds, both the good and the evil. This is as Allah says,

(On the Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance avail him) (89:23) Then Allah says,

(And Hell shall be made apparent for whoever sees.) meaning, it will become apparent for the onlookers, so the people will see it with their own eyes.

(Then for him who transgressed) meaning, who rebels and behaves arrogantly.

(And preferred the life of this world,) meaning, he gives it precedence over the matters of his religion and his Hereafter.

(Verily his abode will be the Hell;) meaning, his final destination will be Hell, his food will be from the tree of Zaqqum, and his drink will be from Hamim.

(But as for him who feared standing before his Lord and forbade himself from desire.) meaning, he fears the standing before Allah, he fears Allah's judgement of him, he prevents his soul from following its desires, and he compels it to obey its Master.

(Verily Paradise will be his abode.) meaning, his final abode, his destination, and his place of return will be the spacious Paradise. Then Allah says,

(They ask you about the Hour -- when will be its appointed time What do you have to mention of it. To your Lord it is limited.) meaning, its knowledge is not with you, nor with any creature. Rather the knowledge of it is with Allah. He is the One Who knows the exact time of its occurrence.

(Heavy is its burden through the heavens and the earth. It shall not come upon you except all of a sudden. They ask you as if you have a good knowledge of it. Say: "The knowledge thereof is with Allah.'') (7:187) Allah says here,

(To your Lord it is limited.) Thus, when Jibril asked the Messenger of Allah about the time of the last Hour he said,

(The one questioned about it knows no more than the questioner.) Allah said,

(You are only a warner for those who fear it,) meaning, `I sent you to warn mankind and caution them to beware of the torment and punishment of Allah. So whoever fears Allah, fears standing before Him, and His threat, then he will follow you, and thus be successful and victorious. However, whoever denies you and opposes you, then he will only suffer loss and failure.' Allah then says,

(The Day they see it (it will be) as if they had not tarried (in this world) except an (`Ashiyyah) afternoon or its (Duha) morning.) meaning, when they stand up from their graves to go to the place of Gathering, they will feel that the period of the worldy life was short, it will seem to them that it was only the afternoon of one day. Juwaybir reported from Ad-Dahhak from Ibn `Abbas:

(The Day they see it (it will be) as if they had not tarried (in this world) except an (`Ashiyyah) afternoon or its (Duha) morning.) "As for `Ashiyyah, it is the time between noon until the setting of the sun.

(Or its (Duha) morning) what is between sunrise and midday (noon).'' Qatadah said, "This refers to the time period of the worldly life in the eyes of the people when they see the Hereafter.'' This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat An-Nazi`at. And to Allah belongs all praise and thanks.

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TEFSIR ibn KATHIR: Surah Nazi'at Ayah 1-14

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Revealed in Makkah

1 By those who pull out, drowning.

2 By those who free briskly.

3 And by the swimmers, swimming.

4 And by the racers, racing.

5 And by those who arrange affairs.

6 On the Day the Rajifah shakes,

7 Followed by the Radifah.

8 Hearts that Day will tremble.

9 Their vision humiliated.

10 They say: "Shall we indeed be brought back from Al-Hafirah''

11 "Even after we are bones Nakhirah''

12 They say: "It would in that case, be a return with loss!''

13 But it will be only a single Zajrah.

14 When behold, they are at As-Sahirah.

Swearing by Five Characteristics that the Day of Judgement will occur

Ibn Mas`ud, Ibn Abbas, Masruq, Sa`id bin Jubayr, Abu Salih, Abu Ad-Duha and As-Suddi all said, By those who pull out, drowning.

"These are the angels who remove the souls from the Children of Adam.''

Among them are those whose souls are removed by the angels with difficulty, as if he is being drowned during its removal. There are those people whose souls the angels remove with ease, as if they were unraveling him (i.e., his soul from him) due to their briskness.

This is the meaning of Allah's statement, By those who free briskly.

This has been mentioned by Ibn Abbas.

In reference to Allah's statement, And by the swimmers, swimming.

Ibn Mas`ud said, "They are the angels.''

Similar statements have been reported from `Ali, Mujahid, Sa`id bin Jubayr, and Abu Salih.

Concerning Allah's statement, And by the racers, racing.

It has been narrated from Ali, Masruq, Mujahid, Abu Salih, and Al-Hasan Al-Basri that this means the angels.

Then Allah says, And by those who arrange affairs.

Ali, Mujahid, Ata, Abu Salih, Al-Hasan, Qatadah, Ar-Rabi bin Anas, and As-Suddi all said, "They are the angels.''

Al-Hasan added, "They control the affairs from the heaven to the earth, meaning by the command of their Lord, the Mighty and Majestic.''

The Description of the Day of Judgement, the People, and what They will say

Then Allah says,

On the Day the Rajifah shakes, followed by the Radifah.

Ibn Abbas said,

"These are the two blasts (of the Trumpet) -- the first and the second.''

Mujahid, Al-Hasan, Qatadah, Ad-Dahhak and others have made similar statements.

It has been reported from Mujahid that he said,

"In reference to the first, it is the statement of Allah, (On the Day the Rajifah shakes,) This is similar to Allah's statement, On the Day the earth and the mountains shake. (73:14)

The second is Ar-Radifah, and it is like the Allah's statement, And the earth and mountains shall be removed from their places, and crushed with a single crushing. (69:14)''

Concerning Allah's statement, Hearts that Day will tremble.

Ibn `Abbas said, "This means afraid.''

Mujahid and Qatadah also said this. Their vision humiliated.

meaning, the eyes of the people. It means that the eyes will be lowly and disgraced from what they will witness of terrors.

Allah then says,

They say: "Shall we indeed be brought back from Al-Hafirah''

meaning, the idolators of the Quraysh and whoever rejects the Hereafter as they did. They consider the occurrence of the resurrection after being placed in Al-Hafirah -- which are the graves -- as something farfetched. This has been said by Mujahid.

They feel that this is something impossible after the destruction of their physical bodies and the disintegration of their bones and their decaying.

Thus, Allah says,

Even after we are bones Nakhirah? It has also been recited: (Nakhirah)

Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid and Qatadah, all said, "This means decayed.''

Ibn `Abbas said, "It is the bone when it has decayed and air enters into it.''

Concerning their saying,

It would in that case be a return with loss. (79:12)

Muhammad bin Ka`b said that the Quraysh said,

"If Allah brings us back to life after we die, then surely we will be losers.''

Allah then says,

But it will be only a single Zajrah. When behold, they are at As-Sahirah.

meaning, this is a matter that is from Allah that will not occur twice, nor will there be any opportunity to affirm it or verify it. The people will be standing and looking. This will be when Allah commands the angel Israfil to blow into the Sur, which will be the blowing of the resurrection. At that time the first people and the last people will all be standing before their Lord looking.

This is as Allah says,

On the Day when He will call you, and you will answer with His praise and obedience, and you will think that you have stayed but a little while! (17:52)

Allah has also said,

And our commandment is but one as the twinkling of an eye. (54:50)

Allah also says,

And the matter of the Hour is not but as a twinkling of the eye, or even nearer. (16:77)

Allah then says, When behold, they are at As-Sahirah.

Ibn Abbas said, "As-Sahirah means the entire earth.''

Sa`id bin Jubayr, Qatadah and Abu Salih have all said this as well.

Ikrimah, Al-Hasan, Ad-Dahhak, and Ibn Zayd have all said,

"As-Sahirah means the face of the earth.''

Mujahid said,

"They will be at its (the earth's) lowest part, and they will be brought out to highest part.''

Then he said, "As-Sahirah is a level place.''

Ar-Rabi` bin Anas said, When behold, they are at As-Sahirah. "Allah says, On the Day when the earth will be changed to another earth and so will be the heavens, and they will appear before Allah, the One, the

Irresistible. (14:48)

and He says,

And they ask you concerning the mountains: say,

"My Lord will blast them and scatter them as particles of dust. Then He shall leave them as a level smooth plain. You will see therein nothing crooked or curved. (20:105-107)

and Allah says,

And the Day We shall cause the mountains to pass away, and you will see the earth as a leveled plain. (18:47)

and the earth will be brought forth which will have mountains upon it, and it will not be considered from this earth (of this life). It will be an earth that no sin will be performed on it, nor will any blood be shed upon it.'

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:What are you guys doing!?:

Sahirah:  “I had the shot all line up! and a head about to have a new air hole...what do you mean their has been a change of plans!!!”

Niri: “I think he’s trying to seduce the target...or a very poor attempt too”

Another pic for the HDM TF2 Au. Just wanted to have fun with angles and expressions and this idea with  Sahirah (Blue Fem SniperGriff) and her daemon reacting to there teammates on a mission.

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:Lets Go Pop Some Heads!:

Still working on my Chibi style so here is Sahirah and Niri in a chibi like form

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Sahirah Graves and Niri (Human version of Blue Fem SniperGriffin and here Daemon)

Human name: Sahirah Graves

Age: ???

Gender: Female

Daemon: Wolf- Niri TF2/MLP (Broken Mirror) Verse I'm including it here so that is will make sense about the other 'versions' of her, even if some of that might be change later)

Notes about the character:

Sahirah Graves, known in this universe as Clone S26-B , though this will be the Universe where she decided to name herself Sahirah after Clone S26-R (That's Red Fem SniperGriff) suggested that they should give themselves their own names, as they are their own people.

Sahiarh is not a clone of sniper from Team Fortress group she is a female clone of a sniper from one of the different mercenaries groups (As TF2 comic's confirmed that their are other mercenary groups that work for the administrator, though we never saw them) also I will be calling her by her Human name from here on out instead of the clone name.

Sahiarh clone memories are rather blurred and confusing, but she still inherited the skills from her 'DNA donor'.

At first she thought she was the only Female Clone Sniper, but when she came out onto the shooting range one day she discovered she A) Wasn't alone and B) She was the second Female Sniper to exist as Sheila had been made first and that they both had been made on the same day hence their clone number's were almost the same.

Sahiarh hated being compared to Sheila, which started a 1-sided rivalry between the two which resulted in Sahiarh trying to beat Sheila score at everything, while Sheila just wanted to be friends  

Blue Fem SniperGriffin/Sahirah was made as a opposite/rival to Red Fem SniperGriff. Sahirah is closed off towards other people while Sheila would like to invite other's to her secret get away camping trips. (Sahirah belongs and Poacher while Sheila becomes a Ranger)

The two did eventually become 'Friends' when Sahiarh and Sheila got attacked by the Scout Freak known as Clawfection. Sheila was badly injured and was assumed dead while Sahiarh got captured by him and dragged into his den, but she would soon be recused by the injured Sheila,  and the two got out of their Sahiarh driving them back to camp just in time for Sheila to be saved by their Medic. Since then the two were 'Friends' though Sahiarh would never admit it openly or try not to act like they weren't friends unless she was with other company that she was 'friendly With' TF2/HDM Clone AU (Go's by the clone designation S26-B)

Start's off similarly to that she is a female clone, though this time she isn't a 'Female' clone of her self as the 'original' was a women too from a Mercenary team, but she is the result of an odd glitch that can accrue where respawn will bring back a previous Mercenary instead of the 'Current' one.  So She and her Daemon were removed quickly from the team. She was brought back to (Classified) in hopes to study Sahirah and Niri closer on 'Why' this happens and what this means, thought one of the side effects of this respawn glitch is that the person that comes back usually doesn't have many or no memories at all, though in her case she and her daemon do know who they are, they just have no memories that they ever died and are confused why they are being 'studied' and basically plans to break of of the location there trapped in. They get their chance when the 'Freaks' broke containment and during the chaos she and Niri were able to break out of there cell, only to run into the 'Freak' Clawfection and it's mutant Daemon they end up fighting and while Sahirah and her Daemon put up a good fight they ended being helped out by the Clone S26-R (That's Red Fem SniperGriff) and the two work together to seal Clawfection and it's mutant Daemon in a cell before retreating along with some other escapees.

TF2/HDM Human AU

Okay so in this Universe I did originally have a different idea for her, but that's now change along with the fact I can't find what I had originally written down for her, but that doesn't matter too much as things have changed.

So Sahirah and her Daemon Niri came from a place I imagine was going through an economic depression so things had been very tough on her family during these hard times and they could no longer pay for her younger sister medicine, and as expected her sister condition got worse, while most of the family came to 'accept' that there daughter was most likely going to die, Sahirah refused to accept this and tried to find more work 'somewhere' along with her friend Sheila and her Daemon Rosni. After much trial and error the two ended up getting jobs involved in a smuggling goods and other stuff which payed well, but was a high risk job, but the two didn't mind it was a bit 'exciting' but also meant that Sahirah sister could live.

One day, they ended up crossing paths with a rival group that resulted in Sahirah getting her scars and her Daemon form staying as a Wolf (In my idea for the TF2/HDM universe Daemon don't 'settle' when people hit puberty, that it's more on the maturity/mind set of the person, but it is excepted that most people by 20 would have there daemon's settled, so if someone's Daemon hasn't then that person maybe consider 'under-developed', immature or their's something else going on with them)  Sahiarh was 16 when her Daemon settled into a wolf, but now it was too 'distinct' and recognizable and the fight had been reported and that the offertories were looking for her. So Sahirah and Niri were let go from the smuggling gang and Sheila and Rosni offer to leave with them, but Sahirah said they should stay as long as one of them was earning money they could keep her sister alive, but she and Niri had to leave before they were caught.  

I haven't work out much from here but she'll be on the run for a bit and eventually get work as a Mercenary, but always sending money home to help her sister and friend.  

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Blue FemSniperGriff  human version, name Sahirah Graves