AL GHASYIAH STORYBOOK

88 The Overwhelming Day STORY BOOK

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The Meaning of the Surah The OveDrawyhelming 2

‫‪1-26‬‬ ‫ِمۡسِب ٱلَّلِ ٱل َّر ۡ َح ٰـ ِن ٱل َّر ِحي ِم‬ ‫َه ۡل َأتَىٰ َك َح ِدي ُث ٱ ۡل َغٰ ِش َي ِة ‪ُ ١‬و ُجوه‪ ٞ‬يَ ۡو َمئِ ٍذ َخٰ ِش َع ٌة ‪٢‬‬ ‫َع ِملَة‪ ٞ‬نَّا ِص َبة‪ ٣ ٞ‬تَ ۡص َ ٰل نَا ًرا َحا ِم َي ٗة ‪ ٤‬ت ُ ۡس َ ٰق ِم ۡن َع ۡ ٍي َءانِ َي ٖة ‪٥‬‬ ‫‪٧‬‬ ‫ُجو ٖع‬ ‫ِمن‬ ‫ُي ۡغ ِن‬ ‫َو َل‬ ‫ي ُ ۡس ِم ُن‬ ‫َّ‬ ‫‪٦‬‬ ‫َ ِضي ٖع‬ ‫ِمن‬ ‫َّ‬ ‫َط َعا ٌم‬ ‫لَ ُه ۡم‬ ‫َّل ۡي َس‬ ‫ل‬ ‫إِل‬ ‫ُو ُجوه‪ ٞ‬يَ ۡو َمئِ ٖذ نَّا ِع َمة‪ّ ٨ ٞ‬لِ َس ۡعيِ َها َرا ِض َية‪ِ ٩ ٞ‬ف َج َّن ٍة َع ِلَ ٖة‪١٠‬‬ ‫‪١٣‬‬ ‫َّم ۡر ُفو َعة‪ٞ‬‬ ‫ُ ُس ‪ٞ‬ر‬ ‫فِي َها‬ ‫‪١٢‬‬ ‫َجارِ َية‪ٞ‬‬ ‫َع ۡ ‪ٞ‬ي‬ ‫فِي َها‬ ‫‪١١‬‬ ‫َلٰغِ َي ٗة‬ ‫فِي َها‬ ‫ت َ ۡس َم ُع‬ ‫َّ‬ ‫ل‬ ‫َوأَ ۡك َوا ‪ٞ‬ب َّم ۡو ُضو َعة‪َ ١٤ ٞ‬و َن َمارِ ُق َم ۡص ُفوفَة‪َ ١٥ ٞ‬و َز َرا ِ ُّب َم ۡب ُثوثَ ٌة ‪١٦‬‬ ‫‪١٨‬‬ ‫ُرفِ َع ۡت‬ ‫َك ۡي َف‬ ‫ٱل َّس َمآ ِء‬ ‫َ‬ ‫‪١٧‬‬ ‫ُخلِ َق ۡت‬ ‫َك ۡي َف‬ ‫ۡ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫يَن ُظ ُرو َن‬ ‫أَفَ َل‬ ‫ِإَول‬ ‫ٱ ِلبِ ِل‬ ‫إِل‬ ‫‪٢٠‬‬ ‫ُس ِط َح ۡت‬ ‫َك ۡي َف‬ ‫َۡ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫‪١٩‬‬ ‫نُ ِص َب ۡت‬ ‫َك ۡي َف‬ ‫ٱ ۡ ِل َبا ِل‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ٱلۡر ِض‬ ‫ِإَول‬ ‫ِإَول‬ ‫‪٢٣‬‬ ‫َو َك َف َر‬ ‫تَ َو َّ ٰل‬ ‫َمن‬ ‫َّ‬ ‫‪٢٢‬‬ ‫بِ ُم َص ۡي ِط ٍر‬ ‫َع َل ۡي ِهم‬ ‫لَّ ۡس َت‬ ‫‪٢١‬‬ ‫ُم َذ ّكِ ‪ٞ‬ر‬ ‫أَن َت‬ ‫إِ َّن َمآ‬ ‫َف َذ ّكِ ۡر‬ ‫إِل‬ ‫َف ُي َع ِّذبُ ُه ٱلَّ ُل ٱلْ َع َذا َب ٱ ْلَ ْك َ َب‪ ٢٤‬إِ َّن إِ َلْ َنآ إِيَا َب ُه ْم‪ُ ٢٥‬ث َّم إِ َّن َع َليْ َنا ِح َسا َب ُهم‪٢٦‬‬ ‫‪3‬‬

VERSE 1 The OveDrawyhelming 4

1 ١ ِ‫َه ۡل َأتَىٰ َك َح ِدي ُث ٱ ۡل َغٰ ِش َية‬ Has the news of the Overwhelming Event reached you O Prophet? Let's Read Together 1 Allah reports about a Day where it will envelope the whole world. On that day, everyone will abandon their affairs because they are too awe-struck by the presence of that Day. 5

VERSE 2-3 ExhaSucsatreedd and 6

2-3 ٢ ‫ يَ ۡو َمئِ ٍذ َخٰ ِش َع ٌة‬ٞ‫ُو ُجوه‬ On that Day some faces will be downcast, ٣ ٞ‫ نَّا ِص َبة‬ٞ‫َع ِملَة‬ Totally overburdened, exhausted, Let's Read Together 2-3 On that Day, some people will realize that they have wasted their life in this world. So, they become scared and regretful, because they have exhausted themselves in this world, but will never attain rest in the hereafter. 7

VERSE 4-7 Hunger in Hell 8

4-7 ٤ ‫تَ ۡص َ ٰل نَا ًرا َحا ِم َي ٗة‬ Burning in a scorching Fire, ٥ ٖ‫ت ُ ۡس َ ٰق ِم ۡن َع ۡ ٍي َءانِ َية‬ Left to drink from a scalding spring. ٦ ‫َ ِضي ٖع‬ ‫ِمن‬ َّ ‫َط َعا ٌم‬ ‫لَ ُه ۡم‬ ‫َّل ۡي َس‬ ‫إِل‬ They will have no food except a foul, thorny shrub, ٧ ‫ُجو ٖع‬ ‫ِمن‬ ‫ُي ۡغ ِن‬ ‫َو َل‬ ‫ي ُ ۡس ِم ُن‬ َّ ‫ل‬ Neither nourishing nor satisfying hunger. Let's Read Together 4-7 These people will be thrown into Hell. And they will not be fed nor be given drink, except for food and drinks that will worsen their hunger and thirst. 9

VERSE 8-9 Calm and Happy 10

8-9 ٨ ٞ‫ يَ ۡو َمئِ ٖذ نَّا ِع َمة‬ٞ‫ُو ُجوه‬ On that Day other faces will be glowing with bliss, ٩ ٞ‫ّلِ َس ۡعيِ َها َرا ِض َية‬ Fully pleased with their striving Let's Read Together 8-9 Meanwhile, there is also another group whose faces will brighten up. It is because they are satisfied with the rewards for their sweat and toil that they will enjoy. They are rewarded multiple times better than what they have done. 11

VERSE 10-12 A High Place 12

10-12 ١٠ ‫ِف َج َّن ٍة َع ِ َل ٖة‬ In an elevated Garden, ١١ ‫َلٰ ِغ َي ٗة‬ ‫فِي َها‬ ‫ت َ ۡس َم ُع‬ َّ ‫ل‬ Where no idle talk will be heard, ١٢ ٞ‫ي َجارِ َية‬ٞ ۡ ‫فِي َها َع‬ In it will be a running spring, Let's Read Together 10-12 One of their promised rewards is a home in Heaven. And the house will be in a very high place, distant from any form of disturbance. And the scenery of the home includes a river. 13

VERSE 13-16 Perfect Home 14

13-16 ١٣ ٞ‫ َّم ۡرفُو َعة‬ٞ‫فِي َها ُ ُسر‬ Along with thrones raised high, ١٤ ٞ‫ب َّم ۡو ُضو َعة‬ٞ ‫َوأَ ۡك َوا‬ And cups set at hand, ١٥ ٞ‫َو َن َمارِ ُق َم ۡص ُفوفَة‬ And fine cushions lined up, ١٦ ‫َو َز َرا ِ ُّب َم ۡب ُثوثَ ٌة‬ And splendid carpets spread out. Let's Read Together 13-16 And the decorations in their house are more beautiful than any palaces and castles found in this world. Its furniture are already prepared and complete. 15

VERSE 17 The CCraemateiol n of 16

17 ١٧ ‫ُخلِ َق ۡت‬ ‫َك ۡي َف‬ ۡ َ ‫يَن ُظ ُرو َن‬ ‫أَفَ َل‬ ‫ٱ ِلبِ ِل‬ ‫إِل‬ Do they not ever reflect on camels – how they were masterfully created? Let's Read Together 17 Allah invites us to think about camels – its creation and behaviour. Although camels are strong animals, they are never arrogant. Instead, they are always loyal to their masters. Thus, humans should emulate camels in obeying the Master of mankind, which is Allah. 17

VERSE 18 Thoef tChreeaStkioyn 18

18 ١٨ ‫ُرفِ َع ۡت‬ ‫َك ۡي َف‬ ‫ٱل َّس َمآ ِء‬ َ ‫ِإَول‬ And the sky – how it was raised high? Let's Read Together 18 Then, Allah commands us to reflect on the creation of the sky. Does not he know that the sky was actually lifted from the ground? That one day the same sky that serves as our roof will fall to its original place, which is on the ground? 19

VERSE 19-20 MTohue nCtar ei nast i oann do fE at hr teh 20

19-20 ١٩ ‫نُ ِص َب ۡت‬ ‫َك ۡي َف‬ ‫ٱ ۡ ِل َبا ِل‬ َ ‫ِإَول‬ And the mountains – how they were firmly set up? ٢٠ ‫ُس ِط َح ۡت‬ ‫َك ۡي َف‬ َۡ َ ‫ٱلۡر ِض‬ ‫ِإَول‬ And the earth – how it was levelled out? Let's Read Together 19-20 And Allah also invites us to think about the creation of the Earth too. One day, the mountains will be yanked from its roots and will float here and there like wools. 21

VERSE 21-22 Reminder 22

21-22 ٢١ ‫ر‬ٞ ِ‫َف َذ ّكِ ۡر إِ َّن َمآ أَن َت ُم َذ ّك‬ So, continue to remind all, O Prophet, for your duty is only to remind. ٢٢‫لَّ ْس َت َع َليْ ِهم بِ ُم َصيْ ِط ٍر‬ You are not there to compel them to believe. Let's Read Together 21-22 Allah reminds the Prophet that he must not be worried about the disbelievers’ attitude. It is because he has no power in forcing them to believe. His only responsibility is to keep reminding them. Who knows, maybe some of them will have a turn of hearts. 23

VERSE 23-24 Punishment 24

23-24 ٢٣ ‫َو َك َف َر‬ ‫تَ َو َّ ٰل‬ ‫َمن‬ َّ ‫إِل‬ But whoever turns away, persisting in disbelief, ٢٤ ‫َف ُي َع ِّذبُ ُه ٱلَّ ُل ٱ ۡل َع َذا َب ٱ ۡ َل ۡك َ َب‬ Then Allah will inflict upon them the major punishment. Let's Read Together 23-24 As for those who turn away and run from the truth, they will face a grave and continuous punishment from Allah. 25

VERSE 25-26 Reckoning 26

25-26 ٢٥ ‫إِ َّن إِ َ ۡل َنآ إِيَا َب ُه ۡم‬ Surely to Us is their return, ٢٦ ‫ُث َّم إِ َّن َع َل ۡي َنا ِح َسا َب ُهم‬ Then surely with Us is their reckoning. Let's Read Together 25-26 However, they can never escape from their reckoning. Because there will be no other place for them to return except to Allah. And He will be the Judge of their actions. 27

Additional Info Surah Summary Surah al-Ghāshiyah describes two types of people on the Day of Judgment. The first people are those who will be in the state of fear because they realize what they have done in this world. On the other, another group will be those who will be satisfied with the rewards that Allah has promised for them. And Allah commanded the Prophet to continue reminding people of the coming of the Day of Judgment, whereas every human being will inescapably return to Allah and His judgment. 28

Icons of Surah Exhausted and Scared Happy and Calm A High Place Reckoning 29

Synonyms Awestruck Confounded, shocked Abandon Desert, forget Exhausted Worn out, tired Toil Effort Disturbance Distraction, problem, Emulate annoyance Yank Follow the example of, take after, copy Tear down, pull off Reckon Judge 30

Moral Values 1. We must always be prepared for the Day of Judgment. 2. We must be honest with ourselves to accept the truth of the Revelation. 31

Notes