Surah 82 · Meccan · 19 Verses
الانفطار
SURAH AL-INFITAR
The Cleaving
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنفَطَرَتْ
When the sky breaks apart
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وَإِذَا ٱلْكَوَاكِبُ ٱنتَثَرَتْ
And when the stars fall, scattering,
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وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ
And when the seas are erupted
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وَإِذَا ٱلْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ
And when the [contents of] graves are scattered [i.e., exposed],
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عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌۭ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ
A soul will [then] know what it has put forth and kept back.
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يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ ٱلْكَرِيمِ
O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous,
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ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّىٰكَ فَعَدَلَكَ
Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?
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فِىٓ أَىِّ صُورَةٍۢ مَّا شَآءَ رَكَّبَكَ
In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.
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كَلَّا بَلْ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِٱلدِّينِ
No! But you deny the Recompense.
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كِرَامًۭا كَٰتِبِينَ
Noble and recording;
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يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ
They know whatever you do.
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إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍۢ
Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure,
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وَإِنَّ ٱلْفُجَّارَ لَفِى جَحِيمٍۢ
And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire.
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يَصْلَوْنَهَا يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ
They will [enter to] burn therein on the Day of Recompense,
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وَمَا هُمْ عَنْهَا بِغَآئِبِينَ
And never therefrom will they be absent.
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وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ
And what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
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ثُمَّ مَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ
Then, what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
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يَوْمَ لَا تَمْلِكُ نَفْسٌۭ لِّنَفْسٍۢ شَيْـًۭٔا ۖ وَٱلْأَمْرُ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلَّهِ
It is the Day when a soul will not possess for another soul [power to do] a thing; and the command, that Day, is [entirely] with Allāh.
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About This Surah
Surah Al-Infitar describes heaven splitting, stars scattering, seas bursting, graves overturned, and every soul learning what it sent forward and left behind. It asks what deceived humanity concerning the generous Lord, recalls balanced creation, and names noble recorders. The recording angels teach accountability but do not authorize human surveillance, paranoia, or claims of knowing another person’s hidden record.
Al-Infitar begins with heaven splitting, stars scattering, seas bursting, and graves overturned. The sequence brings hidden human action into disclosure: every soul knows what it sent ahead and left behind. These images establish final accountability without supplying a scientific mechanism or date.
The chapter asks what deceived the human being concerning the generous Lord who created, proportioned, and balanced. Human form is attributed to divine creation, but the wording must not be used to shame disability, bodily difference, illness, or appearance. Moral worth is not measured by conformity to a beauty standard.
Noble recording beings know what people do. Their presence belongs to revelation about accountability. It does not grant institutions, family members, or religious figures permission to spy, invade privacy, or claim access to someone’s unseen record. It should not intensify clinical paranoia.
The righteous and wicked outcomes are contrasted, and the Day of Judgment is defined as a time when no soul controls anything for another and command belongs to God.
The chapter therefore dismantles complacency while preserving human limits. No private reader can announce another person’s final destination, and no fixed recitation result is claimed.
Core Themes
- Cosmic disruption and opened graves
- Deeds sent forward and left behind
- Creation, proportion, and gratitude
- Human dignity beyond bodily appearance
- Noble recorders and moral accountability
- Final authority belonging to God
Structure
Verses 1-5: Cosmic disruption and disclosed deeds — 1-5
This section develops cosmic disruption and disclosed deeds across verses 1-5. Read it as part of Surah Al-Infitar’s complete sequence; it does not independently create a private ruling, diagnosis, prediction, punishment power, or guaranteed outcome.
Verses 6-8: The generous Creator and human formation — 6-8
This section develops the generous creator and human formation across verses 6-8. Read it as part of Surah Al-Infitar’s complete sequence; it does not independently create a private ruling, diagnosis, prediction, punishment power, or guaranteed outcome.
Verses 9-12: Denial and noble recorders — 9-12
This section develops denial and noble recorders across verses 9-12. Read it as part of Surah Al-Infitar’s complete sequence; it does not independently create a private ruling, diagnosis, prediction, punishment power, or guaranteed outcome.
Verses 13-19: Contrasting outcomes and final authority — 13-19
This section develops contrasting outcomes and final authority across verses 13-19. Read it as part of Surah Al-Infitar’s complete sequence; it does not independently create a private ruling, diagnosis, prediction, punishment power, or guaranteed outcome.
Reading Guide
Safety-focused reading step 1
Keep this boundary visible: Cosmic scenes provide no scientific mechanism, calendar date, or current-event code. Compare the relevant passage with the complete surah before drawing any contemporary conclusion.
Safety-focused reading step 2
Keep this boundary visible: Creation and balance language must not shame disability, illness, or bodily difference. Compare the relevant passage with the complete surah before drawing any contemporary conclusion.
Safety-focused reading step 3
Keep this boundary visible: Recording angels do not authorize human surveillance, privacy invasion, or paranoid interpretation. Compare the relevant passage with the complete surah before drawing any contemporary conclusion.
Safety-focused reading step 4
Keep this boundary visible: No reader may declare another person’s final destination. Compare the relevant passage with the complete surah before drawing any contemporary conclusion.
Key Passages
Cosmic disruption and disclosed deeds — 1-5
Verses 1-5 address cosmic disruption and disclosed deeds. Their placement in Surah Al-Infitar supplies the immediate context; this overview identifies the movement without turning it into a stand-alone legal ruling, clinical diagnosis, current-event prediction, private enforcement authority, or guaranteed worldly result.
The generous Creator and human formation — 6-8
Verses 6-8 address the generous creator and human formation. Their placement in Surah Al-Infitar supplies the immediate context; this overview identifies the movement without turning it into a stand-alone legal ruling, clinical diagnosis, current-event prediction, private enforcement authority, or guaranteed worldly result.
Denial and noble recorders — 9-12
Verses 9-12 address denial and noble recorders. Their placement in Surah Al-Infitar supplies the immediate context; this overview identifies the movement without turning it into a stand-alone legal ruling, clinical diagnosis, current-event prediction, private enforcement authority, or guaranteed worldly result.
Contrasting outcomes and final authority — 13-19
Verses 13-19 address contrasting outcomes and final authority. Their placement in Surah Al-Infitar supplies the immediate context; this overview identifies the movement without turning it into a stand-alone legal ruling, clinical diagnosis, current-event prediction, private enforcement authority, or guaranteed worldly result.
Recitation Note
No exclusive time, fixed repetition count, or guaranteed worldly outcome is asserted here for reciting Surah Al-Infitar. Reading it is worship and study; any claim about protection, healing, provision, family outcomes, or a prescribed number requires separate exact evidence and narrow wording.
Interpretation Limits
- Cosmic scenes provide no scientific mechanism, calendar date, or current-event code.
- Creation and balance language must not shame disability, illness, or bodily difference.
- Recording angels do not authorize human surveillance, privacy invasion, or paranoid interpretation.
- No reader may declare another person’s final destination.