The Cleaving in Sunder [1] (Arabic: الانفطار, al-infiṭār, also known as "The Cleaving" and "Bursting Apart") is the 82nd sura of the Quran, with 19 ayat. The chapter is named 'Al-Infitar' because of the occurrence of the word 'unfatarat' in the first verse of this chapter. Infitar means 'split asunder': the word 'Unfatarat' is used in this chapter in order to describe the splitting of the sky on the day of Judgment. This chapter (Al-Infitar), along with chapters At-Takwir and Al-Inshiqaq, provides an exhaustive description about the 'Day of Judgment'.
| الانفطار Al-Infiṭār The Cleaving | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Meccan |
| Other names | The Bursting Apart, The Cleaving Asunder, The Shattering, The Splitting, The Cataclysm |
| Position | Juzʼ 30 |
| No. of verses | 19 |
| No. of words | 81 |
| No. of letters | 334 |
Summary
edit- 1-5 Signs of the Judgement Day
- 6-9 Astonishing unbelief of man in his Creator
- 10-12 Guardian angels record the deeds of men
- 13-16 In the judgment the righteous shall be rewarded and the wicked punished
- 17-19 On the day of judgment there shall be no intercessor except by Allah's leave [2]
Hadith
edit- Imam Ahmad recorded from Ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever wishes to look at the Day of Resurrection, as if he is seeing it with this eye, then let him recite: 'When the sun Kuwwirat' (At-Takwir) and 'When the heaven is cleft sunder (Al-Infitar) and 'When the heaven is split asunder (Al-Inshiqaq)'."[3][4][5]
- It was narrated that Jabir said: "Muadh stood up and prayed Isha', and made it lengthy. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'Do you want to cause hardship to the people, O Mu'adh; do you want to cause hardship to the people O Mu'adh? Why didn't you recite 'Glorify the Name of your Lord Most High' (Al-Ala or Ad-Dhuha) or 'When the heaven is cleft asunder' (Al-Infitar)?"[6][7]
References
edit- ^ George Sale translation
- ^ Wherry, Elwood Morris (1896). A Complete Index to Sale's Text, Preliminary Discourse, and Notes. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, and Co.
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- ^ Jami' al-Tirmidhi Grade : Hasan (Darussalam) English reference : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3333 Arabic reference : Book 47, Hadith 3653
- ^ This is mentioned in Tafsir ibn kathir, Likewise, At-Tirmidhi has also recorded this Hadith.
- ^ (Jami' al-Tirmidhi, Tafsir: 81- Ahmad: 2/27, 36,100-5/452)
- ^ Sunan an-Nasa'i 997 In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 122 English translation : Vol. 2, Book 11, Hadith 998
- ^ Sunan Ibn Majah English reference : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 836 Arabic reference : Book 5, Hadith 885
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