Al-Infitaar

سُورَةُ الانفِطَارِ

Surah 82 19 آية Meccan

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

عن سورة Al-Infitaar

Meccan · 19 آية

المحاور الرئيسية

The Day of Judgement, the recording angels, the certainty of recompense, human ingratitude

الأهمية والفضل

Al-Infitar (The Cleaving) presents the Day of Judgement through four cosmic events: the sky splitting, stars falling, the seas merging, and graves overturning — followed by the judgement of each soul. The surah's question "O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous?" (82:6) is considered one of the most direct Quranic reproaches of human ingratitude and heedlessness.

شرح آية محورية

Ayah 10–12 introduce the concept of the Kiraman Katibin — the honourable recording angels who write every deed: "And indeed, over you are appointed protectors, noble and recording; they know whatever you do." This passage is the primary Quranic basis for the Islamic belief in angels who record deeds, and it directly motivates the Islamic ethical emphasis on being conscious of one's actions at all times, in public and private.

الأعمال المرتبطة

Al-Infitar is recommended alongside At-Takwir and Al-Inshiqaq for deepening awareness of the Day of Judgement. The recording angels (82:10–12) are referenced in the Islamic practice of ending prayers with the rightward and leftward salutation (taslim), which some scholars connect to acknowledging the recording angels on each shoulder. Children are often taught Al-Infitar as part of their introduction to Islamic eschatology.

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انْفَطَرَتْ 1

82:1

When the sky breaks apart

وَإِذَا الْكَوَاكِبُ انْتَثَرَتْ 2

82:2

And when the stars fall, scattering,

وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ 3

82:3

And when the seas are erupted

وَإِذَا الْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ 4

82:4

And when the [contents of] graves are scattered,

عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ 5

82:5

A soul will [then] know what it has put forth and kept back.

يَا أَيُّهَا الْإِنْسَانُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ الْكَرِيمِ 6

82:6

O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous,

الَّذِي خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّاكَ فَعَدَلَكَ 7

82:7

Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?

فِي أَيِّ صُورَةٍ مَا شَاءَ رَكَّبَكَ 8

82:8

In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.

كَلَّا بَلْ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِالدِّينِ 9

82:9

No! But you deny the Recompense.

وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَافِظِينَ 10