Questioned
To whoever wills to move forward or hold back.
74:37Unto him of you who will advance or hang back.
Every soul is held in pledge for what it has earned
74:38Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds;
Except the people of the right
74:39Save those who will stand on the right hand.
In gardens, asking one another
74:40In gardens they will ask one another
About the guilty:
74:41Concerning the guilty:
So, no intercession will benefit them now.
74:48The mediation of no mediators will avail them then.
Then what is the matter with them, turning away from the reminder
74:49Why now turn they away from the Admonishment,
As if they were startled donkeys
74:50As they were frightened asses
Fleeing from a lion?
74:51Fleeing from a lion?
Each one of them wants to be given scrolls unrolled.
74:52Nay, but everyone of them desireth that he should be given open pages (from Allah).
No! They do not fear the Hereafter.
74:53Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter.
Do you make your denial your sustenance?
56:82And make denial thereof your livelihood?
Then, when the soul reaches the throat
56:83Why, then, when (the soul) cometh up to the throat (of the dying)
And you watch helplessly
56:84And ye are at that moment looking
Then why, if you truly believe you won’t be held to account?
56:86Why then, if ye are not in bondage (unto Us),
Then bring the soul back, if you are truthful.
56:87Do ye not force it back, if ye are truthful?