“When the Earth shall quake with a mighty quaking.

“When the Earth shall quake with a mighty quaking.” 2. “And the Earth shall cast forth her burdens," 3. “And man shall say (distressed): What has befallen her?" 4. “On That Day, she will recount (all) her news:" 5. “For that your Lord will have given her inspiration.” 6. “On That Day, people shall come forth in groups to be shown their deeds.” 7. “So, whoever has done an atom's weight of good shall behold it.” 8.

“And whoever has done an atom's weight of evil shall behold it.” The Day When Man Sees All His Deeds As it was pointed out about the contents of the Surah, the beginning of the Surah refers to the horrible end of the phenomenal world and some terrible signs it has before the Resurrection befalls.

At first, it says: "When the Earth shall quake with a mighty quaking," "And the Earth shall cast forth her burdens,” The term /zilzalaha/ ‘her earthquake' points either to the idea that, on that day, all the globe will quake (this is different from the ordinary earthquakes that we know of which are local and periodical), or to the promised earthquake, that is, the final earthquake of the Resurrection. Commentators have delivered different ideas on the term /athqal/ ‘burdens'.

Some have said that the purpose of using it so signify men who will be thrown out from their graves by the quake of the Resurrection, like that which is found in Surah Inshiqaq, No. 84, verse 4 which says: "And casts forth what is within it and becomes empty.” Some others have said the purpose is that it cast out the minerals and treasures from within the earth which causes the mammonists to sigh for them.

It is also probable that it means some enormous boulders and lava, from beneath the crust of the earth, which are usually thrown up when earthquakes and volcanoes occur. At the end of this world and through the great and final convulsion, whatever is inside the earth will be thrown out. The first commentary seems more appropriate, though all of them can be combined, as well.

However, on That Day everyone, observing that supreme world-shaking Event, will become completely terrified "And man shall say (distressed): What had befallen her?" Some have rendered 'man', here to mean the unbelieving men, in particular, who had doubt about the Resurrection.