Sūrah Al-Zilzāl (Warnings and Counsel)

It is regarding this Allah Almighty said:

اِذَا زُلۡزِلَتِ الۡاَرۡضُ زِلۡزَالَہَا ۙ(۱)

When the earth is shaken violently with its destined tremor.^{^[1]}

The second verse

Allah Almighty says in the second verse of Sūrah al-Zilzāl:

وَ اَخۡرَجَتِ الۡاَرۡضُ اَثۡقَالَہَا ۙ(۲)

And (when) the earth casts out (all of) its burdens.^{^[2]}

One opinion regarding this verse is that when this earthquake occurs, i) the Earth will shake severely, ii) panic will set in amongst people as they run here and there aimlessly, iii) the earth shall expel all its treasures; these include gold, silver, and other precious things.

Imam Fakhr al-Dīn al-Razī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه said:

The uppermost layer of Earth shall be filled with gold and other treasures. Yet, nobody will even look at it. It is as though the gold is saying, “O people, it is me you ruined your worldly life and harmed your religion for.”^{^[3]}

It is as though the gold, silver, and treasure are saying, “For me, you took the lives of one another, threatened your brothers, hurt your parents, and worked hard. You left your salah and abandoned fasting in your greed to acquire me.” Yet, when all is said and done, mankind will not

[1] Al-Quran, part 30, al-Zilzāl, verse 1; translation from Kanz al-ʿIrfān

[2] Al-Quran, part 30, al-Zilzāl, verse 2; translation from Kanz al-ʿIrfān

[3] Al-Tafsīr al-Kabīr, part 30, Sūrah al-Zilzāl, verse 2, vol. 11, p. 254

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