وَٱلۡمُرۡسَلَٰتِ عُرۡفٗا ١
By those [winds] sent forth in gusts
Surah Al-Mursalat
The Emissaries. 50 ayat, the 33rd Surah to be revealed.
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بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
فَٱلۡعَٰصِفَٰتِ عَصۡفٗا ٢
And the winds that blow violently
وَٱلنَّٰشِرَٰتِ نَشۡرٗا ٣
And [by] the winds that spread [clouds]
فَٱلۡفَٰرِقَٰتِ فَرۡقٗا ٤
And those [angels] who bring criterion
فَٱلۡمُلۡقِيَٰتِ ذِكۡرًا ٥
And those [angels] who deliver a message
عُذۡرًا أَوۡ نُذۡرًا ٦
As justification or warning,
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٞ ٧
Indeed, what you are promised is to occur.
فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتۡ ٨
So when the stars are obliterated
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتۡ ٩
And when the heaven is opened
وَإِذَا ٱلۡجِبَالُ نُسِفَتۡ ١٠
And when the mountains are blown away
وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتۡ ١١
And when the messengers' time has come...
لِأَيِّ يَوۡمٍ أُجِّلَتۡ ١٢
For what Day was it postponed?
لِيَوۡمِ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ ١٣
For the Day of Judgement.
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ ١٤
And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement?
وَيۡلٞ يَّوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ١٥
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
أَلَمۡ نُهۡلِكِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ١٦
Did We not destroy the former peoples?
ثُمَّ نُتۡبِعُهُمُ ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ ١٧
Then We will follow them with the later ones.
كَذَٰلِكَ نَفۡعَلُ بِٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ ١٨
Thus do We deal with the criminals.
وَيۡلٞ يَّوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ١٩
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
أَلَمۡ نَخۡلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٖ مَّهِينٖ ٢٠
Did We not create you from a liquid disdained?
فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُ فِي قَرَارٖ مَّكِينٍ ٢١
And We placed it in a firm lodging
إِلَىٰ قَدَرٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ ٢٢
For a known extent.
فَقَدَرۡنَا فَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡقَٰدِرُونَ ٢٣
And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine.
وَيۡلٞ يَّوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ٢٤
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَلِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ كِفَاتًا ٢٥
Have We not made the earth a container
أَحۡيَآءٗ وَّأَمۡوَٰتٗا ٢٦
Of the living and the dead?
وَجَعَلۡنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِيَ شَٰمِخَٰتٖ وَّأَسۡقَيۡنَٰكُم مَّآءٗ فُرَاتٗا ٢٧
And We placed therein lofty, firmly set mountains and have given you to drink sweet water.
وَيۡلٞ يَّوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ٢٨
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
ٱنطَلِقُوٓاْ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ ٢٩
[They will be told], "Proceed to that which you used to deny.
ٱنطَلِقُوٓاْ إِلَىٰ ظِلّٖ ذِي ثَلَٰثِ شُعَبٖ ٣٠
Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns
لَّا ظَلِيلٖ وَّلَا يُغۡنِي مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ ٣١
[But having] no cool shade and availing not against the flame."
إِنَّهَا تَرۡمِي بِشَرَرٖ كَٱلۡقَصۡرِ ٣٢
Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress,
كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَٰلَتٞ صُفۡرٞ ٣٣
As if they were yellowish [black] camels.
وَيۡلٞ يَّوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ٣٤
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ ٣٥
This is a Day they will not speak,
وَلَا يُؤۡذَنُ لَهُمۡ فَيَعۡتَذِرُونَ ٣٦
Nor will it be permitted for them to make an excuse.
وَيۡلٞ يَّوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ٣٧
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِۖ جَمَعۡنَٰكُمۡ وَٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ٣٨
This is the Day of Judgement; We will have assembled you and the former peoples.
فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمۡ كَيۡدٞ فَكِيدُونِ ٣٩
So if you have a plan, then plan against Me.
وَيۡلٞ يَّوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ٤٠
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِي ظِلَٰلٖ وَّعُيُونٖ ٤١
Indeed, the righteous will be among shades and springs
وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشۡتَهُونَ ٤٢
And fruits from whatever they desire,
كُلُواْ وَٱشۡرَبُواْ هَنِيٓـَٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ ٤٣
[Being told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ٤٤
Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.
وَيۡلٞ يَّوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ٤٥
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
كُلُواْ وَتَمَتَّعُواْ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجۡرِمُونَ ٤٦
[O disbelievers], eat and enjoy yourselves a little; indeed, you are criminals.
وَيۡلٞ يَّوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ٤٧
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرۡكَعُواْ لَا يَرۡكَعُونَ ٤٨
And when it is said to them, "Bow [in prayer]," they do not bow.
وَيۡلٞ يَّوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ٤٩
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
فَبِأَيِّ حَدِيثِۭ بَعۡدَهُۥ يُؤۡمِنُونَ ٥٠
Then in what statement after the Qur'an will they believe?
وَٱلۡمُرۡسَلَٰتِ عُرۡفٗا ١ فَٱلۡعَٰصِفَٰتِ عَصۡفٗا ٢ وَٱلنَّٰشِرَٰتِ نَشۡرٗا ٣ فَٱلۡفَٰرِقَٰتِ فَرۡقٗا ٤ فَٱلۡمُلۡقِيَٰتِ ذِكۡرًا ٥ عُذۡرًا أَوۡ نُذۡرًا ٦ إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٞ ٧ فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتۡ ٨ وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتۡ ٩ وَإِذَا ٱلۡجِبَالُ نُسِفَتۡ ١٠ وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتۡ ١١ لِأَيِّ يَوۡمٍ أُجِّلَتۡ ١٢ لِيَوۡمِ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ ١٣ وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ ١٤ وَيۡلٞ يَّوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ١٥ أَلَمۡ نُهۡلِكِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ١٦ ثُمَّ نُتۡبِعُهُمُ ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ ١٧ كَذَٰلِكَ نَفۡعَلُ بِٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ ١٨ وَيۡلٞ يَّوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ١٩ أَلَمۡ نَخۡلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٖ مَّهِينٖ ٢٠ فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُ فِي قَرَارٖ مَّكِينٍ ٢١ إِلَىٰ قَدَرٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ ٢٢ فَقَدَرۡنَا فَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡقَٰدِرُونَ ٢٣ وَيۡلٞ يَّوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ٢٤ أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَلِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ كِفَاتًا ٢٥ أَحۡيَآءٗ وَّأَمۡوَٰتٗا ٢٦ وَجَعَلۡنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِيَ شَٰمِخَٰتٖ وَّأَسۡقَيۡنَٰكُم مَّآءٗ فُرَاتٗا ٢٧ وَيۡلٞ يَّوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ٢٨ ٱنطَلِقُوٓاْ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ ٢٩ ٱنطَلِقُوٓاْ إِلَىٰ ظِلّٖ ذِي ثَلَٰثِ شُعَبٖ ٣٠ لَّا ظَلِيلٖ وَّلَا يُغۡنِي مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ ٣١ إِنَّهَا تَرۡمِي بِشَرَرٖ كَٱلۡقَصۡرِ ٣٢ كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَٰلَتٞ صُفۡرٞ ٣٣ وَيۡلٞ يَّوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ٣٤ هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ ٣٥ وَلَا يُؤۡذَنُ لَهُمۡ فَيَعۡتَذِرُونَ ٣٦ وَيۡلٞ يَّوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ٣٧ هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِۖ جَمَعۡنَٰكُمۡ وَٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ٣٨ فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمۡ كَيۡدٞ فَكِيدُونِ ٣٩ وَيۡلٞ يَّوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ٤٠ إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِي ظِلَٰلٖ وَّعُيُونٖ ٤١ وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشۡتَهُونَ ٤٢ كُلُواْ وَٱشۡرَبُواْ هَنِيٓـَٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ ٤٣ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ٤٤ وَيۡلٞ يَّوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ٤٥ كُلُواْ وَتَمَتَّعُواْ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجۡرِمُونَ ٤٦ وَيۡلٞ يَّوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ٤٧ وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرۡكَعُواْ لَا يَرۡكَعُونَ ٤٨ وَيۡلٞ يَّوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ٤٩ فَبِأَيِّ حَدِيثِۭ بَعۡدَهُۥ يُؤۡمِنُونَ ٥٠
The Revelation of this Surat and its Recitation in the Maghrib Prayer
Al-Bukhari recorded from 'Abdullah – that is Ibn Mas'ud – that he said, "While we were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a cave at Mina,
وَالْمُرْسَلَاتِ
(By the Mursalat.) was revealed to him. He was reciting it and I was learning it from his mouth. Verily, his mouth was moist with it when a snake leaped out at us. The Prophet ﷺ said,
اقْتُلُوهَا
(Kill it!) So we quickly went after it, but it got away. Then the Prophet ﷺ said,
وُقِيَتْ شَرَّكُمْ، كَمَا وُقِيتُمْ شَرَّهَا
(It was saved from your harm just as you all were saved from its harm.)" Muslim also recorded this Hadith by way of Al-A'mash. Imam Ahmad recorded from Ibn 'Abbas, who reported from his mother that she heard the Prophet ﷺ reciting
وَالْمُرْسَلَاتِ عُرْفًا
(By the Mursalat.) in the Maghrib prayer. In a report from Malik on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas, he narrated that Umm Al-Fadl (his mother) heard him (Ibn 'Abbas) reciting
وَالْمُرْسَلَاتِ عُرْفًا
(By the Mursalat 'Urfa.)(77:1) so she said, "O my son! You reminded me with your recitation of this Surat. Verily, it is the last thing I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He recited it in the Maghrib prayer (i.e., before he died)." Both Al-Bukhari and Muslim recorded this report in the Two Sahihs by way of Malik.
From Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged).