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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (And the sky with the constellations. And the Day of Promise. And a witness and a witnessed)

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The Shaykh : And His saying, the Exalted:
By the sky containing great stars والسماء ذات البروج
[Al-Buruj 85:1]
Allah, Mighty and Majestic, swore by the sky and described it as having constellations, meaning it has high structures. It is like the orbits in the sky, moving by the command of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, wherever Allah wills and wherever He desires.
And the Day of Promise واليوم الموعود
The Day of Promise is the Day of Resurrection, because the righteous were promised it, and the non-righteous were promised it. And every person will be recompensed for what he did of good and evil. Allah mentioned this to make clear His greatness and the highness of His status, and that no one should be bold in harming Him.
And a witness and a witnessed وشاهد ومشهود
This is also a great day by which Allah swore, because it is a witness and a witnessed, a witness and a witnessed upon. What is witnessed upon are the deeds of the children of Adam, and the witnesses are the children of Adam. The messengers testify against their peoples that they conveyed the message to them, and the messengers, peace and blessings be upon them, testify against the messengers that they fulfilled the testimony that they fulfilled the conveying of the message that is incumbent upon them, and every nation testifies against what another nation did. Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, said:
And [warn of] the Day when We will remove the mountains and you will see the earth prominent, and We will gather them and not leave behind from them anyone. ويوم تقوم الساعة وترى الأرض بارزة وحشرناهم فلم نغادر منهم أحدا
[Al-Kahf 18:47]
. And He, the Exalted, said:
And you will see every nation kneeling [from fear]. Every nation will be called to its record [and told], "Today you will be recompensed for what you used to do. وترى كل أمة جاثية كل أمة تدعى إلى كتابها اليوم تجزون ما كنتم تعملون
[Al-Jathiyah 45:28]
. May Allah help us on this day. And the tongues, hands, feet, and skins testify to what a man did of good and evil. For this reason He said:
And a witness and a witnessed وشاهد ومشهود
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Source alathar.net

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