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realize what the Day of when no human being shall be of
Judgement will be? 18 Again: the least avail to any other
what will make you realize human being, God [alone]
what the Day of Judgement will hold command on
will be? 19 It will be a Day that Day.

83. THOSE WHO GIVE
SHORT MEASURE (AL-MUTAFFIFIN)

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
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Woe to those who give short When Our revelations are
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measure, who demand of other conveyed to him, he says, ‘Fables
people full measure for of the ancients!’ 14 No! Their
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themselves, but when they give own deeds have cast a veil over
by measurement or weight to their hearts. 15 Indeed! On that
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others, they give them less. Do Day a barrier will be set between
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such people not realize that they them and their Lord, then they
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will be raised up, on a fateful shall enter the Fire of Hell, and
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Day. The Day when mankind they will be told, ‘This is what
will stand before the Lord of the you were wont to belie.’
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Universe? Indeed! The record 18 But, the record of the
of the wicked is in the Sijjin— righteous is [preserved] in the
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and what could make you ‘Illiyyin— and what will make
understand what the Sijjin is?— you understand what the ‘Illiyyin
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it is a written record. Woe, on is?— a written record, which
that Day, to those who reject, those angels closest to God will
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those who deny the Day of bear witness to. The virtuous
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Judgement. 12 No one denies it will surely be in bliss, seated
except for the evil aggressor. on couches and gazing around in