Tafsir Ibn Kathir -> Surah At-Takwir -> Joining the Souls |
Concerning Allah's statement, ﴿ظˆظژط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ط§ظ„ظ†ظ‘ظڈظپظڈظˆط³ظڈ ط²ظڈظˆظ‘ظگط¬ظژطھظ’ ﴾ (And when the souls are joined with their mates.) meaning, every type (of soul) will be gathered with its peer (or mate). This is as Allah says, ﴿ط§طظ’ط´ظڈط±ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ط¸ظژظ„ظژظ…ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ظˆظژط£ظژط²ظ’ظˆظژط¬ظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’﴾ (It will be said to the angels): "Assemble those who did wrong, together with their companions (from the devils).) (37:22) Ibn Abi Hatim recorded from An-Nu`man bin Bashir that the Messenger of Allah said, ﴿ظˆظژط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ط§ظ„ظ†ظ‘ظڈظپظڈظˆط³ظڈ ط²ظڈظˆظ‘ظگط¬ظژطھظ’ ﴾ ط§ظ„ط¶ظ‘ظڈط±ظژط¨ظژط§ط،ظڈ: ظƒظڈظ„ظ‘ظڈ ط±ظژط¬ظڈظ„ظچ ظ…ظژط¹ظژ ظƒظڈظ„ظ‘ظگ ظ‚ظژظˆظ’ظ…ظچ ظƒظژط§ظ†ظڈظˆط§ ظٹظژط¹ظ’ظ…ظژظ„ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط¹ظژظ…ظژظ„ظژظ‡ظڈ ظˆظژط°ظژظ„ظگظƒظژ ط¨ظگط£ظژظ†ظ‘ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‡ظژ ط¹ظژط²ظ‘ظژ ظˆظژط¬ظژظ„ظ‘ظژ ظٹظژظ‚ظڈظˆظ„ظڈ: ﴿ظˆظژظƒظڈظ†طھظڈظ…ظ’ ط£ظژط²ظ’ظˆظژط§ط¬ط§ظ‹ ط«ظژظ„ظژظ€ط«ظژط©ظ‹ - ظپظژط£ظژطµظ’طظژظ€ط¨ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظژظٹظ’ظ…ظژظ†ظژط©ظگ ظ…ظژط¢ ط£ظژطµظ’طظژظ€ط¨ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظژظٹظ’ظ…ظژظ†ظژط©ظگ - ظˆظژط£ظژطµظ’طظژظ€ط¨ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظژط´ظ’ظ€ظژظ…ظژط©ظگ ظ…ظژط¢ ط£ظژطµظ’طظژظ€ط¨ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظژط´ظ’ظ€ظژظ…ظژط©ظگ - ظˆظژط§ظ„ط³ظ‘ظژظ€ط¨ظگظ‚ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ط³ظ‘ظژظ€ط¨ظگظ‚ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ﴾ ظ‡ظڈظ…ظڈ ط§ظ„ط¶ظ‘ظڈط±ظژط¨ظژط§ط،آ» ((And When the souls are joined with their mates.)( Those who are alike. Every man will be with every group of people who performed the same deeds that he did. (This is because Allah says, (And you (all) will be in three groups. So those on the Right Hand - how (fortunate) will be those on Right Hand! And those on the Left Hand - how (unfortunate) will be those on the Left Hand!) (56: 7-10) (They are those who are alike.)
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