The Holy Quran 17:52 — Surah Al-Isra

Arabic text

يَوْمَ يَدْعُوكُمْ فَتَسْتَجِيبُونَ بِحَمْدِهِۦ وَتَظُنُّونَ إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

Translation

The day when He will call you (from your graves when an angel will blow the trumpet), you shall respond by praising Him and (because of your fear and the great length of the Day of Qiyaamah) you will think that you stayed only for a little while (in the world and in your graves).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

That is, when the call is given from Allah, at a single shout all the dead will come out of the earth and assemble on the plain of the Gathering; no one will dare to disobey. At that time every human being will present himself obedient and submissive, praising and extolling Allah, though this compelled praise at that time will be of no benefit to the…

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