The Holy Quran 74:29 — Surah Al-Muddaththir

Arabic text

لَوَّاحَةٌ لِّلْبَشَرِ

Translation

It distorts the body (by burning and making the skin red).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The state of the skin: that is, it will scorch the skin of the body and disfigure its appearance. Shah [Abd al-Qadir] ﵀ writes: “Just as red-hot iron looks red, that redness will be seen on a person's shin.”

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