Surah Al-Waqi'ah 56:50
سُورَةُ الوَاقِعَةِ · Meccan · Verse 50 of 96
لَمَجْمُوعُونَ إِلَىٰ مِيقَٰتِ يَوْمٍۢ مَّعْلُومٍۢ
Translation
will all be gathered on a predetermined Day
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Meaning and reflection
'Will surely be gathered for the appointment of a known Day.' al-Saadi and Ibn Ashur note the certainty of 'miqatin yawmin ma'lum', a known, appointed time, fixed with God though hidden from us: not a vague possibility but a scheduled meeting. Ask yourself: the Day is 'known', it has a date, set and certain, even though I am not told when. That combination is exactly what unsettles: guaranteed to happen, but its timing withheld, so I can neither dismiss it nor postpone my readiness to the last minute. It is the appointment I cannot see on my calendar but cannot cancel. Living wisely means preparing for a certain meeting whose hour is deliberately hidden, precisely so that I am ready now, not scrambling later. Am I living as though that appointment is real, dated, and possibly soon?
Grounded in classical tafsir: al-Saadi, Ibn Ashur, al-Biqa'i.
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