And stop them. They are to be questioned."
What does the Qur'an say about the grave - and where does the questioning of the grave come from?
Key findingsEditorial
One finding for each passage this study carries, in the order the study reads them. Each is the reason that passage was signed into the study, in full and unedited - including, where the renderings disagree, the disagreement.
- 01 37:24 And stop them, for THEY MUST BE QUESTIONED. In because it is the clearest statement of a questioning, and because the four translators agree on it - but note where it stands: in a passage about the gathering, not about the grave.
- 02 54:7 With downcast eyes they come forth from the graves as they were locusts spread abroad. In because it is the most vivid of the coming-forth verses and shows what the grave is in this text: a place people leave.
- 03 70:43 The day when they come forth from the graves in haste, as racing to a goal. In because it repeats the same movement with a different image, which establishes it as the settled picture.
- 04 100:9–10 Knoweth he not that, when the contents of the graves are poured forth, and that which is in the breasts is made manifest? In as ONE PASSAGE because the emptying of the graves and the exposure of what is in the breasts are one sentence - the nearest the text comes to joining the grave to an examination.
- 05 102:1–2 Rivalry in worldly increase distracteth you, UNTIL YE COME TO THE GRAVES. In as ONE PASSAGE because the grave here is the end of a distraction rather than the start of an interrogation, which is the honest shape of what the text says.
In plain wordsEditorial written by the editors, not a translation
This study has to report an absence inside a presence, and the distinction matters.
The Qur'an mentions graves often. What it says about them is remarkably consistent: they are places people COME OUT OF. 54:7 - they come forth like locusts spread abroad. 70:43 - in haste, as racing to a goal. 100:9 - the contents of the graves poured forth. 102:2 - rivalry distracts you until you come to the graves, and that is where the distraction ends.
What the text does not describe, anywhere in these four renderings, is an INTERROGATION IN THE GRAVE. There is no questioning by two angels, no sitting up, no examination between death and resurrection. The detailed account of the questioning of the grave that most readers will have met is , and this study cannot quote, grade or assess it, because no hadith collection has cleared the rights audit. It should be said plainly that the material exists and that it is not in the Qur'an.
37:24 is the verse that comes closest, and it is worth reading carefully: STOP THEM, FOR THEY MUST BE QUESTIONED. All four translators carry it. But its setting is the gathering and the reckoning, not the grave - the questioning it announces happens after the coming-forth, not during the interval.
100:9-10 is the nearest the text comes to joining the two ideas: when the graves are emptied AND what is in the breasts is made manifest. Even there the exposure follows the emptying.
The interval itself - what, if anything, happens between death and resurrection - is carried by What does the Qur'an say about the state between death and resurrection (barzakh)?, and that study finds the text says very little about it.
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What this rests on
Opens with 37:24, widening across 5 passages in all.
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37:24
Why this passage is in the study finding 01
وَقِفُوهُمْ إِنَّهُم مَّسْـُٔولُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)waqifoohum innahum mas'ooloon
DIN 31635waqifūhum ʾinnahum masʾūlūna
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And stop them, for they must be questioned
and stop them; verily, they shall be questioned
Set them forth: they shall be questioned
And set them before God's tribunal; for they shall be called to account
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Other languages (18)
Ndalini ata, se do të merren në pyetje!"
‘আর তাদেরকে থামাও, অবশ্যই তারা জিজ্ঞাসিত হবে।’
i zaustavite ih, oni će biti pitani:
i zaustavite ih, oni će biti pitani.
Ndarnon ɓe, tawde ko ɓe laɓnditeteeɓe".
და შეაჩერეთ ისინი (ვიდრე ჯოჯოხეთს მიაღწევენ), – ჭეშმარიტად, ისინი გამოიკითხებიან [თითოეულ სიტყვასა და საქმეზე]».
und stellt sie auf, denn sie sind fürwahr Befragte.“
και σταματήστε τους (πριν την Κόλαση), πράγματι, θα ρωτηθούν.»
और उन्हें ठहराओ[5], निःसंदेह वे प्रश्न किए जाने वाले हैं।
E fermateli; devono essere interrogati:
24. „Tačiau sustabdykite juos, iš tiesų, jie bus klausinėjami.“
Isaan dhaabaa; dhugumatti, isaan gaafatamoodha.
и остановите их: воистину, они будут спрошены».
И зауставите их на тренутак, они ће, заиста, да буду питани:
Na wasimamisheni. Hakika hao wataulizwa:
och håll kvar dem där; de ska tillfrågas.”
Durdurun onları; çünkü onlar sorguya çekileceklerdir.
اور انہیں ٹھہرا لو[1] ، (اس لئے) کہ ان سے (ضروری) سوال کیے جانے والے ہیں.
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ٱحْشُرُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ وَأَزْوَٰجَهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْبُدُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)uhshuroo lladheena zalamoo wa'azwaajahum wamaa kaanoo ya'budoon
DIN 31635uḥšurū llaḏīna ẓalamū waʾazwāǧahum wamā kānū yaʿbudūna
The translators word this verse differently
Gather those who did wrong, and their mates, and what they used to worship.
(And it is said unto the angels): Assemble those who did wrong, together with their wives and what they used to worship
Gather ye together, ye who were unjust, with their mates and what they used to serve
Gather together those who have acted unjustly, and their consorts, and the gods whom they adored
Gather together those who have acted unjustly, and their comrades, and the idols which they worshipped
مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَٱهْدُوهُمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
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Easy-read (simplified)min dooni llaahi fahdoohum ilaa siraati l-jaheem
DIN 31635min dūni llāhi fahdūhum ʾilā ṣirāṭi l-ǧaḥīmi
Besides God, and lead them to the way to Hell.
Instead of Allah, and lead them to the path to hell
beside God, and guide them to the way of hell
Beside God; and guide them to the road for Hell
besides God, and direct them in the way to hell
37:24 — the verse above
مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)maa lakum laa tanaasaroon
DIN 31635mā lakum lā tanāṣarūna
What is the matter with you? Why do you not help one another?
What aileth you that ye help not one another
Why do ye not help each other
How now, that ye help not one another
What aileth you that ye defend not one another
بَلْ هُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ مُسْتَسْلِمُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)bal humu l-yawma mustaslimoon
DIN 31635bal humu l-yawma mustaslimūna
The translators word this verse differently
In fact, on that Day, they will be submissive.
Nay, but this day they make full submission
nay, on that day they shall resign themselves
But on this day they shall submit themselves to God
But on this day they shall submit themselves to the judgment of God
54:7
Why this passage is in the study finding 02
خُشَّعًا أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمْ جَرَادٌ مُّنتَشِرٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)khushsha'an absaaruhum yakhrujoona mina l-'ajdaathi ka'annahum jaraadun muntashir
DIN 31635ḫuššaʿan ʾabṣāruhum yaḫruǧūna mina l-ʾaǧdāṯi kaʾannahum ǧarādun muntaširun
Their eyes humiliated, they will emerge from the graves, as if they were swarming locusts.
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With downcast eyes, they come forth from the graves as they were locusts spread abroad
Humbly casting down their looks shall they come forth from their graves, as though they were locusts scattered abroad
With downcast eyes shall they come forth from their graves, as if they were scattered locusts
they shall come forth from their graves with down-cast looks: Numerous as locusts scattered far abroad
Sources
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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- Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
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me sy të përulur, ata do të dalin nga varret, si të ishin karkaleca të shpërndarë,
(সেদিন) চক্ষুগুলো অপদস্ত অবস্থায় তারা কবর থেকে বের হয়ে (হাশরের মাঠে) আসবে। মনে হবে যেন তারা বিক্ষিপ্ত পঙ্গপাল।
oni će oborenih pogleda iz grobova izlaziti, kao skakavci rasuti,
oni će oborenih pogleda iz grobova izlaziti, kao skakavci rasuti,
ja'asɓe ndaarɗe, hiɓe njaltira e genaale ɗeen wano kanuuji caratooɗi.
დამდაბლებული მზერით გამოვლენ სამარხებიდან, თითქოსდა გაფანტული კალიები.
werden sie mit gedemütigten Blicken aus den Gräbern herauskommen wie ausschwärmende Heuschrecken,
τα μάτια τους θα είναι ταπεινωμένα, και οι ίδιοι θα βγουν από τους τάφους σαν σκορπισμένες ακρίδες,
उनकी आँखें झुकी होंगी। वे कब्रों से ऐसे निकलेंगे, जैसे वे बिखरी हुई टिड्डियाँ हों।
usciranno dalle tombe, umiliati, come cavallette sparpagliate,
7. Jie ateis nusižeminusiomis akimis iš kapų, lyg pasimetusių skėrių būrys,
(Guyyaa san) ijji isaanii sodaan guutamteeti, qabrii (isaanii) irraa bahan kan akka awwaannisa faca’ee fakkaatan tahani.
они выйдут из могил с опущенными взорами, словно рассыпанная саранча,
они ће да излазе из гробова оборених погледа, као скакавци расути,
Macho yao yatainama; watatoka makaburini kama nzige waliotawanyika.
kommer de med sänkta blickar att träda fram ur sina gravar, likt svärmar av gräshoppor;
Gözleri düşkün (zillet içinde), sanki yayılan çekirgeler gibi kabirlerinden çıkarlar.
یہ جھکی آنکھوں قبروں سے اس طرح نکل کھڑے ہوں گے کہ گویا وه پھیلا ہوا ٹڈی دل ہے.[1]
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حِكْمَةٌۢ بَٰلِغَةٌ فَمَا تُغْنِ ٱلنُّذُرُ
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Easy-read (simplified)hikmatun baalighatun famaa tughni n-nudhur
DIN 31635ḥikmatun bāliġatun famā tuġni n-nuḏuru
The translators word this verse differently
Profound wisdom-but warnings are of no avail.
Effective wisdom; but warnings avail not
wisdom far-reaching - but warners avail not
Consummate wisdom - but warners profit them not
the same being consummate wisdom: But warners profit them not
فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ يَوْمَ يَدْعُ ٱلدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَىْءٍ نُّكُرٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)fatawalla 'anhum yawma yad'u d-daa'i ilaa shay'in nukur
DIN 31635fatawalla ʿanhum yawma yadʿu d-dāʿi ʾilā šayʾin nukurin
The translators word this verse differently
So turn away from them. On the Day when the Caller calls to something terrible.
So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) on the day when the Summoner summoneth unto a painful thing
But turn thy back on them! The day when the caller shall call to an awkward thing
Quit them then. On the day when the summoner shall summon to a stern business
wherefore do thou withdraw from them. The day whereon the summoner shall summon mankind to an ungrateful business
54:7 — the verse above
مُّهْطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِ يَقُولُ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ هَٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)muhti'eena ilaa d-daa'i yaqoolu l-kaafiroona haadhaa yawmun 'asir
DIN 31635muhṭiʿīna ʾilā d-dāʿi yaqūlu l-kāfirūna hāḏā yawmun ʿasirun
Scrambling towards the Caller, the disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult Day."
Hastening toward the summoner; the disbelievers say: This is a hard day
Hurrying forwards to the caller! the misbelievers shall say, 'This is a difficult day
Hastening to the summoner. "This," shall the infidels say, "is the distressful day
hastening with terror unto the summoner. The unbelievers shall say, this is a day of distress
كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَكَذَّبُوا۟ عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا۟ مَجْنُونٌ وَٱزْدُجِرَ
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Easy-read (simplified)kadhdhabat qablahum qawmu noohin fakadhdhaboo 'abdanaa waqaaloo majnoonun wazdujir
DIN 31635kaḏḏabat qablahum qawmu nūḥin fakaḏḏabū ʿabdanā waqālū maǧnūnun wazduǧira
Before them the people of Noah disbelieved. They rejected Our servant, and said, "Crazy," and he was rebuked.
The folk of Noah denied before them, yea, they denied Our slave and said: A madman; and he was repulsed
Noah's people before them called (the apostles) liars; they called our servant a liar; and they said, 'Mad!' and he was rejected
Before them the people of Noah treated the truth as a lie. Our servant did they charge with falsehood, and said, "Demoniac!" and he was rejected
The people of Noah accused that prophet of imposture, before thy people rejected thee: They accused our servant of imposture, saying, he is a madman; and he was rejected with reproach
70:43
Why this passage is in the study finding 03
يَوْمَ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ سِرَاعًا كَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٍ يُوفِضُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)yawma yakhrujoona mina l-'ajdaathi siraa'an ka'annahum ilaa nusubin yoofidoon
DIN 31635yawma yaḫruǧūna mina l-ʾaǧdāṯi sirāʿan kaʾannahum ʾilā nuṣubin yūfiḍūna
The Day when they will emerge from the tombs in a rush, as though they were hurrying towards a target.
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The day when they come forth from the graves in haste, as racing to a goal
the day when they shall come forth in haste from the graves, as though they flock to a standard
The day on which they shall flock up out of their graves in haste like men who rally to a standard
the day whereon they shall come forth hastily from their graves, as though they were troops hastening to their standard
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- Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
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Ditën kur do të dalin me nxitim nga varret, sikur të ishin duke nxituar drejt idhujve,
যেদিন দ্রুতবেগে তারা কবর থেকে বের হয়ে আসবে, যেন তারা কোন লক্ষ্যের দিকে ছুটছে,
Dan u kome će žurno, kao da kumirima hrle, iz grobova izići,
Dan u kome će žurno, kao da kumirima hrle, iz grobova izići,
ñalnde ɓe njaltiroyta e genaale ɗren heñaare, wa si tawii ko kaaƴe (sanamu) ɓe ngoni wugganaade.
იმ დღეს, როდესაც ისინი სამარხებიდან გამოვლენ ისეთი სისწრაფით, როგორც ისინი კერპებისკენ მიიჩქაროდნენ,
dem Tag, da sie aus den Gräbern hastig herauskommen werden, als würden sie eilend zu einem aufgerichteten Opferstein laufen.
Την Ημέρα που θα βγουν από τους τάφους τους βιαστικά, σαν να έσπευδαν συναγωνιζόμενοι προς ένα είδωλο (όπως έκαναν στην εγκόσμια ζωή, που όποτε οριζόταν ένα νέο είδωλο, έσπευδαν για να είναι οι πρώτοι που να το λατρεύουν).
जिस दिन वे क़ब्रों से तेज़ी से बाहर निकलेंगे, जैसे कि वे किसी निशान की ओर[10] दौड़े जा रहे हैं।
il Giorno in cui usciranno dalle tombe veloci, come in gara per raggiungere un traguardo,
43. Tą Dieną jie greitai pakils iš kapų, lyg skubėtų link pastatyto stabo.
Guyyaa qabroota irraa arifataa ba'an isaan akka waan gara taabotootaatti dhangala'an fakkaatu. [6]
в тот День, когда они выйдут из могил торопливо, словно устремляясь к идолам.
Дан у коме ће журно, као да идолима хрле, из гробова да изађу,
Siku watakapotoka makaburini kwa upesi kama kwamba wanakimbilia mfundo.
Den dagen skyndar de ut ur sina gravar, så som [de en gång skyndade] mot sina avgudabilder:
O gün onlar sanki dikilmiş putlara süratle gidiyorlarmış gibi kabirlerinden hızlıca çıkarlar.
جس دن یہ قبروں سے دوڑتے ہوئے نکلیں گے، گویا کہ وه کسی جگہ کی طرف تیز تیز جا رہے ہیں.[1]
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عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)'alaa an nubaddila khayran minhum wamaa nahnu bimasbooqeen
DIN 31635ʿalā ʾan nubaddila ḫayran minhum wamā naḥnu bimasbūqīna
To replace them with better than they, and We are not to be outdone.
To replace them by (others) better than them. And we are not to be outrun
to change them for others better, nor are we prevented
To replace them with better than themselves: neither are we to be hindered
and to substitute better than them in their room; neither are We to be prevented, if We shall please so to do
فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا۟ وَيَلْعَبُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)fadharhum yakhoodoo wayal'aboo hattaa yulaaqoo yawmahumu lladhee yoo'adoon
DIN 31635faḏarhum yaḫūḍū wayalʿabū ḥattā yulāqū yawmahumu llaḏī yūʿadūna
So leave them to blunder and play, until they meet their Day which they are promised.
So let them chat and play until they meet their Day which they are promised
So leave them to plunge in discussion, and to play until they meet that day of theirs which they are threatened with
Wherefore let them flounder on and disport them, till they come face to face with their threatened day
Wherefore suffer them to wade in vain disputes, and to amuse themselves with sport: Until they meet their day with which they have been threatened
70:43 — the verse above
خَٰشِعَةً أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلَّذِى كَانُوا۟ يُوعَدُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)khaashi'atan absaaruhum tarhaquhum dhillatun dhaalika l-yawmu lladhee kaanoo yoo'adoon
DIN 31635ḫāšiʿatan ʾabṣāruhum tarhaquhum ḏillatun ḏālika l-yawmu llaḏī kānū yūʿadūna
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Their eyes cast down; overwhelmed by humiliation. This is the Day which they were promised.
With eyes aghast, abasement stupefying them: Such is the Day which they are promised
with their looks abashed; meanness shall cover them! That is the day which they were promised
Their eyes downcast; disgrace shall cover them. Such their threatened day
Their looks shall be downcast; ignominy shall attend them. This is the day with which they have been threatened
100:9–10
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أَفَلَا يَعْلَمُ إِذَا بُعْثِرَ مَا فِى ٱلْقُبُورِ
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Easy-read (simplified)afalaa ya'lamu idhaa bu'thira maa fee l-quboor
DIN 31635ʾafalā yaʿlamu ʾiḏā buʿṯira mā fī l-qubūri
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Does he not know? When the contents of the graves are scattered around.
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Knoweth he not that, when the contents of the graves are poured forth
Does he not know when the tombs are exposed
Ah! knoweth he not, that when that which is in the graves shall be laid bare
Doth he not know, therefore, when that which is in the graves shall be taken forth
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وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِى ٱلصُّدُورِ
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Easy-read (simplified)wahussila maa fee s-sudoor
DIN 31635waḥuṣṣila mā fī ṣ-ṣudūri
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And the contents of the hearts are obtained.
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And the secrets of the breasts are made known
and what is in the breasts is brought to light
And that which is in men's breasts shall be brought forth
and that which is in men's breasts shall be brought to light
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100:9 A nuk e di ai si do të jetë gjendja kur të nxirren ata që janë në varre
100:10 e të dalë në shesh ajo që është në gjokse?!
100:9 তবে কি সে জানে না, যখন কবরসমূহে যা আছে তা বের করে আনা হবে?
100:10 আর অন্তরে যা (গোপন) আছে তা প্রকাশিত হবে।
100:9 A zar on ne zna da će, kada kaburovi budu prevrnuti s onim što je u njima,
100:10 i kada iziđe na vidjelo ono što je u grudima,
100:9 A zar on ne zna da će, kada grobovi budu prevrnuti s onim što je u njima,
100:10 i kada iziđe na vidjelo ono što je u grudima,
100:9 Mbele o annda siko o yaltinaama ko woonno e genaale he.
100:10 Yaltine ko woni ko e ɓerɗe he.
100:9 ۞ ნუთუ მან [ადამიანმა] არ იცის, როცა ამოიღებენ იმას, რაც სამარხებშია?
100:10 და გამოაშკარავდება ის, რაც გულებში იყო [ადამიანთა სულებში],
100:9 Weiß er denn nicht, wenn durchwühlt wird, was in den Gräbern ist,
100:10 und herausgeholt wird, was in den Brüsten ist,
100:9 Μα δεν ξέρει (ο άνθρωπος τι τον περιμένει) όταν βγουν και σκορπιστούν όσοι βρίσκονται στους τάφους (κατά την ανάσταση),
100:10 Και φανερωθούν αυτά που βρίσκονται μέσα στα στήθη (των ανθρώπων);
100:9 तो क्या वह नहीं जानता, जब क़ब्रों में जो कुछ है, निकाल बाहर किया जाएगा?
100:10 और जो कुछ सीनों में है, वह प्रकट कर दिया जाएगा।[3]
100:9 Non sa che, quando sarà sparpagliato ciò che è nelle tombe,
100:10 E sarà raccolto ciò che è nei petti,
100:9 9. Tačiau argi jis nežino, kad, kai kapų turinys bus išmestas (visa žmonija prikelta)
100:10 10. ir tai, kas krūtinėse, bus išgauta (t. y. kai visos paslaptys bus žinomos),
100:9 Sila inni yeroo wanti qabroota keessa jiran hundi baafaman sana (qormaana isa eeggatu) hin beekuu?
100:10 Yeroo wanti qomoota keessa jiran (hundi) ifa baafaman (hin beekuu?)
100:9 Неужели он не знает, что когда будет взрыто то, что в могилах,
100:10 и извлечено то, что таится в сердцах, —
100:9 А зар он не зна да ће, када гробови буду преврнути сa оним што је у њима,
100:10 и када изађе на видело оно што је у срцима,
100:9 Kwani hajui watakapofufuliwa waliomo makaburini?
100:10 Na yakakusanywa yaliyomo vifuani?
100:9 Vet hon då inte [vad som sker] när det i gravarna [kastas fram och] sprids ut,
100:10 och allt som dolts i brösten blottläggs?
100:9 Bilmez mi ki kabirlerde olanlar alt üst edildiğinde.
100:10 Kalplerde bulunan ortaya konduğunda.
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وَإِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ لَشَهِيدٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'innahu 'alaa dhaalika lashaheed
DIN 31635waʾinnahu ʿalā ḏālika lašahīdun
And he bears witness to that.
And lo! he is a witness unto that
and, verily, he is a witness of that
And of this he is himself a witness
and he is witness thereof
وَإِنَّهُۥ لِحُبِّ ٱلْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'innahu lihubbi l-khayri lashadeed
DIN 31635waʾinnahu liḥubbi l-ḫayri lašadīdun
And he is fierce in his love of wealth.
And lo! in the love of wealth he is violent
Verily, he is keen in his love of good
And truly, he is vehement in the love of this world's good
And he is immoderate in the love of worldly good
100:9–10 — the verse above
إِنَّ رَبَّهُم بِهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّخَبِيرٌۢ
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Easy-read (simplified)inna rabbahum bihim yawma'idhin lakhabeer
DIN 31635ʾinna rabbahum bihim yawmaʾiḏin laḫabīrun
Their Lord, on that Day, is fully informed of them.
On that day will their Lord be perfectly informed concerning them
Verily, thy Lord upon that day indeed is well aware
Verily their Lord shall on that day be informed concerning them
that their Lord will, on that day, be fully informed concerning them
102:1–2
Why this passage is in the study finding 05
أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ
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Easy-read (simplified)alhaakumu t-takaathur
DIN 31635ʾalhākumu t-takāṯuru
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Abundance distracts you.
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Rivalry in worldly increase distracteth you
The contention about numbers deludes you
THE DESIRE of increasing riches occupieth you
The emulous desire of multiplying riches and children employeth you
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حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ
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Easy-read (simplified)hattaa zurtumu l-maqaabir
DIN 31635ḥattā zurtumu l-maqābira
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Until you visit the graveyards.
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Until ye come to the graves
till ye visit the tombs
Till ye come to the grave
until ye visit the graves
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102:1 Ju ka hutuar garimi për shtim,
102:2 derisa të shkoni në varre.
102:1 (হে মানুষ!) প্রাচুর্যের প্রতিযোগিতা তোমাদেরকে(১) ভুলিয়ে রেখেছে।
102:2 যতক্ষণ না তোমরা (মৃুত্যবরণ করে) কবরে গিয়ে পৌঁছোও।
102:1 Zaokuplja vas zgrtanje imovine
102:2 sve dok grobove ne naselite.
102:1 Zaokuplja vas zgrtanje imovine
102:2 sve dok grobove ne naselite.
102:1 Soklinii on wasandirde ɓura heewde ngalu e sukaaɓe.
102:2 Ha njuuriɗon genaale ɗe.
102:1 გაგიტაცათ [ალლაჰისადმი მორჩილებისგან] სიმდიდრის გამრავლებისადმი ვნებამ.
102:2 სანამ არ მიაკითხეთ სამარხებს [სანამ სიკვდილი არ მოგიწევდათ][1].
102:1 Die (Prahlerei mit der) Vermehrung lenkt euch ab,
102:2 bis ihr die Friedhöfe besucht.
102:1 Σας απασχολεί ο πόθος για την αύξηση (του πλούτου, των παιδιών, της εξουσίας κτλ. από τη λατρεία του Αλλάχ),
102:2 Μέχρι που θα επισκεφτείτε τους τάφους (δηλ. θα πεθάνετε).
102:1 तुम्हें (धन, संतान की) बहुतायत पर गर्व ने ग़ाफ़िल कर दिया।
102:2 यहाँ तक कि तुम क़ब्रिस्तान जा पहुँचे।[1]
102:1 La superbia e l’abbondanza vi hanno distratti dalla devozione,
102:2 finché siete scesi nelle tombe.
102:1 1. Varžymasis (žemiškųjų dalykų) kaupime atitraukia jus,
102:2 2. kol aplankysite kapus (t. y. mirsite).
102:1 (Qabeenya) Baay’ifachuun (ibaadaa irraa) isin jaataneesse (shaagale). [1]
102:2 Hanga qabroota dhaqxanitti (duutanii awwaalamtanitti).
102:1 Отвлекло вас приумножение —
102:2 пока вы не навестили могилы.
102:1 Заокупља вас настојање да што имућнији будете
102:2 све док гробове не населите.
102:1 Kumekushughulisheni kutafuta wingi.
102:2 Mpaka mkaja makaburini!
102:1 Den ständiga jakten på mer distraherar er,
102:2 tills ni själva når gravarna.
102:1 Çoklukla övünmek sizi oyaladı.
102:2 Ta ki, kabirleri ziyaret edinceye/ölünceye dek devam ettiniz.
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كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)kallaa sawfa ta'lamoon
DIN 31635kallā sawfa taʿlamūna
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Indeed, you will know.
Nay, but ye will come to know
Not so! In the end ye shall know
Nay! but in the end ye shall know
By no means should ye thus employ your time: Hereafter shall ye know your folly
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)thumma kallaa sawfa ta'lamoon
DIN 31635ṯumma kallā sawfa taʿlamūna
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Certainly, you will know.
Nay, but ye will come to know
And again not so! In the end ye shall know
Nay! once more,in the end ye shall know your folly
Again, by no means: Hereafter shall ye know your folly
What this study rests on, and what it refusessigned with it4 of the 5 paragraphs signed with this study; the paragraph naming what it does not answer is at the top of the page
The selection above and this account of it are part of what was signed. Where the renderings disagree it says so; where the question runs past what has cleared the rights audit it says that too.
Read across the four public-domain translations - Sale 1734, Rodwell 1861, Palmer 1880, Pickthall 1930 - of 37:24, 54:7, 70:43, 100:9-10, 102:1-2, in full, and nothing else. This study consults no , no , no occasion of revelation and no biography, because none is yet available in an edition whose usage rights can be verified. Itani 2012, the fifth translation shown with these verses, was not consulted for this study.
How this set was arrived at. The verses were found by a word search of the four public-domain translations, using terms chosen by the editor and listed here as they were searched - grave; graves; questioned; brought + forth + graves. The search was a way of finding passages, not a judgement about what they mean: that several translators chose the same English word is not evidence about the Arabic. A different choice of terms gives a different set.
What was returned and not carried. 10 verse(s) the search qualified are recorded as not carried with a reason each, rather than silently discarded: 2:119 - about the Prophet's responsibility, not questioning of the dead; 2:134 - the same - responsibility for others' deeds; 2:141 - same reason; 9:84 - carried by What does the Qur'an say about praying for the dead?, where the prohibition is the subject; 23:35 - an objection to resurrection - carried by What does the Qur'an say about the resurrection of the body?; 30:19 - the natural cycle used as an argument; 35:22 - carried by What does the Qur'an say about whether the dead know the living?, where it is the central verse; 36:51 - carried by What does the Qur'an say about the trumpet blast?; 43:11 - the rain analogy - carried by the study What does the Qur'an say about winds and rain as signs?; 50:42 - near-identical to 54:7 and 70:43, both kept.
Where the translations part company, named rather than resolved. How differently the translations word each verse is shown on that verse's page, and the study names the differences it turns on rather than choosing between them.
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Translations Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
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