Surah 082
Al-Infiṭār
الانفطار
19 verses · Meccan
Key structural observations
- Four idhā clauses introduce split sky, scattered stars, opened seas and overturned graves (1–4). The answer turns attention towards the soul that will know what it sent ahead and left behind (5).
- The call to the human being questions deception concerning the generous Lord (6). Creation, formation, proportion and willed composition recall received existence (7–8).
- Kallā bal leads from being deceived to denial whose subjects are the hearers (9). Noble guardians, their writing and knowledge accompany present deeds (10–12).
- Two parallel announcements contrast the righteous in bliss and the wicked in the Blaze (13–14). The Day of Reckoning and inability to be absent specify the second outcome (15–16).
- The doubled question about the Day of Reckoning prepares the last sentence (17–18). No soul possesses anything for another; the command belongs to Allah (19).