إِنَّا
نَحۡنُ
نَرِثُ
ٱلۡأَرۡضَ
وَمَنۡ
عَلَيۡهَا
وَإِلَيۡنَا
يُرۡجَعُونَ
٤٠
Lo! We, only We, inherit the earth and all who are thereon, and unto Us they are returned.
— M. Pickthall
Indeed, it is We who will inherit the earth and whoever is on it, and to Us they will be returned.
— Saheeh International
It is We Who will inherit the earth, and all beings thereon: to Us will they all be returned.
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Disbeliever's warning of the Day of Distress
Allah, the Exalted, says informing about the disbelievers on the Day of Resurrection that they will be made to have the clearest hearing and sight. This is as Allah says,
وَلَوْ تَرَى إِذِ الْمُجْرِمُونَ نَاكِسُواْ رُءُوسِهِمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ رَبَّنَآ أ
…The Disbeliever's warning of the Day of Distress
Allah, the Exalted, says informing about the disbelievers on the Day of Resurrection that they will be
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