An-Nazi'at Verse 7

followed by a second Blast.

followed by the second Blast,

and the second blast follows it,

and the second blast follows,

And there will follow it the next blast.

Followed by oft-repeated (commotions);

and will be followed by another quaking.

Followed by the second blast,

And the following event will come after it.

and is followed by the Successor,

Followed by the succeeding one.

Quakes after quakes shall follow this.

The followed closely behind follows it.

And the following event will come after it.

And others follow it.

The second blowing of the Trumpet follows it (and everybody will be raised up),

Hearts that day will palpitate,

What must happen afterwards shall follow it.

And the second followeth it,

and will be followed by the second one,

followed by the succeeding,

Followed by the Radifah.

to be followed by further [convulsions],

And is followed by the Successor.

and is followed by the Aftershock, the second blast; between the two [blasts] is a span of forty years (the sentence [tatba`uh'l-rdifatu] is a circumstantial qualifier referring to al-rjifa, `the Tremor', in other words, the `day' can [adverbially] accommodate both blasts and other events, and so for this reason it can also properly function as the adverbial qualifier for the Resurrection that will take place after the second [blast]);

On the Day the Rajifah shakes, followed by the Radifah.

Ibn Abbas said,

"These are the two blasts (of the Trumpet) -- the first and the second."

Mujahid, Al-Hasan, Qatadah, Ad-Dahhak and others have made similar statements.

It has been reported from Mujahid that he said,

"In reference to the first, it is the statement of Allah,
يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ الرَّاجِفَةُ
(On the Day the Rajifah shakes,) This is similar to Allah's statement,

يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ الاٌّرْضُ وَالْجِبَالُ

On the Day the earth and the mountains shake. (73;14)

The second is Ar-Radifah, and it is like the Allah's statement,

وَحُمِلَتِ الاٌّرْضُ وَالْجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةً وَحِدَةً

And the earth and mountains shall be removed from their places, and crushed with a single crushing. (69;14)"

Concerning Allah's statement,

قُلُوبٌ يَوْمَيِذٍ وَاجِفَةٌ