شفق

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Appears 11 times in the Quran.

  1. And the Book shall be placed, then you will see the guilty fearing from what is in it, and they will say: Ah! woe to us! what a book is this! it does not omit a small one nor a great one, but numbers them (all); and what they had done they shall find present (there); and your Lord does not deal unjustly with anyone.

  2. He knows what is before them and what is behind them, and they do not intercede except for him whom He approves and for fear of Him they tremble.

  3. (For) those who fear their Lord in secret and they are fearful of the hour.

  4. Surely they who from fear of their Lord are cautious,

  5. Surely We offered the trust to the heavens and the earth and the mountains, but they refused to be unfaithful to it and feared from it, and man has turned unfaithful to it; surely he is unjust, ignorant;

  6. Those who do not believe in it would hasten it on, and those who believe are in fear from it, and they know that it is the truth. Now most surely those who dispute obstinately concerning the hour are in a great error.

  7. You will see the unjust fearing on account of what they have earned, and it must befall them; and those who believe and do good shall be in the meadows of the gardens; they shall have what they please with their Lord: that is the great grace.

  8. Saying: Surely we feared before on account of our families:

  9. Do you fear that you will not (be able to) give in charity before your consultation? So when you do not do it and Allah has turned to you (mercifully), then keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate and obey Allah and His Messenger; and Allah is Aware of what you do.

  10. And those who are fearful of the chastisement of their Lord--

  11. But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,