3. SURAT AL-ZALZALAH Heeding the Day of Judgment on the basis of good deeds

8. Diagram of the Surah

9. The Earth is the substrate for the realization of the Lord’s command When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake And the earth discharges its burdens That Day, it will report its news Because your Lord has commanded it. So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it, And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it. And man says: What is [wrong] with it?" That Day, the people will depart separated [into categories] to be shown [the result of] their deeds.

10. Words of the surah Shake, Zal’za’la (zil’zal) Shaking lightly, zalzalah shows continuity and intensity of the shake Heaviness and Weight, Thighl (athghal) The opposite of light weight, spiritually or physically Speak, Ha’da’tha (tu’ha’di’thu) Appearance or making of something new. (informing others of something new or of what they don’t know about) The news, Kha’bar (akh’baar) Precise information and exact knowledge of all details about something Inspire, command, Wa’ha’ya (aw’haa) Inspiring something into someone, whether in genesis or by sending it into the heart Depart, Separate, Sha’ta’ta (ash’tat) Separation and deportation of the components of something, both spiritually or physicaly

11. Visualizing the words Zal’za’la, shakeEarthquake Bring forth, Akh’ra’jaPour out weight, thighlHeavy objects particle, Mith’ghaal Scale Tu’ha’di’thu Speaking and talking to others News Informing others of something Wa’ha’ya Secretly talking to someone; inducing someone

12. Structure of the surah Defining the Earthquake The components of the earthquake The conseque nces of the earthquak e

13. Defining the Earthquake

14. Components of the process of the shake Because your Lord commanded it That day, it will report its news And the Earth discharges its burdens

15. Consequences of the shake The most significant consequence of the shake is showing people their deeds When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake And man says, "What is [wrong] with it?" - That Day, the people will depart separated [into categories] to be shown [the result of] their deeds. So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it, And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.

16. The truth of the Earth The Earth is conscious. is aware of whatever is done on it. distinguishes between good and bad deeds Is a substrate for the realization of the Divine command

17. And Mankind (In’saan)… Insaan is either derived from na’sa’ya which means to forget or from a’na’sa which means to get intimate In earthquakes people get frustrated because of either forgetfulness or intimacy Beliefs about the Earth get shattered and shake

18. The Lord Earthquake Discharging of the burdens of the Earth Viewing our deeds Reporting of its news Departing of people separately Shaking of the Earth is the beginning of an imbalance for the Earth which prepares the scene for evaluating man’s deeds. viewing the truth of man’s deed is the ultimate goal of this shake. People are categorized based on the their different performances

19. Viewing the deeds No deed is insignifica nt Every one views his deeds The scale measures the minuscule Good and bad are counted Good Bad Atom’s weight That Day, the people will depart separated [into categories] to be shown [the result of] their deeds.