'In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful' His saying, exalted and majestic is He: "So when the deafening blast comes, on the Day when a man will flee from his brother, and his mother and his father, and his companion and his children. For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him. Faces, that Day, will be radiant, laughing and rejoicing. And faces, that Day, will have dust upon them, covered by darkness. Those are the disbelievers, the wicked."

"The deafening blast" is a name from the names of the Day of Resurrection. The term in its reality refers to the blast of the trumpet that deafens the ears, meaning it renders them unable to hear. This term is also used for a calamity whose news deafens the ears due to its severity. This is a metaphor, as well as for an excessive shout that is difficult for the ear to bear.

Then He, exalted is He, mentioned the fleeing of a man from the people with whom he is accustomed not to flee in times of hardship. Then He arranged them in order of love and affection, first the brother, then the mother and father, and then the companion and children. Abu Iyās read it as "from his brother, and his mother, and his father" with the 'h' in each of them pronounced. Munthir ibn Sa'id and others said: This fleeing is out of fear that some of them will follow others due to responsibilities, as association entails obligation. The majority of people said that this is due to the severity of the horror, similar to what has been narrated that the messengers will say on that Day: "My soul, my soul, I do not ask about anyone else." And "the matter that is adequate for him" refers to his thoughts about his sins and his fear for himself from being eternally in the Fire. The meaning is that it is adequate for him to be preoccupied with his own affairs rather than meeting with others. Qatadah said: Every person will be preoccupied with what occupies him from others. The Prophet, blessings and peace be upon him, said to 'Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her: "It will not harm you on the Day of Resurrection whether you have garments or not," and he recited this verse. He, blessings and peace be upon him, said similarly to Sawdah, may Allah be pleased with her, when she said: "Oh my shame!" Some people will look at others on the Day of Resurrection. The majority of people read "adequate for him" with the 'gh' pronounced and the 'y' pronounced as we have explained. Ibn Muhaisin, Al-Zuhri, and Ibn Al-Samaifah read it as "concerning him" with the 'y' and 'ain' opened and not pronounced, meaning: "The matter concerned me," that is, it aimed at me and intended me.

Then He, exalted is He, mentioned the difference in the faces of the believers who are confident in the mercy of Allah, exalted is He, when the signs of it appear to them, and of the disbelievers. "Radiant" means bright, its light and joy have appeared. And "covered by darkness" means it is overshadowed, and "the darkness" refers to dust. The first "dust" is indeed frowning and worry, as seen on the faces of the worried, the dead, and the sick, resembling dust. As for "the darkness," it is the dust of the earth, and it is said that this will cover them from the dirt that the animals return to. Then He, exalted is He, explained that the owners of these dusty faces are the disbelievers, the Quraysh on that Day and those who followed their path, both ancient and modern.

The interpretation of Surah [Abasa] is complete, and all praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds.