Al-Waqi'ah 56:8

<h2>Which was revealed in Makkah</h2><h2>The Virtues of Surat Al-Waqi`ah</h2><p>Abu Ishaq reported from `Ikrimah from Ibn `Abbas that Abu Bakr said, "O Allah's Messenger! You are becoming gray" The Messenger ﷺ replied,</p><p>«شَيَّبَتْنِي هُودٌ وَالْوَاقِعَةُ وَالْمُرْسَلَاتُ وَعَمَّ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ وَإِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَت»</p><p>(Hud (chapter 11), Al-Waqi`ah (56), Al-Mursalat (77), `Amma Yatasa'alun (78) and Idha Ash-Shamsu Kuwwirat (81) have made me gray.) At-Tirmidhi collected this Hadith and said, "Hasan Gharib."</p><p>بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ</p><p>In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.</p><h2>The Horrors of the Day of Resurrection</h2><p>Al-Waqi`ah (the occurrence), is one of the names of the Day of Resurrection, because that Day is real and will surely come. Allah the Exalted said in other Ayat,</p><p>فَيَوْمَئِذٍ وَقَعَتِ الْوَاقِعَةُ</p><p>(Then on that Day shall the Waqi`ah occur.)( 69:15) Allah the Exalted said,</p><p>لَيْسَ لِوَقْعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ</p><p>(There is not, for its occurrence, Kadhibah.) means, when He commands the Day of Resurrection to begin, none can stop it from happening or prevent it from beginning,</p><p>اسْتَجِيبُواْ لِرَبِّكُمْ مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِىَ يَوْمٌ لاَّ مَرَدَّ لَهُ مِنَ اللَّهِ</p><p>(Answer the call of your Lord before there comes from Allah a Day which can not be averted.) (42:47),</p><p>سَأَلَ سَآئِلٌ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ - لِّلْكَـفِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُ دَافِعٌ</p><p>(A questioner asked concerning a torment about to occur …

(First) those on the right hand; what of those on the right hand?

Then (there will be) the Companions of the Right Hand;- What will be the Companions of the Right Hand?

So those on the Right Hand (i.e. those who will be given their Records in their right hands), Who will be those on the Right Hand? (As a respect for them, because they will enter Paradise).

Those on the Right—what of those on the Right?