Gems from Juzz 'Amma: "Like scattered moths..."

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Day 24 / Gem 24

Surah Qari'ah, ayah 4

يَكُونُ النَّاسُ كَالْفَرَاشِ الْمَبْثُوثِ

the Day on which people (al-nas) will be like moths dispersed

insan alludes to singularity. Allah uses the word insan to tell us the emotions of humans personally on Judgment Day.

Al-Nas: The people (collectively). This is a collective scene, so al-Nas is more suited.

فَرَاش

 (plural of far-rasha) – moths, and bugs

Specifically, moths and bugs which try to hit the light when you switch it on.

Allah is telling us people will be like moths on this Day. Little tiny bugs going around in different directions.

 مَبْثُوثِ – dispersed.

Allah has already mentioned farash (which has a similar meaning) – but the word mabthooth emphasises the previous word [far-rash].

mabthooth - Batha - to be widespread.

There are many many countless bugs running into different directions, even bumping into each other.

This is how us humans will become on this Day – when we hear the loud startling Qari’ah calamity.

It is said; people are compared to these moths, because when they fly – they don’t move in the same direction (unlike birds which fly together in the same direction as a flock).

Just when people come out of their graves – they will disperse like bugs – you see all the motion and dispersing, just like many bugs fly in different directions if you strike (Qari’ah) at them.

They will go in every direction, but then they will end up in either one of two directions; either total happiness, or sadness and destruction.

mabthooth (ism maf’ool / objective noun) – bath - division.

So even though ALL of humanity will be united in one location, they will be divided and think only about themselves.

This is why Allah says;

يَوَدُّ الْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِي مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍ بِبَنِيهِ

وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَأَخِيهِ

وَفَصِيلَتِهِ الَّتِي تُؤْوِيهِ

وَمَن فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ

..the Mujrim, (criminal, sinner, disbeliever, guilty man etc.) would desire to ransom himself from the punishment of that Day by his children.

And his wife and his brother.

And the nearest of his kinsfolk who gave him shelter,

And whoever is on earth entirely [so] then it could save him.

[Ma’arij 70:14]

Then after – they will be divided into two groups; a successful group and a losing group. O Allah, make us of the successful group, ameen.