Sūrah al-Anbiyā' 21:1
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The ayah is built on a collision.
Two clauses. In the first, something is approaching: the reckoning, closing the distance, already near. In the second, the people are turning away — not fleeing, not arguing, not denying, but turning away in a state of heedlessness, with no awareness that there is anything to turn from.
Qur'anic Arabic is reproduced in the Uthmani script. Hadith Arabic is reproduced from the published collections named above. The English is a rendering informed by widely used translations, offered as an aid to meaning and not a substitute for the Arabic. Verify what is cited, and consult people of knowledge on anything affecting practice.
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