al-Mu’minun 23:101
as-Saffat 37:27

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al-Mu’minun 23:101 & as-Saffat 37:27

al-Mu’minun 23:101

And when the trumpet is blown
there will be no kinship among them that day,
nor will they ask of one another.1

 فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ فَلَا أَنسَابَ بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَلَا يَتَسَاءلُونَ

Apabila sangkakala ditiup maka tidaklah ada lagi pertalian nasab di antara mereka pada hari itu, dan tidak ada pula mereka saling bertanya. 23:101

as-Saffat 37:27

And some of them draw near unto others,
mutually questioning.1

 وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ يَتَسَاءلُونَ

Sebahagian dari mereka menghadap kepada sebahagian yang lain berbantah-bantahan. 37:27

It is obvious that the al-Mu’minun 23:101 contradicts As-Saffat 37:27. The second verse claims they would be questioning one another, while the first verse claims that they would not be asking questions. Islamic commentators, however, attempt to explain this clear contradiction away by saying that they would not ask questions before the second blow of the trumpet, but that they would ask questions afterwards. 

May 16, 2001