Degrading (some) and exalting (others);
The event will be abasing some, and exalting some.
abasing, exalting,
abasing [some], exalting [others]!
Abasing exalting.
It will bring low (some); (and others) it will exalt;
Bringing low, raising high.
(a calamitous Event) that shall turn things upside down:
Bringing low (some), exalting (others).
Abasing (some), exalting (others);
[it will be] lowering and exalting.
(it will) abase (some) and exalt (others).
It will bring down [some] and raise up [others].
It will abase some and exalt others.
Abasing (one party), exalting (the other),
Kh<u>a</u>fi<u>d</u>atun r<u>a</u>fiAAa<b>tun</b>
some shall be abased and others exalted.
(Many) will it bring low; (many) will it exalt;
خَافِضَةٌ رَّافِعَةٌ
It will bring the sinful disbelievers low by entering them into the Fire, and it will raise the mindful believers high by entering them into Paradise.
It will bring the sinful disbelievers low by entering them into the Fire, and it will raise the mindful believers high by entering them into Paradise.
<p>خَافِضَةٌ رَّ‌افِعَةٌ (It will be abasing [ some ], exalting [ others ]...56:3). The verse means that the 'Inevitable Event' referred to in the previous verse will bring about a great revolution in the lives of men, as is witnessed at the time of revolution of governments. The high and the mighty will be laid low and the despised and down-trodden will be exalted; the poor become rich and the rich become poor. This is how Sayyidna Ibn ` Abbas ؓ interprets this statement. The purpose is to depict the horrors of the Day of Resurrection.</p>
خَافِضَةٌ رَّ‌افِعَةٌ (It will be abasing [ some ], exalting [ others ]...56:3). The verse means that the 'Inevitable Event' referred to in the previous verse will bring about a great revolution in the lives of men, as is witnessed at the time of revolution of governments. The high and the mighty will be laid low and the despised and down-trodden will be exalted; the poor become rich and the rich become poor. This is how Sayyidna Ibn ` Abbas ؓ interprets this statement. The purpose is to depict the horrors of the Day of Resurrection.