Al-Haaqqa (The Reality)

13. Then, as soon as the Trumpet shall be blown with one blowing.

14. And the earth and the mountains shall be removed and crushed with a single crushing.

15. Then, on that Day shall the Event befall.

Resuming the opening blessed Verses treating of the Day of Resurrection, the blessed Verses in question discuss the evens of such great Resurrection by moving and awakening expressions familiarizing man with the greatness of the events to befall in future.

The blessed Verse 13 is saying that

“as soon as the Trumpet shall be blown with one blowing.”

As mentioned above, it is reflected in the Holy Qur’an that the end of this world and the beginning of the world to come shall be of a sudden accompanied by a very loud sound which is intended by

nafkha sur (“blowing of Trumpet”),

deriving from blowing in the trumpet to marshal the army in alertness and dispatching them to their resting place by two different sounds: one for their rest and sleep and the other to be marshaled whereby they move in lines toward their garrisons and elsewhere.

The blessed Verse reflects that the end of this world and the beginning of the one to come against Divine Omnipotence is as easy as blowing in a trumpet and all the inhabitants of the heaven and the earth die of a sudden through one single Command and they will be raised and prepared to receive the Rewards and Chastisements of based on Record of deeds through another Command.

The qualities of the Trumpet, the manner of blowing in it, the times of blowing, and the interval between them were copiously treated above under 39:68, but it would solely suffice herein to make mention that the Trumpet shall be blown into twice: one for death and the other for being raised.

Qur’an exegetes are not unanimous concerning the reference herein to the former or the latter, since the some of the following blessed Verses stand in further conformity with the former and some with the latter. Generally speaking, these blessed Verses stand in further conformity with the former, i.e. blowing into the Trumpet to put an end to this world.

The blessed Verse 14 is saying that

“when the earth and the mountains shall be removed and crushed with a single crushing.”

The Arabic word dakk denotes smooth land, but since leveling it requires crushing, it connotes severe crushing. Nonetheless, according to some lexicographical sources, the Arabic word literally denotes crushing and demolishing and since they entail leveling, the word connotes such sense.

At any rate, the word herein implies severe crushing of the mountains and uneven pieces of land such that they are demolished and leveled instantly.

The blessed Verse 15 is saying that

“on that Day, a great event shall befall in the world and Resurrection shall be actualized.