[إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الاٌّرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا ]

[وَأَخْرَجَتِ الأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا ]

[يأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُواْ رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّ زَلْزَلَةَ السَّاعَةِ شَىْءٌ عَظِيمٌ ]

[وَإِذَا الاٌّرْضُ مُدَّتْ - وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ ]

The Day of Judgement, what will take place during it, the Condition of the Earth and the Condition of the People

Ibn `Abbas said,

(When the earth quakes with its Zilzal.) "This means that it will move from beneath it.''

(And when the earth throws out its burdens.) meaning, it will throw forth that which is in it of the dead. More than one of the Salaf have said this and it is similar to Allah's statement,

(O mankind! Have Taqwa of your Lord! Verily, the earthquake (Zalzalah) of the Hour is a terrible thing.) (22:1) This is also similar to His saying,

(And when the earth is stretched forth, and has cast out all that was in it and became empty.) (84:3-4) Muslim recorded in his Sahih from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah said,