Surah Abasa
Paper-cut picture from Surah Abasa: many separate empty paths scattering away in different directions across a wide pale plain under a heavy grey sky
Abasa 80:33–37

The Day a man flees his brother

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ ٣٣ يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ ٣٤ وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ ٣٥ وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ ٣٦ لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍۢ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ شَأْنٌۭ يُغْنِيهِ ٣٧

Surah mind map
The meaning, simply

When the deafening blast of the Last Day comes, the Day a man will flee from his brother, his mother and father, his wife and children, each of them that Day will have enough to worry about.

Meaning from Tafsir Al-Muyassar, simplified for children. Reviewed by Sherif Alkady, 17 October 2026.

Words to understand
ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
the deafening blast
يَفِرُّ
flees
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ
and his wife
شَأْنٌۭ يُغْنِيهِ
enough to keep him busy
Think with me

That Day only our own deeds help us. What deed are you sending ahead for yourself?

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