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وَجَآءَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّعَهَا سَآئِقٌ وَشَهِيدٌ
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Tafsir al-Tustari

And every soul will come accompanied by a driver and a witness.This means: the recording [angels] (kataba) who were with him in this world will lead him to the gathering place and will testify either for or against him. Then the servant says, ‘Is not what You say the truth? Indeed, You have said: And if you were to enumerate God’s favours you could never number them [14:34]’. And Your Prophet said, ‘None of you enters Paradise through his works, but only through His mercy.’ Then God says, ‘My words are the truth, and my Prophet has spoken truly, so therefore proceed to Paradise through My mercy.’He said:This is the meaning of His words, Exalted is He: …and for them is forgiveness and a generous provision [8:74].His words, Exalted is He:


Tafsīr al-Tustarī, trans. Annabel Keeler and Ali Keeler
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