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yuʿrafu l-mujrimūna bi-sīmāhum fa-yuʾkhadhu bi-n-nawāṣī wa-l-ʾaqdāmi
The guilty will be recognized by their mark; so they will be seized by their forelocks and feet.
— Ali Quli Qarai
55Ar-RaḥmānالرحمنVerse 41 of 78
The Beneficent55. Ar-Raḥmānالرحمن
al-Raḥmān
The All-beneficent
MedinanVerse 41 of 78
Surah al-Rahman - Verses 41-42
41. The sinners shall be known by their marks and they will be seized by their forelocks and their feet [and shall be cast into Hell].
42. Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both [jinn and men] deny?
Those who committed all kinds of sins and disobeyed Divine Command by all their beings from their hair to their feet shall be seized on the Day of Resurrection by their hair and feet to be cast into Hellfire. The Arabic word sima is employed in the sense of:
"mark."
The Arabic word nawasi is the plural form of nasiya designating:
"forelock."
On that Day, questions shall not be asked since sinners shall be recognized by their marks and faces. Some shall have smiling and brilliant faces which reflect their faith and righteous good deeds and some other shall have dark, ugly, and sullen faces, reflecting their faithlessness and evil deeds. The blessed Verse further adds that then they shall be seized by their forelocks and their feet and they shall be cast into Hell. The scene is quite agonizing and awe-inspiring.
The blessed Verse 42 is a warning against Resurrection and a Favor bestowed upon everyone:
"Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both [jinn and men] deny?"