LessonsThe Weighing, the Record, and the Questioning on Judgment DayQuiz

﴿فَمَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ﴾
“Those whose scales are heavy—it is they who will succeed.” (al-Aʿrāf 7:8)

Heaviness concerns the value and acceptance of deeds; lightness is associated with loss. An outwardly small act may be weighty through sincerity, while an impressive-looking deed may be very different in reality.

The final weighing cannot therefore be reduced to a simple count of actions. Outward conduct, intention, acceptance, and divine justice must not be confined to human estimates.

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Heaviness and lightness as outcomes of deeds

The Weighing, the Record, and the Questioning on Judgment Day

﴿فَمَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ﴾
“Those whose scales are heavy—it is they who will succeed.” (al-Aʿrāf 7:8)

Heaviness concerns the value and acceptance of deeds; lightness is associated with loss. An outwardly small act may be weighty through sincerity, while an impressive-looking deed may be very different in reality.

The final weighing cannot therefore be reduced to a simple count of actions. Outward conduct, intention, acceptance, and divine justice must not be confined to human estimates.