وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَٰشِعَةٌ
Wujoohuny yawma 'izin khaashi'ah
[Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled,
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Day of Judgment
88:2Ayah 126
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Some faces on that day — they faces are used to represent the individuals in both instances — will be humbled abject
Related Hadiths
that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "People will be gathered in three classes on the Day of Resurrection: A class walking, a class riding, and a class upon their faces." It was said: "O Messenger of Allah! How will they walk upon their faces?" He said: "Indeed the One Who made them walk upon their feet, is able to make them walk upon their faces. Verily they will try to protect their faces from every bump and thorn."
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "On the Day when all mankind will stand before the Lord of the Worlds, some of
them will be enveloped in their sweat up to the middle of their ears."
Narrated `Abdullah bin Tha`laba bin
Su`air whose face was rubbed by the Prophet
during the year of the Conquest (of Makkah).
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