Qaaf • EN-TAFSIR-AL-TUSTARI
﴿ وَجَآءَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ مَّعَهَا سَآئِقٌۭ وَشَهِيدٌۭ ﴾
“And every human being will come forward with [his erstwhile] inner urges and [his] conscious mind,”
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: