Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection): (29) And leg is bound to leg.

Translation and Exegesis:

The term "التفاف" (iltifāf) means coming together or gathering, as in the Almighty's saying: {And We have brought you together in one gathering} (Al-Isrā': 104).

Regarding "الساق" (al-sāq - leg/shank), there are two main interpretations:

The First Opinion: It refers to severe hardship or intensity. The scholars of meaning state that this is because when a person is overcome by a severe ordeal, he rolls up his leg (prepares for action). Thus, severe matters are called sāq. The Arabs say: "The war stood upon its sāq," meaning it intensified. Al-Ja'dī said:

Under this interpretation, {And leg is bound to leg} means: The intensity of parting from the world and its pleasures becomes intertwined with the intensity of departure (death). Or, the intensity of leaving behind family, children, wealth, and status becomes intertwined with the intensity of the enemies' gloating and the sorrow of the allies. In summary, the hardships at that time are numerous, such as the severity of going to the Hereafter and appearing before God, or the intensity of leaving loved ones and companions, and the severity of going to the abode of exile.

The Second Opinion: The term "الساق" (al-sāq) refers to the specific physical limb. Scholars mentioned several justifications for this view:

1. Al-Sha'bi and Qatadah said: They are the two legs at the time of death. Have you not seen how, during the throes of death, one foot strikes against the other?
2. Al-Hasan and Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab said: They are the two legs when they are wrapped together in the shroud.
3. It means that when a person dies, his legs stiffen and one adheres to the other.

Then the Almighty said:

! 7 < { To your Lord that Day will be the driving forth. } > 7 !