that he will find spread open. “Read your record; today you are sufficient to reckon against yourself.” 1 The scholars explain that “his bird” (ṭāʾir) means his deeds.

Some people will be given their record in their right hand, while others will receive it in their left. Allah the Exalted says, “As for the one who is handed his book in his right hand, he will say, ‘Here—read my record!’ … until His words, ‘Eat and drink in contentment for what you sent ahead in days gone by.’” He then says, “But as for the one who is handed his book in his left hand, he will say, ‘If only I had not been given my record!’ … until His words, ‘Seize him, shackle him, and then cast him into the blazing Fire.’” 2