سورة الجاثية

Ali ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him): وَ تَری کُلَّ أُمَّةٍ جاثِیَةً [And you shall see every nation kneeling down] means seated on their knees, and regarding کُلُّ أُمَّةٍ تُدْعی إِلی کِتابِهَا [every nation shall be called to its book] he said: "[That is,] to that portion of their deeds which is obligatory upon them."

Ibn Abbas (may Allah have mercy on him): وَ تَری کُلَّ أُمَّةٍ جاثِیَةً [And you shall see every nation kneeling down] means, on the Day of Resurrection you shall see every nation standing upon their knees.

Imam Baqir (peace be upon him): وَ تَری کُلَّ أُمَّةٍ جاثِیَةً کُلُّ أُمَّةٍ تُدْعی إِلی کِتابِهَا الْیَوْمَ تُجْزَوْنَ ما کُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ [And you shall see every nation kneeling down; every nation shall be called to its book: today you shall be rewarded for what you did]; they [the ummah] are of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) and Ali (peace be upon him). The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) will stand upon an elevation higher than all creatures and will intercede, and then he will say: "O Ali (peace be upon him)! Intercede." So one person will intercede for a tribe, and another will intercede for his family, and another will intercede for two people, each according to the measure of his deeds — and this is the Praiseworthy Station (al-Maqam al-Mahmud).

Ali ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him): The word "ummah" in the Book of Allah has many meanings ... and among them is [a place where] what is meant is all created beings, and that is His statement: وَ تَری کُلَّ أُمَّةٍ جاثِیَةً کُلُّ أُمَّةٍ تُدْعی إِلی کِتابِهَا [And you shall see every nation kneeling down; every nation shall be called to its book].