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101

خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهِ‌ۖ وَسَآءَ لَهُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَـٰمَةِ حِمۡلاً۬

[Abiding] eternally therein, and evil it is for them on the Day of Resurrection as a load –

Tafsir

The Punishment of As-Samiri and the burning of the Calf Thereupon,

﴿ قَالَ فَٱذۡهَبۡ فَإِنَّ لَكَ فِى ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ أَن تَقُولَ لَا مِسَاسَ‌ۖ

((Musa) said: "Then go away! And verily, your (punishment) in this life will be that you will say: `Touch me not.''') This means, "Just as you took and touched what was not your right to take and touch of the messenger's foot print, such is your punishment in this life, that you will say, `Do not touch (me).''' This means, "You will not touch the people and they will not touch you.''

﴿ وَإِنَّ لَكَ مَوۡعِدً۬ا

(and verily, you have a promise) This means on the Day of Resurrection.

﴿ لَّن تُخۡلَفَهُ ۥ‌ۖ

(that will not fail.) you will have no way to escape it. Qatadah said,

﴿ أَن تَقُولَ لَا مِسَاسَ‌ۖ

(that you will say: `Touch me not.') "This is referring to a punishment for them and their remnants (i.e. those who have their disease) today still say `Do not touch.''' Concerning Allah's statement,

﴿ وَإِنَّ لَكَ مَوۡعِدً۬ا لَّن تُخۡلَفَهُ ۥ‌ۖ

(and verily, you have a promise that will not fail.) Al-Hasan, Qatadah and Abu Nahik said, "You will not be absent from it.''

﴿ وَٱنظُرۡ إِلَىٰٓ إِلَـٰهِكَ

(And look at your god) that which you worshipped,

﴿ ٱلَّذِى ظَلۡتَ عَلَيۡهِ عَاكِفً۬ا‌ۖ

(to which you have been devoted.) that which you established worship of, which was the calf.

﴿ إِنَّمَآ إِلَـٰهُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ‌ۚ وَسِعَ ڪُلَّ شَىۡءٍ عِلۡمً۬ا

(Your God is only Allah, there is no God but Him. He has full knowledge of all things.) Musa was saying to them, "This is not your god. Your God is only Allah, the One Whom there is no true God except Him. Worship is not befitting to anyone except Him. For everything is in need of Him and everything is His servant. Concerning the statement,

﴿ وَسِعَ ڪُلَّ شَىۡءٍ عِلۡمً۬ا

(He has full knowledge of all things.) The word `Ilm (knowledge) is in the accusative case for distinction. It means that He is the All-Knower of everything.

﴿ أَحَاطَ بِكُلِّ شَىۡءٍ عِلۡمَۢا

((Allah) surrounds all things in (His) knowledge.) (65:12) And He says,

﴿ وَأَحۡصَىٰ كُلَّ شَىۡءٍ عَدَدَۢا

(And (He) keeps count of all things.) (72:28) Therefore,

﴿ لَا يَعۡزُبُ عَنۡهُ مِثۡقَالُ ذَرَّةٍ۬

(Not even the weight of a speck of dust escapes His knowledge.) (34:3) He also says,

﴿ وَمَا تَسۡقُطُ مِن وَرَقَةٍ إِلَّا يَعۡلَمُهَا وَلَا حَبَّةٍ۬ فِى ظُلُمَـٰتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا رَطۡبٍ۬ وَلَا يَابِسٍ إِلَّا فِى كِتَـٰبٍ۬ مُّبِينٍ۬

(Not a leaf falls, but He knows it. There is not a grain in the darkness of the earth nor anything fresh or dry, but is written in a Clear Record.) (6:59) And He says,

﴿ وَمَا مِن دَآبَّةٍ۬ فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ رِزۡقُهَا وَيَعۡلَمُ مُسۡتَقَرَّهَا وَمُسۡتَوۡدَعَهَا‌ۚ كُلٌّ۬ فِى ڪِتَـٰبٍ۬ مُّبِينٍ۬

(And no moving creature is there on earth but its provision is due from Allah. And He knows its dwelling place and its deposit. All is in a Clear Book.) (11:6) The Ayat that mention this are numerous.

﴿ كَذَٲلِكَ نَقُصُّ عَلَيۡكَ مِنۡ أَنۢبَآءِ مَا قَدۡ سَبَقَ‌ۚ وَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَـٰكَ مِن لَّدُنَّا ذِڪۡرً۬ا مَّنۡ أَعۡرَضَ عَنۡهُ فَإِنَّهُ ۥ يَحۡمِلُ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَـٰمَةِ وِزۡرًا خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهِ‌ۖ وَسَآءَ لَهُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَـٰمَةِ حِمۡلاً۬

(99. Thus We relate to you some information of what happened before. And indeed We have given you from Us a Reminder.) (100. Whoever turns away from it, verily, they will bear a heavy burden on the Day of Resurrection.) (101. They will abide in that -- and evil indeed will it be that load for them on the Day of Resurrection.)

102

يَوۡمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ‌ۚ وَنَحۡشُرُ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ زُرۡقً۬ا

The Day the Horn will be blown. And We will gather the criminals, that Day, blue-eyed.

Tafsir

The Entire Qur'an is the Remembrance of Allah and mentioning the Punishment of Those Who turn away from It

Allah, the Exalted, is saying to Prophet Muhammad , `We have told you (O Muhammad) the story of Musa and what happened with him, Fir`awn and his armies, just as it actually happened. Likewise, We relate to you the information of the past just as it happened, without any increase or decrease. We also gave you a remembrance from Us, the Mighty Qur'an, no falsehood comes to it from before it or behind it.' It is a revelation from One Most Wise, Most Praiseworthy. No Prophet was given any Book like it or more complete than it, since the time of the previous Prophets who were sent, until their being sealed off with the coming of Muhammad . No Prophet was given any Book containing as much information than the Qur'an about what has past and what would be. The judgement concerning the distinction between mankind is taken from it. Therefore, Allah says about it,

﴿ مَّنۡ أَعۡرَضَ عَنۡهُ

(Whoever turns away from it,) This means whoever denies it and turns away from following its commands and instructions, while seeking guidance from other than it, then Allah will mislead him and send him on the path to Hell. This is why Allah says,

﴿ مَّنۡ أَعۡرَضَ عَنۡهُ فَإِنَّهُ ۥ يَحۡمِلُ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَـٰمَةِ وِزۡرًا

(Whoever turns away from it, verily, they will bear a heavy burden on the Day of Resurrection.) .Burden here means sin. This is as Allah says,

﴿ وَمَن يَكۡفُرۡ بِهِۦ مِنَ ٱلۡأَحۡزَابِ فَٱلنَّارُ مَوۡعِدُهُ ۥ‌ۚ

(But those of the sects that reject it , the Fire will be their promised meeting place.) (11:17) This applies generally to whoever the Qur'an reaches of the Arabs, the non-Arabs, the People of the Book and others. This is as Allah says,

﴿ لِأُنذِرَكُم بِهِۦ وَمَنۢ بَلَغَ‌ۚ

(That I may therewith warn you and whomsoever it may reach.) (6:19) The Qur'an is a final warning for everyone it reaches. Whoever follows it, then he is rightly guided and whoever opposes it and turns away from it, then he is misguided. He will be wretched in this life, and he is promised that on the Day of Resurrection his abode will be the Hellfire. For this reason Allah says,

﴿ مَّنۡ أَعۡرَضَ عَنۡهُ فَإِنَّهُ ۥ يَحۡمِلُ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَـٰمَةِ وِزۡرًا خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهِ‌ۖ

(Whoever turns away from it, verily, they will bear a heavy burden on the Day of Resurrection. They will abide in that.) (20:100-101) They will not be able to avoid this or escape it.

﴿ وَسَآءَ لَهُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَـٰمَةِ حِمۡلاً۬

(And evil indeed will it be that load for them on the Day of Resurrection.)

﴿ يَوۡمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ‌ۚ وَنَحۡشُرُ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ زُرۡقً۬ا يَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ بَيۡنَہُمۡ إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا عَشۡرً۬ا نَّحۡنُ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ إِذۡ يَقُولُ أَمۡثَلُهُمۡ طَرِيقَةً إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا يَوۡمً۬ا

(102. The Day when the Sur will be blown: that Day, We shall gather the criminals blue-eyed.) (103. They will speak in a very low voice to each other (saying): "You stayed not longer than ten.'') (104. We know very well what they will say, when the best among them in knowledge and wisdom will say: "You stayed no longer than a day!'')

103

يَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ بَيۡنَہُمۡ إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا عَشۡرً۬ا

They will murmur among themselves, “You remained not but ten [days in the world].”

Tafsir

The Entire Qur'an is the Remembrance of Allah and mentioning the Punishment of Those Who turn away from It

Allah, the Exalted, is saying to Prophet Muhammad , `We have told you (O Muhammad) the story of Musa and what happened with him, Fir`awn and his armies, just as it actually happened. Likewise, We relate to you the information of the past just as it happened, without any increase or decrease. We also gave you a remembrance from Us, the Mighty Qur'an, no falsehood comes to it from before it or behind it.' It is a revelation from One Most Wise, Most Praiseworthy. No Prophet was given any Book like it or more complete than it, since the time of the previous Prophets who were sent, until their being sealed off with the coming of Muhammad . No Prophet was given any Book containing as much information than the Qur'an about what has past and what would be. The judgement concerning the distinction between mankind is taken from it. Therefore, Allah says about it,

﴿ مَّنۡ أَعۡرَضَ عَنۡهُ

(Whoever turns away from it,) This means whoever denies it and turns away from following its commands and instructions, while seeking guidance from other than it, then Allah will mislead him and send him on the path to Hell. This is why Allah says,

﴿ مَّنۡ أَعۡرَضَ عَنۡهُ فَإِنَّهُ ۥ يَحۡمِلُ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَـٰمَةِ وِزۡرًا

(Whoever turns away from it, verily, they will bear a heavy burden on the Day of Resurrection.) .Burden here means sin. This is as Allah says,

﴿ وَمَن يَكۡفُرۡ بِهِۦ مِنَ ٱلۡأَحۡزَابِ فَٱلنَّارُ مَوۡعِدُهُ ۥ‌ۚ

(But those of the sects that reject it , the Fire will be their promised meeting place.) (11:17) This applies generally to whoever the Qur'an reaches of the Arabs, the non-Arabs, the People of the Book and others. This is as Allah says,

﴿ لِأُنذِرَكُم بِهِۦ وَمَنۢ بَلَغَ‌ۚ

(That I may therewith warn you and whomsoever it may reach.) (6:19) The Qur'an is a final warning for everyone it reaches. Whoever follows it, then he is rightly guided and whoever opposes it and turns away from it, then he is misguided. He will be wretched in this life, and he is promised that on the Day of Resurrection his abode will be the Hellfire. For this reason Allah says,

﴿ مَّنۡ أَعۡرَضَ عَنۡهُ فَإِنَّهُ ۥ يَحۡمِلُ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَـٰمَةِ وِزۡرًا خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهِ‌ۖ

(Whoever turns away from it, verily, they will bear a heavy burden on the Day of Resurrection. They will abide in that.) (20:100-101) They will not be able to avoid this or escape it.

﴿ وَسَآءَ لَهُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَـٰمَةِ حِمۡلاً۬

(And evil indeed will it be that load for them on the Day of Resurrection.)

﴿ يَوۡمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ‌ۚ وَنَحۡشُرُ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ زُرۡقً۬ا يَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ بَيۡنَہُمۡ إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا عَشۡرً۬ا نَّحۡنُ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ إِذۡ يَقُولُ أَمۡثَلُهُمۡ طَرِيقَةً إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا يَوۡمً۬ا

(102. The Day when the Sur will be blown: that Day, We shall gather the criminals blue-eyed.) (103. They will speak in a very low voice to each other (saying): "You stayed not longer than ten.'') (104. We know very well what they will say, when the best among them in knowledge and wisdom will say: "You stayed no longer than a day!'')

104

نَّحۡنُ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ إِذۡ يَقُولُ أَمۡثَلُهُمۡ طَرِيقَةً إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا يَوۡمً۬ا

We are most knowing of what they say when the best of them in manner will say, “You remained not but one day.”

Tafsir

The Entire Qur'an is the Remembrance of Allah and mentioning the Punishment of Those Who turn away from It

Allah, the Exalted, is saying to Prophet Muhammad , `We have told you (O Muhammad) the story of Musa and what happened with him, Fir`awn and his armies, just as it actually happened. Likewise, We relate to you the information of the past just as it happened, without any increase or decrease. We also gave you a remembrance from Us, the Mighty Qur'an, no falsehood comes to it from before it or behind it.' It is a revelation from One Most Wise, Most Praiseworthy. No Prophet was given any Book like it or more complete than it, since the time of the previous Prophets who were sent, until their being sealed off with the coming of Muhammad . No Prophet was given any Book containing as much information than the Qur'an about what has past and what would be. The judgement concerning the distinction between mankind is taken from it. Therefore, Allah says about it,

﴿ مَّنۡ أَعۡرَضَ عَنۡهُ

(Whoever turns away from it,) This means whoever denies it and turns away from following its commands and instructions, while seeking guidance from other than it, then Allah will mislead him and send him on the path to Hell. This is why Allah says,

﴿ مَّنۡ أَعۡرَضَ عَنۡهُ فَإِنَّهُ ۥ يَحۡمِلُ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَـٰمَةِ وِزۡرًا

(Whoever turns away from it, verily, they will bear a heavy burden on the Day of Resurrection.) .Burden here means sin. This is as Allah says,

﴿ وَمَن يَكۡفُرۡ بِهِۦ مِنَ ٱلۡأَحۡزَابِ فَٱلنَّارُ مَوۡعِدُهُ ۥ‌ۚ

(But those of the sects that reject it , the Fire will be their promised meeting place.) (11:17) This applies generally to whoever the Qur'an reaches of the Arabs, the non-Arabs, the People of the Book and others. This is as Allah says,

﴿ لِأُنذِرَكُم بِهِۦ وَمَنۢ بَلَغَ‌ۚ

(That I may therewith warn you and whomsoever it may reach.) (6:19) The Qur'an is a final warning for everyone it reaches. Whoever follows it, then he is rightly guided and whoever opposes it and turns away from it, then he is misguided. He will be wretched in this life, and he is promised that on the Day of Resurrection his abode will be the Hellfire. For this reason Allah says,

﴿ مَّنۡ أَعۡرَضَ عَنۡهُ فَإِنَّهُ ۥ يَحۡمِلُ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَـٰمَةِ وِزۡرًا خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهِ‌ۖ

(Whoever turns away from it, verily, they will bear a heavy burden on the Day of Resurrection. They will abide in that.) (20:100-101) They will not be able to avoid this or escape it.

﴿ وَسَآءَ لَهُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَـٰمَةِ حِمۡلاً۬

(And evil indeed will it be that load for them on the Day of Resurrection.)

﴿ يَوۡمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ‌ۚ وَنَحۡشُرُ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ زُرۡقً۬ا يَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ بَيۡنَہُمۡ إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا عَشۡرً۬ا نَّحۡنُ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ إِذۡ يَقُولُ أَمۡثَلُهُمۡ طَرِيقَةً إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا يَوۡمً۬ا

(102. The Day when the Sur will be blown: that Day, We shall gather the criminals blue-eyed.) (103. They will speak in a very low voice to each other (saying): "You stayed not longer than ten.'') (104. We know very well what they will say, when the best among them in knowledge and wisdom will say: "You stayed no longer than a day!'')

105

وَيَسۡـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلۡجِبَالِ فَقُلۡ يَنسِفُهَا رَبِّى نَسۡفً۬ا

And they ask you about the mountains, so say, “My Lord will blow them away with a blast.

Tafsir

The Blowing of the Sur and the Day of Resurrection

It has been confirmed in a Hadith that the Messenger of Allah was asked about the Sur and he replied,

« قَرْنٌ يُنْفَخُ فِيه »

(It is a horn that will be blown into.) It has been related in a Hadith about the Sur, on the authority of Abu Hurayrah that it is a huge horn that has a circumference as large as the heavens and the earth. The angel Israfil will blow into it. Another Hadith has been related which states that the Prophet said,

« كَيْفَ أَنْعَمُ وَصَاحِبُ الْقَرْنِ قَدِ الْتقَمَ الْقَرْنَ وَحَنَى جَبْهَتَهُ، وَانْتَظَرَ أَنْ يُؤْذَنَ لَه »

(How can I be comfortable when the one with the horn is holding it in his lips and his forehead is leaning forward, waiting to be given permission (to blow it).) The people said, "O Messenger of Allah, what should we say'' He said,

« قُولُوا: حَسْبُنَا اللهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ عَلَى اللهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا »

(Say: Allah is sufficient for us and what a good protector He is. Upon Allah we place our trust.) Concerning His statement,

﴿ وَنَحۡشُرُ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ زُرۡقً۬ا

(And We shall gather the criminals blue-eyed.) It has been said that this means having blue eyes due to the severity of their horrifying situation.

﴿ يَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ بَيۡنَہُمۡ

(They will speak in a very low voice to each other. ) Ibn `Abbas said, "This means whispering among themselves.'' This means that some of them will be saying to others,

﴿ إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا عَشۡرً۬ا

(You stayed not longer than ten.) meaning in the abode of the worldly life, you only tarried there for a little while. The time was equivalent to ten days or so. Allah, the Exalted, then says,

﴿ نَّحۡنُ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ

(We know very well what they will say,) This means in their condition of conversing amongst themselves.

﴿ إِذۡ يَقُولُ أَمۡثَلُهُمۡ طَرِيقَةً

(when the best among them in knowledge and wisdom will say;) the one with perfect intelligence amongst them,

﴿ إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا يَوۡمً۬ا

(You stayed no longer than a day!) This is because on the Day of Judgement they will sense the shortness of the worldly life within themselves. For the worldly life, with its repetitious time periods and successive nights, days and hours, is as if it is just one day. For this reason, on the Day of Resurrection the disbelievers will think the worldly life was very short. By this they mean to prevent the establishment of the evidence against them due to the shortness of time that they had. Allah says about this,

﴿ وَيَوۡمَ تَقُومُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ يُقۡسِمُ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ مَا لَبِثُواْ غَيۡرَ سَاعَةٍ۬‌ۚ

(And on the Day that the Hour will be established, the criminals will swear that they stayed not but an hour) until His statement,

﴿ وَلَـٰكِنَّڪُمۡ كُنتُمۡ لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ

(but you knew not.'') (30:55-56) Allah also says,

﴿ أَوَلَمۡ نُعَمِّرۡكُم مَّا يَتَذَڪَّرُ فِيهِ مَن تَذَكَّرَ وَجَآءَكُمُ ٱلنَّذِيرُۖ

(Did We not give you lives long enough, so that whosoever would receive admonition could receive it And the warner came to you.) (35:37) Allah, the Exalted, also says,

﴿ قَـٰلَ كَمۡ لَبِثۡتُمۡ فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ عَدَدَ سِنِينَ قَالُواْ لَبِثۡنَا يَوۡمًا أَوۡ بَعۡضَ يَوۡمٍ۬ فَسۡـَٔلِ ٱلۡعَآدِّينَ قَـٰلَ إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا قَلِيلاً۬‌ۖ لَّوۡ أَنَّكُمۡ كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ

((Allah will say): What number of years did you stay on earth They will say: "We stayed a day or part of a day. Ask of those who keep account.'' He (Allah) will say: "You stayed not but a little, if you had only known!'') (23:112-114) This means that you only remained in it (the earth) a little while. If you only knew, you would have preferred the eternal life over the temporal life. Yet, you conducted yourselves in an evil manner. You gave the present, temporary life precedence over the eternal and everlasting life.

﴿ وَيَسۡـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلۡجِبَالِ فَقُلۡ يَنسِفُهَا رَبِّى نَسۡفً۬ا فَيَذَرُهَا قَاعً۬ا صَفۡصَفً۬ا لَّا تَرَىٰ فِيہَا عِوَجً۬ا وَلَآ أَمۡتً۬ا يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ يَتَّبِعُونَ ٱلدَّاعِىَ لَا عِوَجَ لَهُ ۥ‌ۖ وَخَشَعَتِ ٱلۡأَصۡوَاتُ لِلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ فَلَا تَسۡمَعُ إِلَّا هَمۡسً۬ا

(105. And they ask you concerning the mountains. Say: "My Lord will blast them and scatter them as particles of dust.'') (106. "Then He shall leave it as a level smooth plain.'') (107. "You will see therein no crookedness nor curve.'') (108. On that Day mankind will follow strictly (the voice of) Allah's caller, no crookedness (that is without going to the right or left of that voice) will they show him (Allah's caller). And all voices will be humbled for the Most Gracious (Allah), and nothing shall you hear except Hamsa.)

106

فَيَذَرُهَا قَاعً۬ا صَفۡصَفً۬ا

And He will leave the earth a level plain;

Tafsir

The Blowing of the Sur and the Day of Resurrection

It has been confirmed in a Hadith that the Messenger of Allah was asked about the Sur and he replied,

« قَرْنٌ يُنْفَخُ فِيه »

(It is a horn that will be blown into.) It has been related in a Hadith about the Sur, on the authority of Abu Hurayrah that it is a huge horn that has a circumference as large as the heavens and the earth. The angel Israfil will blow into it. Another Hadith has been related which states that the Prophet said,

« كَيْفَ أَنْعَمُ وَصَاحِبُ الْقَرْنِ قَدِ الْتقَمَ الْقَرْنَ وَحَنَى جَبْهَتَهُ، وَانْتَظَرَ أَنْ يُؤْذَنَ لَه »

(How can I be comfortable when the one with the horn is holding it in his lips and his forehead is leaning forward, waiting to be given permission (to blow it).) The people said, "O Messenger of Allah, what should we say'' He said,

« قُولُوا: حَسْبُنَا اللهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ عَلَى اللهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا »

(Say: Allah is sufficient for us and what a good protector He is. Upon Allah we place our trust.) Concerning His statement,

﴿ وَنَحۡشُرُ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ زُرۡقً۬ا

(And We shall gather the criminals blue-eyed.) It has been said that this means having blue eyes due to the severity of their horrifying situation.

﴿ يَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ بَيۡنَہُمۡ

(They will speak in a very low voice to each other. ) Ibn `Abbas said, "This means whispering among themselves.'' This means that some of them will be saying to others,

﴿ إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا عَشۡرً۬ا

(You stayed not longer than ten.) meaning in the abode of the worldly life, you only tarried there for a little while. The time was equivalent to ten days or so. Allah, the Exalted, then says,

﴿ نَّحۡنُ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ

(We know very well what they will say,) This means in their condition of conversing amongst themselves.

﴿ إِذۡ يَقُولُ أَمۡثَلُهُمۡ طَرِيقَةً

(when the best among them in knowledge and wisdom will say;) the one with perfect intelligence amongst them,

﴿ إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا يَوۡمً۬ا

(You stayed no longer than a day!) This is because on the Day of Judgement they will sense the shortness of the worldly life within themselves. For the worldly life, with its repetitious time periods and successive nights, days and hours, is as if it is just one day. For this reason, on the Day of Resurrection the disbelievers will think the worldly life was very short. By this they mean to prevent the establishment of the evidence against them due to the shortness of time that they had. Allah says about this,

﴿ وَيَوۡمَ تَقُومُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ يُقۡسِمُ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ مَا لَبِثُواْ غَيۡرَ سَاعَةٍ۬‌ۚ

(And on the Day that the Hour will be established, the criminals will swear that they stayed not but an hour) until His statement,

﴿ وَلَـٰكِنَّڪُمۡ كُنتُمۡ لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ

(but you knew not.'') (30:55-56) Allah also says,

﴿ أَوَلَمۡ نُعَمِّرۡكُم مَّا يَتَذَڪَّرُ فِيهِ مَن تَذَكَّرَ وَجَآءَكُمُ ٱلنَّذِيرُۖ

(Did We not give you lives long enough, so that whosoever would receive admonition could receive it And the warner came to you.) (35:37) Allah, the Exalted, also says,

﴿ قَـٰلَ كَمۡ لَبِثۡتُمۡ فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ عَدَدَ سِنِينَ قَالُواْ لَبِثۡنَا يَوۡمًا أَوۡ بَعۡضَ يَوۡمٍ۬ فَسۡـَٔلِ ٱلۡعَآدِّينَ قَـٰلَ إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا قَلِيلاً۬‌ۖ لَّوۡ أَنَّكُمۡ كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ

((Allah will say): What number of years did you stay on earth They will say: "We stayed a day or part of a day. Ask of those who keep account.'' He (Allah) will say: "You stayed not but a little, if you had only known!'') (23:112-114) This means that you only remained in it (the earth) a little while. If you only knew, you would have preferred the eternal life over the temporal life. Yet, you conducted yourselves in an evil manner. You gave the present, temporary life precedence over the eternal and everlasting life.

﴿ وَيَسۡـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلۡجِبَالِ فَقُلۡ يَنسِفُهَا رَبِّى نَسۡفً۬ا فَيَذَرُهَا قَاعً۬ا صَفۡصَفً۬ا لَّا تَرَىٰ فِيہَا عِوَجً۬ا وَلَآ أَمۡتً۬ا يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ يَتَّبِعُونَ ٱلدَّاعِىَ لَا عِوَجَ لَهُ ۥ‌ۖ وَخَشَعَتِ ٱلۡأَصۡوَاتُ لِلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ فَلَا تَسۡمَعُ إِلَّا هَمۡسً۬ا

(105. And they ask you concerning the mountains. Say: "My Lord will blast them and scatter them as particles of dust.'') (106. "Then He shall leave it as a level smooth plain.'') (107. "You will see therein no crookedness nor curve.'') (108. On that Day mankind will follow strictly (the voice of) Allah's caller, no crookedness (that is without going to the right or left of that voice) will they show him (Allah's caller). And all voices will be humbled for the Most Gracious (Allah), and nothing shall you hear except Hamsa.)

107

لَّا تَرَىٰ فِيہَا عِوَجً۬ا وَلَآ أَمۡتً۬ا

You will not see therein a depression or an elevation.”

Tafsir

The Blowing of the Sur and the Day of Resurrection

It has been confirmed in a Hadith that the Messenger of Allah was asked about the Sur and he replied,

« قَرْنٌ يُنْفَخُ فِيه »

(It is a horn that will be blown into.) It has been related in a Hadith about the Sur, on the authority of Abu Hurayrah that it is a huge horn that has a circumference as large as the heavens and the earth. The angel Israfil will blow into it. Another Hadith has been related which states that the Prophet said,

« كَيْفَ أَنْعَمُ وَصَاحِبُ الْقَرْنِ قَدِ الْتقَمَ الْقَرْنَ وَحَنَى جَبْهَتَهُ، وَانْتَظَرَ أَنْ يُؤْذَنَ لَه »

(How can I be comfortable when the one with the horn is holding it in his lips and his forehead is leaning forward, waiting to be given permission (to blow it).) The people said, "O Messenger of Allah, what should we say'' He said,

« قُولُوا: حَسْبُنَا اللهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ عَلَى اللهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا »

(Say: Allah is sufficient for us and what a good protector He is. Upon Allah we place our trust.) Concerning His statement,

﴿ وَنَحۡشُرُ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ زُرۡقً۬ا

(And We shall gather the criminals blue-eyed.) It has been said that this means having blue eyes due to the severity of their horrifying situation.

﴿ يَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ بَيۡنَہُمۡ

(They will speak in a very low voice to each other. ) Ibn `Abbas said, "This means whispering among themselves.'' This means that some of them will be saying to others,

﴿ إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا عَشۡرً۬ا

(You stayed not longer than ten.) meaning in the abode of the worldly life, you only tarried there for a little while. The time was equivalent to ten days or so. Allah, the Exalted, then says,

﴿ نَّحۡنُ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ

(We know very well what they will say,) This means in their condition of conversing amongst themselves.

﴿ إِذۡ يَقُولُ أَمۡثَلُهُمۡ طَرِيقَةً

(when the best among them in knowledge and wisdom will say;) the one with perfect intelligence amongst them,

﴿ إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا يَوۡمً۬ا

(You stayed no longer than a day!) This is because on the Day of Judgement they will sense the shortness of the worldly life within themselves. For the worldly life, with its repetitious time periods and successive nights, days and hours, is as if it is just one day. For this reason, on the Day of Resurrection the disbelievers will think the worldly life was very short. By this they mean to prevent the establishment of the evidence against them due to the shortness of time that they had. Allah says about this,

﴿ وَيَوۡمَ تَقُومُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ يُقۡسِمُ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ مَا لَبِثُواْ غَيۡرَ سَاعَةٍ۬‌ۚ

(And on the Day that the Hour will be established, the criminals will swear that they stayed not but an hour) until His statement,

﴿ وَلَـٰكِنَّڪُمۡ كُنتُمۡ لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ

(but you knew not.'') (30:55-56) Allah also says,

﴿ أَوَلَمۡ نُعَمِّرۡكُم مَّا يَتَذَڪَّرُ فِيهِ مَن تَذَكَّرَ وَجَآءَكُمُ ٱلنَّذِيرُۖ

(Did We not give you lives long enough, so that whosoever would receive admonition could receive it And the warner came to you.) (35:37) Allah, the Exalted, also says,

﴿ قَـٰلَ كَمۡ لَبِثۡتُمۡ فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ عَدَدَ سِنِينَ قَالُواْ لَبِثۡنَا يَوۡمًا أَوۡ بَعۡضَ يَوۡمٍ۬ فَسۡـَٔلِ ٱلۡعَآدِّينَ قَـٰلَ إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا قَلِيلاً۬‌ۖ لَّوۡ أَنَّكُمۡ كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ

((Allah will say): What number of years did you stay on earth They will say: "We stayed a day or part of a day. Ask of those who keep account.'' He (Allah) will say: "You stayed not but a little, if you had only known!'') (23:112-114) This means that you only remained in it (the earth) a little while. If you only knew, you would have preferred the eternal life over the temporal life. Yet, you conducted yourselves in an evil manner. You gave the present, temporary life precedence over the eternal and everlasting life.

﴿ وَيَسۡـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلۡجِبَالِ فَقُلۡ يَنسِفُهَا رَبِّى نَسۡفً۬ا فَيَذَرُهَا قَاعً۬ا صَفۡصَفً۬ا لَّا تَرَىٰ فِيہَا عِوَجً۬ا وَلَآ أَمۡتً۬ا يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ يَتَّبِعُونَ ٱلدَّاعِىَ لَا عِوَجَ لَهُ ۥ‌ۖ وَخَشَعَتِ ٱلۡأَصۡوَاتُ لِلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ فَلَا تَسۡمَعُ إِلَّا هَمۡسً۬ا

(105. And they ask you concerning the mountains. Say: "My Lord will blast them and scatter them as particles of dust.'') (106. "Then He shall leave it as a level smooth plain.'') (107. "You will see therein no crookedness nor curve.'') (108. On that Day mankind will follow strictly (the voice of) Allah's caller, no crookedness (that is without going to the right or left of that voice) will they show him (Allah's caller). And all voices will be humbled for the Most Gracious (Allah), and nothing shall you hear except Hamsa.)

108

يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ يَتَّبِعُونَ ٱلدَّاعِىَ لَا عِوَجَ لَهُ ۥ‌ۖ وَخَشَعَتِ ٱلۡأَصۡوَاتُ لِلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ فَلَا تَسۡمَعُ إِلَّا هَمۡسً۬ا

That Day, everyone will follow [the call of] the Caller [with] no deviation therefrom, and [all] voices will be stilled before the Most Merciful, so you will not hear except a whisper [of footsteps].

Tafsir

The Blowing of the Sur and the Day of Resurrection

It has been confirmed in a Hadith that the Messenger of Allah was asked about the Sur and he replied,

« قَرْنٌ يُنْفَخُ فِيه »

(It is a horn that will be blown into.) It has been related in a Hadith about the Sur, on the authority of Abu Hurayrah that it is a huge horn that has a circumference as large as the heavens and the earth. The angel Israfil will blow into it. Another Hadith has been related which states that the Prophet said,

« كَيْفَ أَنْعَمُ وَصَاحِبُ الْقَرْنِ قَدِ الْتقَمَ الْقَرْنَ وَحَنَى جَبْهَتَهُ، وَانْتَظَرَ أَنْ يُؤْذَنَ لَه »

(How can I be comfortable when the one with the horn is holding it in his lips and his forehead is leaning forward, waiting to be given permission (to blow it).) The people said, "O Messenger of Allah, what should we say'' He said,

« قُولُوا: حَسْبُنَا اللهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ عَلَى اللهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا »

(Say: Allah is sufficient for us and what a good protector He is. Upon Allah we place our trust.) Concerning His statement,

﴿ وَنَحۡشُرُ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ زُرۡقً۬ا

(And We shall gather the criminals blue-eyed.) It has been said that this means having blue eyes due to the severity of their horrifying situation.

﴿ يَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ بَيۡنَہُمۡ

(They will speak in a very low voice to each other. ) Ibn `Abbas said, "This means whispering among themselves.'' This means that some of them will be saying to others,

﴿ إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا عَشۡرً۬ا

(You stayed not longer than ten.) meaning in the abode of the worldly life, you only tarried there for a little while. The time was equivalent to ten days or so. Allah, the Exalted, then says,

﴿ نَّحۡنُ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ

(We know very well what they will say,) This means in their condition of conversing amongst themselves.

﴿ إِذۡ يَقُولُ أَمۡثَلُهُمۡ طَرِيقَةً

(when the best among them in knowledge and wisdom will say;) the one with perfect intelligence amongst them,

﴿ إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا يَوۡمً۬ا

(You stayed no longer than a day!) This is because on the Day of Judgement they will sense the shortness of the worldly life within themselves. For the worldly life, with its repetitious time periods and successive nights, days and hours, is as if it is just one day. For this reason, on the Day of Resurrection the disbelievers will think the worldly life was very short. By this they mean to prevent the establishment of the evidence against them due to the shortness of time that they had. Allah says about this,

﴿ وَيَوۡمَ تَقُومُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ يُقۡسِمُ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ مَا لَبِثُواْ غَيۡرَ سَاعَةٍ۬‌ۚ

(And on the Day that the Hour will be established, the criminals will swear that they stayed not but an hour) until His statement,

﴿ وَلَـٰكِنَّڪُمۡ كُنتُمۡ لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ

(but you knew not.'') (30:55-56) Allah also says,

﴿ أَوَلَمۡ نُعَمِّرۡكُم مَّا يَتَذَڪَّرُ فِيهِ مَن تَذَكَّرَ وَجَآءَكُمُ ٱلنَّذِيرُۖ

(Did We not give you lives long enough, so that whosoever would receive admonition could receive it And the warner came to you.) (35:37) Allah, the Exalted, also says,

﴿ قَـٰلَ كَمۡ لَبِثۡتُمۡ فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ عَدَدَ سِنِينَ قَالُواْ لَبِثۡنَا يَوۡمًا أَوۡ بَعۡضَ يَوۡمٍ۬ فَسۡـَٔلِ ٱلۡعَآدِّينَ قَـٰلَ إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا قَلِيلاً۬‌ۖ لَّوۡ أَنَّكُمۡ كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ

((Allah will say): What number of years did you stay on earth They will say: "We stayed a day or part of a day. Ask of those who keep account.'' He (Allah) will say: "You stayed not but a little, if you had only known!'') (23:112-114) This means that you only remained in it (the earth) a little while. If you only knew, you would have preferred the eternal life over the temporal life. Yet, you conducted yourselves in an evil manner. You gave the present, temporary life precedence over the eternal and everlasting life.

﴿ وَيَسۡـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلۡجِبَالِ فَقُلۡ يَنسِفُهَا رَبِّى نَسۡفً۬ا فَيَذَرُهَا قَاعً۬ا صَفۡصَفً۬ا لَّا تَرَىٰ فِيہَا عِوَجً۬ا وَلَآ أَمۡتً۬ا يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ يَتَّبِعُونَ ٱلدَّاعِىَ لَا عِوَجَ لَهُ ۥ‌ۖ وَخَشَعَتِ ٱلۡأَصۡوَاتُ لِلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ فَلَا تَسۡمَعُ إِلَّا هَمۡسً۬ا

(105. And they ask you concerning the mountains. Say: "My Lord will blast them and scatter them as particles of dust.'') (106. "Then He shall leave it as a level smooth plain.'') (107. "You will see therein no crookedness nor curve.'') (108. On that Day mankind will follow strictly (the voice of) Allah's caller, no crookedness (that is without going to the right or left of that voice) will they show him (Allah's caller). And all voices will be humbled for the Most Gracious (Allah), and nothing shall you hear except Hamsa.)

109

يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ لَّا تَنفَعُ ٱلشَّفَـٰعَةُ إِلَّا مَنۡ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنُ وَرَضِىَ لَهُ ۥ قَوۡلاً۬

That Day, no intercession will benefit except [that of] one to whom the Most Merciful has given permission and has accepted his word.

Tafsir

The People will rush towards the Voice of the Caller

﴿ يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ يَتَّبِعُونَ ٱلدَّاعِىَ لَا عِوَجَ لَهُ ۥ‌ۖ

(On that Day mankind will follow strictly Allah's caller, no crookedness will they show him.) On the Day, they see these conditions and these frightening sights, they will hastily respond to the caller. Wherever they are commanded to go, they will rush to it. If they had been like this in the worldly life, it would have been more beneficial for them, but here it does not benefit them. This is as Allah says,

﴿ أَسۡمِعۡ بِہِمۡ وَأَبۡصِرۡ يَوۡمَ يَأۡتُونَنَا‌ۖ

(How clearly will they see and hear, the Day when they will appear before Us!) (19:38) Allah also says,

﴿ مُّهۡطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِ‌ۖ

(hastening towards the caller.) Concerning Allah's statement,

﴿ وَخَشَعَتِ ٱلۡأَصۡوَاتُ لِلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ

(And all voices will be humbled for the Most Gracious,) Ibn `Abbas said, "This means they will be silent.'' As-Suddi also said the same.

﴿ فَلَا تَسۡمَعُ إِلَّا هَمۡسً۬ا

(And nothing shall you hear except Hamsa.) Sa`id bin Jubayr related that Ibn `Abbas said, "This means the steps of feet.'' `Ikrimah, Mujahid, Ad-Dahhak, Ar-Rabi` bin Anas, Qatadah, Ibn Zayd and others all said the same. `Ali bin Abi Talhah said that Ibn `Abbas said,

﴿ فَلَا تَسۡمَعُ إِلَّا هَمۡسً۬ا

(And nothing shall you hear except Hamsa.) "Hamsa means a hidden voice.'' This has also been repor- ted from `Ikrimah and Ad-Dahhak. Sa`id bin Jubayr said,

﴿ فَلَا تَسۡمَعُ إِلَّا هَمۡسً۬ا

(And nothing shall you hear except Hamsa.) "Hamsa means the secret speech and the steps of feet.''

﴿ يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ لَّا تَنفَعُ ٱلشَّفَـٰعَةُ إِلَّا مَنۡ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنُ وَرَضِىَ لَهُ ۥ قَوۡلاً۬ يَعۡلَمُ مَا بَيۡنَ أَيۡدِيہِمۡ وَمَا خَلۡفَهُمۡ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِهِۦ عِلۡمً۬ا وَعَنَتِ ٱلۡوُجُوهُ لِلۡحَىِّ ٱلۡقَيُّومِ‌ۖ وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَنۡ حَمَلَ ظُلۡمً۬ا وَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ وَهُوَ مُؤۡمِنٌ۬ فَلَا يَخَافُ ظُلۡمً۬ا وَلَا هَضۡمً۬ا

(109. On that day no intercession shall avail, except the one for whom the Most Gracious has given permission and whose word is acceptable to Him.) (110. He knows what happens to them, and what will happen to them, but they will never encompass anything of His knowledge.) (111. And (all) faces shall be humbled before the Ever Living, the Sustainer. And he who carried wrongdoing, will be indeed a complete failure.) (112. And he who works deeds of righteousness, while he is a believer, then he will have no fear of injustice, nor of any curtailment.)

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يَعۡلَمُ مَا بَيۡنَ أَيۡدِيہِمۡ وَمَا خَلۡفَهُمۡ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِهِۦ عِلۡمً۬ا

Allah knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, but they do not encompass it in knowledge.

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The People will rush towards the Voice of the Caller

﴿ يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ يَتَّبِعُونَ ٱلدَّاعِىَ لَا عِوَجَ لَهُ ۥ‌ۖ

(On that Day mankind will follow strictly Allah's caller, no crookedness will they show him.) On the Day, they see these conditions and these frightening sights, they will hastily respond to the caller. Wherever they are commanded to go, they will rush to it. If they had been like this in the worldly life, it would have been more beneficial for them, but here it does not benefit them. This is as Allah says,

﴿ أَسۡمِعۡ بِہِمۡ وَأَبۡصِرۡ يَوۡمَ يَأۡتُونَنَا‌ۖ

(How clearly will they see and hear, the Day when they will appear before Us!) (19:38) Allah also says,

﴿ مُّهۡطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِ‌ۖ

(hastening towards the caller.) Concerning Allah's statement,

﴿ وَخَشَعَتِ ٱلۡأَصۡوَاتُ لِلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ

(And all voices will be humbled for the Most Gracious,) Ibn `Abbas said, "This means they will be silent.'' As-Suddi also said the same.

﴿ فَلَا تَسۡمَعُ إِلَّا هَمۡسً۬ا

(And nothing shall you hear except Hamsa.) Sa`id bin Jubayr related that Ibn `Abbas said, "This means the steps of feet.'' `Ikrimah, Mujahid, Ad-Dahhak, Ar-Rabi` bin Anas, Qatadah, Ibn Zayd and others all said the same. `Ali bin Abi Talhah said that Ibn `Abbas said,

﴿ فَلَا تَسۡمَعُ إِلَّا هَمۡسً۬ا

(And nothing shall you hear except Hamsa.) "Hamsa means a hidden voice.'' This has also been repor- ted from `Ikrimah and Ad-Dahhak. Sa`id bin Jubayr said,

﴿ فَلَا تَسۡمَعُ إِلَّا هَمۡسً۬ا

(And nothing shall you hear except Hamsa.) "Hamsa means the secret speech and the steps of feet.''

﴿ يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ لَّا تَنفَعُ ٱلشَّفَـٰعَةُ إِلَّا مَنۡ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنُ وَرَضِىَ لَهُ ۥ قَوۡلاً۬ يَعۡلَمُ مَا بَيۡنَ أَيۡدِيہِمۡ وَمَا خَلۡفَهُمۡ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِهِۦ عِلۡمً۬ا وَعَنَتِ ٱلۡوُجُوهُ لِلۡحَىِّ ٱلۡقَيُّومِ‌ۖ وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَنۡ حَمَلَ ظُلۡمً۬ا وَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ وَهُوَ مُؤۡمِنٌ۬ فَلَا يَخَافُ ظُلۡمً۬ا وَلَا هَضۡمً۬ا

(109. On that day no intercession shall avail, except the one for whom the Most Gracious has given permission and whose word is acceptable to Him.) (110. He knows what happens to them, and what will happen to them, but they will never encompass anything of His knowledge.) (111. And (all) faces shall be humbled before the Ever Living, the Sustainer. And he who carried wrongdoing, will be indeed a complete failure.) (112. And he who works deeds of righteousness, while he is a believer, then he will have no fear of injustice, nor of any curtailment.)