50. Surah Qaaf

قThe letter Qaaf · 45 ayahsمعارف القرآن انگلش

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Ayahs 50:41–43

وَ اسْتَمِعْ یَوْمَ یُنَادِ الْمُنَادِ مِنْ مَّكَانٍ قَرِیْبٍۙ Open ayah 50:41 in the Quran reader

And listen: The Day when the caller will call out from a near place,

یَّوْمَ یَسْمَعُوْنَ الصَّیْحَةَ بِالْحَقِّ١ؕ ذٰلِكَ یَوْمُ الْخُرُوْجِ Open ayah 50:42 in the Quran reader

the Day they will hear the Cry in reality-that will be the Day of Resurrection.

اِنَّا نَحْنُ نُحْیٖ وَ نُمِیْتُ وَ اِلَیْنَا الْمَصِیْرُۙ Open ayah 50:43 in the Quran reader

Surely We alone give life and bring death, and to Us is the final return

يَوْمَ يُنَادِ الْمُنَادِ مِن مَّكَانٍ قَرِ‌يبٍ (...the Day when the caller will call from a near place - 50:41). Sayyidna Ibn ` Asakir ؓ reports from Zaid Ibn Jabir Shafi` i that the "caller" referred to here is the angel Israfil (علیہ السلام) who will stand on the Dome of the Rock (Sakhrah) and will address all the dead people of the entire world : "0 you rotten bones! 0 you decomposed skins! 0 you scattered hair! Listen, Allah commands you to reassemble to render account of your actions (Mazhari)." This scene depicts how, after the second blowing of the trumpet, the world will be resurrected. The phrase "a near place" refers to the fact that the voice of the angel will reach everybody who rises from death anywhere on the surface of the earth, and will feel as though the angel had called him from a nearby place. 'Ikrimah ؓ says that the voice will be heard in such a way as if someone is speaking to us in our ears. Other scholars have said that "a near place" refers to the Dome of the Rock, because that is the centre of the earth, and is equidistant, being separated by equal distances from all sides of the globe. (Qurtubi)
Ayah 50:44

یَوْمَ تَشَقَّقُ الْاَرْضُ عَنْهُمْ سِرَاعًا١ؕ ذٰلِكَ حَشْرٌ عَلَیْنَا یَسِیْرٌ Open ayah 50:44 in the Quran reader

on the Day when the earth will burst apart exposing them, while they will be hurrying up (to come out). That is a mustering, so easy for Us.

يَوْمَ تَشَقَّقُ الْأَرْ‌ضُ عَنْهُمْ سِرَ‌اعًا (...on the Day when the earth will burst apart exposing them, while they will be hurrying up. - 50:44). The Prophetic Tradition indicates that this 'hurrying up' will be towards Syria where the Dome of the Rock is situated. Israfil (علیہ السلام) will stand on it, and call the people on the Day of Judgment. It is recorded in Jami` Tirmidhi, on the authority of Sayyidna Mu` awiyah Ibn Hayadah ؓ ، that the Holy Prophet ﷺ ، pointing towards Syria, said: مِن ھٰھُنَا اِلیٰ ھٰھُنَا تُحشَرُونَ رُکبَاناً وَّ مُشَاۃً وَّ تُجَرُّونَ علیٰ وُجُھِکُم یَومَ القِیامَۃ "From here towards that [ pointing towards Syria ] you will be raised, some riding, and others on foot, and yet others will be dragged on the faces on the Day of Judgment..."
Ayah 50:45

نَحْنُ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا یَقُوْلُوْنَ وَ مَاۤ اَنْتَ عَلَیْهِمْ بِجَبَّارٍ١۫ فَذَكِّرْ بِالْقُرْاٰنِ مَنْ یَّخَافُ وَعِیْدِ۠ Open ayah 50:45 in the Quran reader

We know well what they say, and you are not one to compel them. So give advice, through the Qur'an, to the one who fears My warning.

فَذَكِّرْ‌ بِالْقُرْ‌آنِ مَن يَخَافُ وَعِيدِ (So give advice, through the Qur'an, to the one who fears My warning... 50:45). This means that the message of the Qur'an is to be conveyed to the entire mankind, to all and sundry. However, only those who fear Allah and dread His torment will remember and heed. Qatadah used to recite this verse and supplicate in the following words: اَللّٰھُمَّ اجعَلنَا مِمَّن یَّخَافُ وَعِیدَکَ وَ یَرجُوا مَوعوُدَکَ یَا بَارُّ یَا رَحِیمُ "0 Allah! Make us among those who fear Your threat, and hope for Your promise, 0 the One who fulfills His promise, 0 Rahim [ the Most Merciful ]." Alhamdulillah The Commentary on Surah Qaf Ends here