Surah Ghafir ayat 16 Tafsir Quran 40:16

﴿يَوْمَ هُم بَارِزُونَ ۖ لَا يَخْفَىٰ عَلَى اللَّهِ مِنْهُمْ شَيْءٌ ۚ لِّمَنِ الْمُلْكُ الْيَوْمَ ۖ لِلَّهِ الْوَاحِدِ الْقَهَّارِ﴾
[ غافر: 16]

40:16 The Day they come forth nothing concerning them will be concealed from Allah. To whom belongs [all] sovereignty this Day? To Allah, the One, the Prevailing.

the day when they will emerge the day they will exit from their graves; nothing about them will be hidden from God. ‘To whom does Sovereignty belong today?’ — God exalted be He asks this and Himself responds — ‘To God the One the All-compelling!’ over His creatures.

The Day when they are fully exposed within and without and none of their aspects or secrets bearing reference to the way they conducted themselves in life, is but to Allah fully disclosed. There and then to whom belong the domination and the supreme controlling power and absolute and independent authority but to Allah, AL-Wahid and AL-Gahhar the One and only and the All Powering

Allah sends the Revelation to warn His Servants of the Day of Mutual Meeting Allah tells us of His might and pride, and that His Mighty Throne is raised above all of His creation like a roof.
This is like the Ayah: مِّنَ اللَّهِ ذِي الْمَعَارِجِ - تَعْرُجُ الْمَلَـئِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ ( From Allah, the Lord of the ways of ascent.
The angels and the Ruh (Jibril ) ascend to Him in a Day the measure whereof is fifty thousand years.) ( 70:3-4 ).
If Allah wills, we will discuss below which is the most correct view the distance between the Throne and the seventh earth according to a group of earlier and later scholars.
More than one scholar said that the Throne is made of red rubies.
The width between two corners of it is the distance of a fifty thousand year long journey and its height above the seventh earth is the distance of a fifty thousand years long journey. يُلْقِى الرُّوحَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ عَلَى مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ ( He sends the revelation of His command to any of His servants He wills, ) This is like the Ayat: يُنَزِّلُ الْمَلَـئِكَةَ بِالْرُّوحِ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ عَلَى مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ أَنْ أَنْذِرُواْ أَنَّهُ لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَ أَنَاْ فَاتَّقُونِ ( He sends down the angels with the Ruh (revelation ) of His command to whom of His servants He wills ( saying ): "Warn mankind that none has the right to be worshipped but I, so have Taqwa of Me.") ( 16:2 ), and وَإِنَّهُ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ الْعَـلَمِينَ - نَزَلَ بِهِ الرُّوحُ الاٌّمِينُ - عَلَى قَلْبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُنْذِرِينَ ( And truly, this is a revelation from the Lord of all that exits, Which the trustworthy Ruh (Jibril ) has brought down Upon your heart that you may be ( one ) of the warners.) ( 26:192-194 ) Allah says: لِيُنذِرَ يَوْمَ التَّلاَقِ ( that he may warn (men ) of the Day of Mutual Meeting.) `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas said: "The Day of Mutual Meeting is one of the names of the Day of Resurrection, of which Allah warns His servants." That is the Day when everyone will find out about his deeds, good and bad. يَوْمَ هُم بَـرِزُونَ لاَ يَخْفَى عَلَى اللَّهِ مِنْهُمْ شَىْءٌ ( The Day when they will come out, nothing of them will be hidden from Allah. ) means, they will all appear in the open, with nothing to give them shelter or shade, or cover them.
Allah says: يَوْمَ هُم بَـرِزُونَ لاَ يَخْفَى عَلَى اللَّهِ مِنْهُمْ شَىْءٌ ( The Day when they will come out, nothing of them will be hidden from Allah. ) meaning, everything will be equally known to Him. لِّمَنِ الْمُلْكُ الْيَوْمَ لِلَّهِ الْوَحِدِ الْقَهَّارِ ( Whose is the kingdom this Day It is Allah's, the One, the Irresistible! ) We have already mentioned the Hadith of Ibn `Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, that Allah will roll up the heavens and the earth in His Hand and will say,
«أَنَا الْمَلِكُ، أَنَا الْجَبَّارُ، أَنَا الْمُتَكَبِّرُ، أَيْنَ مُلُوكُ الْأَرْضِ؟ أَيْنَ الْجَبَّارُونَ؟ أَيْنَ الْمُتَكَبِّرُونَ؟»
( "I am the King, I am the Compeller, I am the Proud, where are the kings of the earth Where are the tyrants Where are the proud" ) In the Hadith about the Trumpet, it says that Allah will take the souls of all of His creatures, and there will be none left but Him Alone, with no partner or associate.
Then He will say, "Whose is the kingdom today" three times, and He will answer Himself by saying, لِلَّهِ الْوَحِدِ الْقَهَّارِ ( It is Allah's, the One, the Irresistible! ) meaning, He is the Only One Who has subjugated all things. الْيَوْمَ تُجْزَى كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَـسَبَتْ لاَ ظُلْمَ الْيَوْمَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ ( This Day shall every person be recompensed for what he earned.
This Day no injustice (shall be done to anybody ).
Truly, Allah is swift in reckoning.) Here Allah tells us of His justice when He judges between His creation; He does not do even a speck of dust's weight of injustice, whether it be for good or for evil.
For every good deed He gives a tenfold reward and for every bad deed He gives recompense of one bad deed.
Allah says: لاَ ظُلْمَ الْيَوْمَ ( This Day no injustice (shall be done to anybody ).) It was reported in Sahih Muslim from Abu Dharr, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said that Allah said:
«يَا عِبَادِي إِنِّي حَرَّمْتُ الظُّلْمَ عَلى نَفْسِي وَجَعَلْتُهُ بَيْنَكُمْ مُحَرَّمًا فَلَا تَظَالَمُوا إلى أن قال يَا عِبَادِي إِنَّمَا هِيَ أَعْمَالُكُمْ أُحْصِيهَا عَلَيْكُمْ ثُمَّ أُوَفِّيكُمْ إِيَّاهَا، فَمَنْ وَجَدَ خَيْرًا فَلْيَحْمَدِ اللهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى، وَمَنْ وَجَدَ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ فَلَا يَلُومَنَّ إِلَّا نَفْسَه»
( "O My servants, I have forbidden injustice for Myself, and made it unlawful for you, so do not commit injustice to one another ..." ) up to: ( "O My servants, these are your deeds, I record them for you then I will recompense you for them.
Whoever finds something good, let him give praise to Allah, and whoever finds something other than that, let him blame no one but himself." ) إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ ( Truly, Allah is swift in reckoning. ) means, He will bring all His creation to account as if He is bringing just one person to account.
This is like the Ayah: مَّا خَلْقُكُمْ وَلاَ بَعْثُكُمْ إِلاَّ كَنَفْسٍ وَحِدَةٍ ( The creation of you all and the resurrection of you all are only as a single person ) ( 31: 28 ). وَمَآ أَمْرُنَآ إِلاَّ وَحِدَةٌ كَلَمْحٍ بِالْبَصَرِ ( And Our commandment is but one as the twinkling of an eye. ) ( 54:50 )

(40:16) the Day when they will emerge and nothing of them shall be hidden from Allah. (On that Day they will be asked): 'Whose is the kingdom today?' *27 (The whole world will cry out): 'It is Allah's, the One, the Overpowering.'

The Day they come forth nothing concerning meaning

*27) That is, " Thougth in the world many vain and self-conceited people publicly proclaimed to be the kings and sovereigns, whose, in fact, is the Kingdom today? Who is the Owner of the powers and authority and Whose is the Command? " If a person hears these words in his right senses, he will be filled with terror, no matter how mighty a king or dictator he might be posing himself to be, and will immediately come to his senses.
Here the mention of an historical event will not be out of place.
When the Samanid ruler, Nasr bin Ahmad ( 301-331 A.H. ), entered Nishapur, he held a court and after ascending the throne desired that the proceedings be started with recitation from the Holy Qur'an.
At this an elderly pious man came forward and recited this very section of this Surah.
When he came to this verse, Nasr was struck with awe; he descended the throne trembling, took off the crown and fell down in prostration, saying: " O my Lord, Kingdom is Thine, not mine! "
 

Allah sends the Revelation to warn His Servants of the Day of Mutual Meeting Allah tells us of His might and pride, and that His Mighty Throne is raised above all of His creation like a roof.
This is like the Ayah: مِّنَ اللَّهِ ذِي الْمَعَارِجِ - تَعْرُجُ الْمَلَـئِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ ( From Allah, the Lord of the ways of ascent.
The angels and the Ruh (Jibril ) ascend to Him in a Day the measure whereof is fifty thousand years.) ( 70:3-4 ).
If Allah wills, we will discuss below which is the most correct view the distance between the Throne and the seventh earth according to a group of earlier and later scholars.
More than one scholar said that the Throne is made of red rubies.
The width between two corners of it is the distance of a fifty thousand year long journey and its height above the seventh earth is the distance of a fifty thousand years long journey. يُلْقِى الرُّوحَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ عَلَى مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ ( He sends the revelation of His command to any of His servants He wills, ) This is like the Ayat: يُنَزِّلُ الْمَلَـئِكَةَ بِالْرُّوحِ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ عَلَى مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ أَنْ أَنْذِرُواْ أَنَّهُ لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَ أَنَاْ فَاتَّقُونِ ( He sends down the angels with the Ruh (revelation ) of His command to whom of His servants He wills ( saying ): "Warn mankind that none has the right to be worshipped but I, so have Taqwa of Me.") ( 16:2 ), and وَإِنَّهُ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ الْعَـلَمِينَ - نَزَلَ بِهِ الرُّوحُ الاٌّمِينُ - عَلَى قَلْبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُنْذِرِينَ ( And truly, this is a revelation from the Lord of all that exits, Which the trustworthy Ruh (Jibril ) has brought down Upon your heart that you may be ( one ) of the warners.) ( 26:192-194 ) Allah says: لِيُنذِرَ يَوْمَ التَّلاَقِ ( that he may warn (men ) of the Day of Mutual Meeting.) `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas said: "The Day of Mutual Meeting is one of the names of the Day of Resurrection, of which Allah warns His servants." That is the Day when everyone will find out about his deeds, good and bad. يَوْمَ هُم بَـرِزُونَ لاَ يَخْفَى عَلَى اللَّهِ مِنْهُمْ شَىْءٌ ( The Day when they will come out, nothing of them will be hidden from Allah. ) means, they will all appear in the open, with nothing to give them shelter or shade, or cover them.
Allah says: يَوْمَ هُم بَـرِزُونَ لاَ يَخْفَى عَلَى اللَّهِ مِنْهُمْ شَىْءٌ ( The Day when they will come out, nothing of them will be hidden from Allah. ) meaning, everything will be equally known to Him. لِّمَنِ الْمُلْكُ الْيَوْمَ لِلَّهِ الْوَحِدِ الْقَهَّارِ ( Whose is the kingdom this Day It is Allah's, the One, the Irresistible! ) We have already mentioned the Hadith of Ibn `Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, that Allah will roll up the heavens and the earth in His Hand and will say, «أَنَا الْمَلِكُ، أَنَا الْجَبَّارُ، أَنَا الْمُتَكَبِّرُ، أَيْنَ مُلُوكُ الْأَرْضِ؟ أَيْنَ الْجَبَّارُونَ؟ أَيْنَ الْمُتَكَبِّرُونَ؟» ( "I am the King, I am the Compeller, I am the Proud, where are the kings of the earth Where are the tyrants Where are the proud" ) In the Hadith about the Trumpet, it says that Allah will take the souls of all of His creatures, and there will be none left but Him Alone, with no partner or associate.
Then He will say, "Whose is the kingdom today" three times, and He will answer Himself by saying, لِلَّهِ الْوَحِدِ الْقَهَّارِ ( It is Allah's, the One, the Irresistible! ) meaning, He is the Only One Who has subjugated all things. الْيَوْمَ تُجْزَى كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَـسَبَتْ لاَ ظُلْمَ الْيَوْمَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ ( This Day shall every person be recompensed for what he earned.
This Day no injustice (shall be done to anybody ).
Truly, Allah is swift in reckoning.) Here Allah tells us of His justice when He judges between His creation; He does not do even a speck of dust's weight of injustice, whether it be for good or for evil.
For every good deed He gives a tenfold reward and for every bad deed He gives recompense of one bad deed.
Allah says: لاَ ظُلْمَ الْيَوْمَ ( This Day no injustice (shall be done to anybody ).) It was reported in Sahih Muslim from Abu Dharr, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said that Allah said: «يَا عِبَادِي إِنِّي حَرَّمْتُ الظُّلْمَ عَلى نَفْسِي وَجَعَلْتُهُ بَيْنَكُمْ مُحَرَّمًا فَلَا تَظَالَمُوا إلى أن قال يَا عِبَادِي إِنَّمَا هِيَ أَعْمَالُكُمْ أُحْصِيهَا عَلَيْكُمْ ثُمَّ أُوَفِّيكُمْ إِيَّاهَا، فَمَنْ وَجَدَ خَيْرًا فَلْيَحْمَدِ اللهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى، وَمَنْ وَجَدَ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ فَلَا يَلُومَنَّ إِلَّا نَفْسَه» ( "O My servants, I have forbidden injustice for Myself, and made it unlawful for you, so do not commit injustice to one another ..." ) up to: ( "O My servants, these are your deeds, I record them for you then I will recompense you for them.
Whoever finds something good, let him give praise to Allah, and whoever finds something other than that, let him blame no one but himself." ) إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ ( Truly, Allah is swift in reckoning. ) means, He will bring all His creation to account as if He is bringing just one person to account.
This is like the Ayah: مَّا خَلْقُكُمْ وَلاَ بَعْثُكُمْ إِلاَّ كَنَفْسٍ وَحِدَةٍ ( The creation of you all and the resurrection of you all are only as a single person ) ( 31: 28 ). وَمَآ أَمْرُنَآ إِلاَّ وَحِدَةٌ كَلَمْحٍ بِالْبَصَرِ ( And Our commandment is but one as the twinkling of an eye. ) ( 54:50 )

( The day when they come forth ) the day when they will emerge from the graves, ( nothing of them being hidden from Allah ) nor will any of their works be hidden from Him. Allah will then say after the blowing of death: ( Whose is the sovereignty this day? ) When no one answers Him, He will answer Himself: ( It is Allah’s, the One ) Who has no son or partner, ( the Almighty ) the All-Conquering over His creation through death which will overtake all of them.

The Day when they will (all) come out, nothing of them will be hidden from Allah. Whose is the kingdom this Day? (Allah Himself will reply to His Question): It is Allah's the One, the Irresistible!

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