Surah Al Qamar ayat 3 Tafsir Quran 54:3

﴿وَكَذَّبُوا وَاتَّبَعُوا أَهْوَاءَهُمْ ۚ وَكُلُّ أَمْرٍ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ﴾
[ القمر: 3]

54:3 And they denied and followed their inclinations. But for every matter is a [time of] settlement.

And they denied the Prophet s and followed their own desires as regards their falsehood; and every matter that is good or evil will be settled with that person who is responsible for it either by his ending up in Paradise or in the Fire.

They denied the truth when it was presented to them and treated the Messenger as one who passes himself off as someone other than he is and they followed their own lustful course and a religion of a sensuous character. But every event has its determined time and place

Which was revealed in Makkah The Hadith of Abu Waqid preceded, in which it is mentioned that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would recite Surah Qaf ( chapter 53 ) and Iqtarabat As-Sa`ah ( Al-Qamar, chapter 54 ), during ( the `Id Prayers of ) Al-Adha and Al-Fitr.
The Prophet used to recite these two Surahs during major gatherings and occasions because they contain Allah's promises and warnings, and information about the origin of creation, Resurrection, Tawhid, the affirmation of prophethood, and so forth among the great objectives. بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Hour draws near; the cleaving of the Moon Allah informs about the approach of the Last Hour and the imminent end and demise of the world, أَتَى أَمْرُ اللَّهِ فَلاَ تَسْتَعْجِلُوهُ ( The Event ordained by Allah will come to pass, so seek not to hasten it. )( 16:1 ), اقْتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسَـبُهُمْ وَهُمْ فِى غَفْلَةٍ مُّعْرِضُونَ ( Draws near for mankind their reckoning, while they turn away in heedlessness. )( 21:1 ) Hadiths about the Last Hour There are several Hadiths with this meaning.
Al-Hafiz Abu Bakr Al-Bazzar recorded that Anas said that one day, when the sun was about to set, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave a speech to his Companions, saying,
«وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ مَا بَقِيَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا فِيمَا مَضَى مِنْهَا إِلَّا كَمَا بَقِيَ مِنْ يَوْمِكُمْ هذَا فِيمَا مَضَى مِنْه»
( By He in Whose Hand is my soul! Not much of this world is left compared to what has already passed of it, except as much as what is left in this day of yours compared to what has already passed of it. ) Anas said, "We could only see a small part of the setting sun at the time." Another Hadith that supports and explains the above Hadith is recorded by Imam Ahmad that `Abdullah bin `Umar said, "We were sitting with the Prophet while the sun was rising above Qu`ayqa`an, after `Asr.
He said,
«مَا أَعْمَارُكُمْ فِي أَعْمَارِ مَنْ مَضَى إِلَّا كَمَا بَقِيَ مِنَ النَّهَارِ فِيمَا مَضَى»
( What remains of your time, compared to what has passed, is as long as what remains of this day compared to what has passed of it. )" Imam Ahmad recorded that Sahl bin Sa`d said that he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say,
«بُعِثْتُ أَنَا وَالسَّاعَةُ هكَذَا»
( I was sent like this with the Last Hour. ) and he pointed with his middle and index finger.
The Two Sahihs also recorded this Hadith.
Imam Ahmad recorded that Wahb As-Suwa'i said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
«بُعِثْتُ أَنَا وَالسَّاعَةُ كَهذِهِ مِنْ هذِهِ، إِنْ كَادَتْ لَتَسْبِقُنِي»
( I was sent just before the Last Hour, like the distance between this and this; the latter almost overtook the former. ) Al-A`mash joined between his index and middle fingers while narrating this Hadith.
Imam Ahmad recorded that Al-Awza`i said that Isma`il bin `Ubaydullah said, "Anas bin Malik went to Al-Walid bin `Abdul-Malik who asked him about what he heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the Last Hour.
Anas said, `I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say,
«أَنْتُمْ وَالسَّاعَةُ كَهَاتَيْن»
( You and the Last Hour are as close as these two (fingers ).)"' Only Imam Ahmad collected this Hadith.
There is proof to support these Hadiths in the Sahih listing, Al-Hashir ( literally the Gatherer ), among the names of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ; he is the first to be gathered, and all people will be gathered thereafter ( for the Day of Judgement ).
Allah's statement, وَانشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ ( and the moon has been cleft asunder. ) It occurred during the time of Allah's Messenger ﷺ, according to the authentic Mutawatir Hadiths the scholars agree that the moon was cleft asunder during the lifetime of the Prophet, and it was among the clear miracles that Allah gave him.
Hadiths mentioning that the Moon was split The Narration of Anas bin Malik Imam Ahmad recorded that Anas bin Malik said, "The people of Makkah asked the Prophet for a miracle and the moon was split into two parts in Makkah.
Allah said, اقْتَرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُ وَانشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ ( The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has been cleft asunder. )" Muslim also collected this Hadith.
Al-Bukhari recorded that Anas bin Malik said, "The people of Makkah asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to produce a miracle, and he showed them the splitting of the moon into two parts, until they saw ( the mount of ) Hira' between them." This Hadith is recorded in the Two Sahihs with various chains of narration. The Narration of Jubayr bin Mut`im Imam Ahmad recorded that Jubayr bin Mut`im said, "The moon was split into two pieces during the time of Allah's Prophet ; a part of the moon was over one mountain and another part over another mountain.
So they said, `Muhammad has taken us by his magic.' They then said, `If he was able to take us by magic, he will not be able to do so with all people."' Only Imam Ahmad recorded this Hadith with this chain of narration.
Al-Bayhaqi used another chain of narration in a similar Hadith he collected in Ad-Dala'il. The Narration of `Abdullah bin `Abbas Al-Bukhari recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, "The moon was split during the time of the Prophet ." Al-Bukhari and Muslim collected this Hadith.
Ibn Jarir recorded that Ibn `Abbas commented on Allah's saying: اقْتَرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُ وَانشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ - وَإِن يَرَوْاْ ءَايَةً يُعْرِضُواْ وَيَقُولُواْ سِحْرٌ مُّسْتَمِرٌّ ( The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has been cleft asunder.
And if they see a sign, they turn away and say: "This is magic, Mustamir." ) "This occurred before the Hijrah; the moon was split and they saw it in two parts." The Narration of `Abdullah bin `Umar Al-Hafiz Abu Bakr Al-Bayhaqi recorded that `Abdullah bin `Umar commented on Allah's statement: اقْتَرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُ وَانشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ ( The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has been cleft asunder. ) "This occurred during the time of Allah's Messenger ﷺ; the moon was split in two parts.
A part of it was before the mount and a part on the other side.
The Prophet said,
«اللْهُمَّ اشْهَد»
( O Allah! Be witness. )" This is the narration that Muslim and At-Tirmidhi collected.
At-Tirmidhi said, "Hasan Sahih." The Narration of `Abdullah bin Mas`ud Imam Ahmad recorded that Ibn Mas`ud said, "The moon was split in two parts during the time of Allah's Messenger ﷺ, and they saw its two parts.
Allah's Messenger ﷺ said,
«اشْهَدُوا»
( Be witnesses. )" Al-Bukhari and Muslim collected this Hadith.
Ibn Jarir recorded that `Abdullah ( Ibn Mas`ud ) said, "I saw the mountain between the two parts of the moon when it was split." Imam Ahmad recorded that `Abdullah said, "The moon was split during the time of Allah's Messenger ﷺ and I saw the mount between its two parts. The Stubbornness of the idolators Allah said, وَإِن يَرَوْاْ ءَايَةً ( And if they see an Ayah ), if they see proof, evidence and a sign, يُعْرِضُواْ ( they turn away ), they do not believe in it.
Rather, they turn away from it, abandoning it behind their backs, وَيَقُولُواْ سِحْرٌ مُّسْتَمِرٌّ ( and say: "This is magic, Mustamir." ) They say, `the sign that we saw was magic, which was cast on us.' Mustamir, means, `will soon go away', according to Mujahid, Qatadah and several others.
The Quraysh said that the cleaving of the moon was false and will soon diminish and fade away, وَكَذَّبُواْ وَاتَّبَعُواْ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ ( They denied and followed their own lusts. ), they rejected the truth when it came to them, following the ignorance and foolishness that their lusts and desires called them to.
Allah's statement, وَكُلُّ أَمْرٍ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ ( And every matter will be settled. ) means, the good deeds will take their doers to all that is good and righteous, and similarly evil deeds will take their doers to all that is evil, according to Qatadah, while Ibn Jurayj said, "will settle according to its people." Mujahid commented on the meaning of, وَكُلُّ أَمْرٍ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ ( And every matter will be settled. ) by saying, "On the Day of Resurrection." Allah's statement, وَلَقَدْ جَاءَهُمْ مِنَ الْأَنْبَاءِ ( And indeed there has come to them news ); in this Qur'an, there has come to them the news of the earlier nations that disbelieved in their Messengers and the torment, punishment and affliction that befell them, مَا فِيهِ مُزْدَجَرٌ ( wherein there is Muzdajar ), wherein there are warnings and lessons to stop them from idolatry and persisting in denial, حِكْمَةٌ بَـلِغَةٌ ( Perfect wisdom, ) in that Allah guides whomever He wills and misguides whomever He wills, فَمَا تُغْنِـى النُّذُرُ ( but warners benefit them not. ) but the preaching of warnings does not benefit those upon whom Allah has written misery and sealed their hearts.
Who can guide such people after Allah This Ayah is similar to Allah's statements, قُلْ فَلِلَّهِ الْحُجَّةُ الْبَـلِغَةُ فَلَوْ شَآءَ لَهَدَاكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ( Say: "With Allah is the perfect proof and argument; had He so willed, He would indeed have guided you all." )( 6:149 ) and, وَمَا تُغْنِى الآيَـتُ وَالنُّذُرُ عَن قَوْمٍ لاَّ يُؤْمِنُونَ ( But neither Ayat nor warners benefit those who believe not. )( 10:101 )

(54:3) They also gave the lie to (the splitting asunder of the moon) and only followed their desires. *3 Yet everything is destined to reach an end.  *4

And they denied and followed their inclinations. meaning

*3) That is, " They still persisted in the same decision that they had made of denying the Hereafter and have not changed their mind even after having witnessed this manifest Sign, mainly because it clashed with their desires of the flesh.
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*4) That is, " It cannot be so endlessly that Muhammad ( upon whom be Allah's peace and blessings ) should go on inviting you to the Truth while you persist in your falsehood stubbornly and his Truth and your falsehood should never be established.
AII affairs ultimately have to reach an appointed end.
Likewise, inevitably this conflict between you and Muhammad ( upon whom be Allah's peace and blessings ) has also to reach an end.
A time will certainly come when it will be clearly established that he had been in the right and you in the wrong throughout.
Likewise, the worshippers of the T ruth shall one day see the result of their worshipping the Truth and the worshippers of falsehood of their worshipping the falsehood. "
 

Which was revealed in Makkah The Hadith of Abu Waqid preceded, in which it is mentioned that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would recite Surah Qaf ( chapter 53 ) and Iqtarabat As-Sa`ah ( Al-Qamar, chapter 54 ), during ( the `Id Prayers of ) Al-Adha and Al-Fitr.
The Prophet used to recite these two Surahs during major gatherings and occasions because they contain Allah's promises and warnings, and information about the origin of creation, Resurrection, Tawhid, the affirmation of prophethood, and so forth among the great objectives. بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Hour draws near; the cleaving of the Moon Allah informs about the approach of the Last Hour and the imminent end and demise of the world, أَتَى أَمْرُ اللَّهِ فَلاَ تَسْتَعْجِلُوهُ ( The Event ordained by Allah will come to pass, so seek not to hasten it. )( 16:1 ), اقْتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسَـبُهُمْ وَهُمْ فِى غَفْلَةٍ مُّعْرِضُونَ ( Draws near for mankind their reckoning, while they turn away in heedlessness. )( 21:1 ) Hadiths about the Last Hour There are several Hadiths with this meaning.
Al-Hafiz Abu Bakr Al-Bazzar recorded that Anas said that one day, when the sun was about to set, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave a speech to his Companions, saying, «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ مَا بَقِيَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا فِيمَا مَضَى مِنْهَا إِلَّا كَمَا بَقِيَ مِنْ يَوْمِكُمْ هذَا فِيمَا مَضَى مِنْه» ( By He in Whose Hand is my soul! Not much of this world is left compared to what has already passed of it, except as much as what is left in this day of yours compared to what has already passed of it. ) Anas said, "We could only see a small part of the setting sun at the time." Another Hadith that supports and explains the above Hadith is recorded by Imam Ahmad that `Abdullah bin `Umar said, "We were sitting with the Prophet while the sun was rising above Qu`ayqa`an, after `Asr.
He said, «مَا أَعْمَارُكُمْ فِي أَعْمَارِ مَنْ مَضَى إِلَّا كَمَا بَقِيَ مِنَ النَّهَارِ فِيمَا مَضَى» ( What remains of your time, compared to what has passed, is as long as what remains of this day compared to what has passed of it. )" Imam Ahmad recorded that Sahl bin Sa`d said that he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, «بُعِثْتُ أَنَا وَالسَّاعَةُ هكَذَا» ( I was sent like this with the Last Hour. ) and he pointed with his middle and index finger.
The Two Sahihs also recorded this Hadith.
Imam Ahmad recorded that Wahb As-Suwa'i said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, «بُعِثْتُ أَنَا وَالسَّاعَةُ كَهذِهِ مِنْ هذِهِ، إِنْ كَادَتْ لَتَسْبِقُنِي» ( I was sent just before the Last Hour, like the distance between this and this; the latter almost overtook the former. ) Al-A`mash joined between his index and middle fingers while narrating this Hadith.
Imam Ahmad recorded that Al-Awza`i said that Isma`il bin `Ubaydullah said, "Anas bin Malik went to Al-Walid bin `Abdul-Malik who asked him about what he heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the Last Hour.
Anas said, `I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, «أَنْتُمْ وَالسَّاعَةُ كَهَاتَيْن» ( You and the Last Hour are as close as these two (fingers ).)"' Only Imam Ahmad collected this Hadith.
There is proof to support these Hadiths in the Sahih listing, Al-Hashir ( literally the Gatherer ), among the names of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ; he is the first to be gathered, and all people will be gathered thereafter ( for the Day of Judgement ).
Allah's statement, وَانشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ ( and the moon has been cleft asunder. ) It occurred during the time of Allah's Messenger ﷺ, according to the authentic Mutawatir Hadiths the scholars agree that the moon was cleft asunder during the lifetime of the Prophet, and it was among the clear miracles that Allah gave him.
Hadiths mentioning that the Moon was split The Narration of Anas bin Malik Imam Ahmad recorded that Anas bin Malik said, "The people of Makkah asked the Prophet for a miracle and the moon was split into two parts in Makkah.
Allah said, اقْتَرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُ وَانشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ ( The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has been cleft asunder. )" Muslim also collected this Hadith.
Al-Bukhari recorded that Anas bin Malik said, "The people of Makkah asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to produce a miracle, and he showed them the splitting of the moon into two parts, until they saw ( the mount of ) Hira' between them." This Hadith is recorded in the Two Sahihs with various chains of narration. The Narration of Jubayr bin Mut`im Imam Ahmad recorded that Jubayr bin Mut`im said, "The moon was split into two pieces during the time of Allah's Prophet ; a part of the moon was over one mountain and another part over another mountain.
So they said, `Muhammad has taken us by his magic.' They then said, `If he was able to take us by magic, he will not be able to do so with all people."' Only Imam Ahmad recorded this Hadith with this chain of narration.
Al-Bayhaqi used another chain of narration in a similar Hadith he collected in Ad-Dala'il. The Narration of `Abdullah bin `Abbas Al-Bukhari recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, "The moon was split during the time of the Prophet ." Al-Bukhari and Muslim collected this Hadith.
Ibn Jarir recorded that Ibn `Abbas commented on Allah's saying: اقْتَرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُ وَانشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ - وَإِن يَرَوْاْ ءَايَةً يُعْرِضُواْ وَيَقُولُواْ سِحْرٌ مُّسْتَمِرٌّ ( The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has been cleft asunder.
And if they see a sign, they turn away and say: "This is magic, Mustamir." ) "This occurred before the Hijrah; the moon was split and they saw it in two parts." The Narration of `Abdullah bin `Umar Al-Hafiz Abu Bakr Al-Bayhaqi recorded that `Abdullah bin `Umar commented on Allah's statement: اقْتَرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُ وَانشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ ( The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has been cleft asunder. ) "This occurred during the time of Allah's Messenger ﷺ; the moon was split in two parts.
A part of it was before the mount and a part on the other side.
The Prophet said, «اللْهُمَّ اشْهَد» ( O Allah! Be witness. )" This is the narration that Muslim and At-Tirmidhi collected.
At-Tirmidhi said, "Hasan Sahih." The Narration of `Abdullah bin Mas`ud Imam Ahmad recorded that Ibn Mas`ud said, "The moon was split in two parts during the time of Allah's Messenger ﷺ, and they saw its two parts.
Allah's Messenger ﷺ said, «اشْهَدُوا» ( Be witnesses. )" Al-Bukhari and Muslim collected this Hadith.
Ibn Jarir recorded that `Abdullah ( Ibn Mas`ud ) said, "I saw the mountain between the two parts of the moon when it was split." Imam Ahmad recorded that `Abdullah said, "The moon was split during the time of Allah's Messenger ﷺ and I saw the mount between its two parts. The Stubbornness of the idolators Allah said, وَإِن يَرَوْاْ ءَايَةً ( And if they see an Ayah ), if they see proof, evidence and a sign, يُعْرِضُواْ ( they turn away ), they do not believe in it.
Rather, they turn away from it, abandoning it behind their backs, وَيَقُولُواْ سِحْرٌ مُّسْتَمِرٌّ ( and say: "This is magic, Mustamir." ) They say, `the sign that we saw was magic, which was cast on us.' Mustamir, means, `will soon go away', according to Mujahid, Qatadah and several others.
The Quraysh said that the cleaving of the moon was false and will soon diminish and fade away, وَكَذَّبُواْ وَاتَّبَعُواْ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ ( They denied and followed their own lusts. ), they rejected the truth when it came to them, following the ignorance and foolishness that their lusts and desires called them to.
Allah's statement, وَكُلُّ أَمْرٍ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ ( And every matter will be settled. ) means, the good deeds will take their doers to all that is good and righteous, and similarly evil deeds will take their doers to all that is evil, according to Qatadah, while Ibn Jurayj said, "will settle according to its people." Mujahid commented on the meaning of, وَكُلُّ أَمْرٍ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ ( And every matter will be settled. ) by saying, "On the Day of Resurrection." Allah's statement, وَلَقَدْ جَاءَهُمْ مِنَ الْأَنْبَاءِ ( And indeed there has come to them news ); in this Qur'an, there has come to them the news of the earlier nations that disbelieved in their Messengers and the torment, punishment and affliction that befell them, مَا فِيهِ مُزْدَجَرٌ ( wherein there is Muzdajar ), wherein there are warnings and lessons to stop them from idolatry and persisting in denial, حِكْمَةٌ بَـلِغَةٌ ( Perfect wisdom, ) in that Allah guides whomever He wills and misguides whomever He wills, فَمَا تُغْنِـى النُّذُرُ ( but warners benefit them not. ) but the preaching of warnings does not benefit those upon whom Allah has written misery and sealed their hearts.
Who can guide such people after Allah This Ayah is similar to Allah's statements, قُلْ فَلِلَّهِ الْحُجَّةُ الْبَـلِغَةُ فَلَوْ شَآءَ لَهَدَاكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ( Say: "With Allah is the perfect proof and argument; had He so willed, He would indeed have guided you all." )( 6:149 ) and, وَمَا تُغْنِى الآيَـتُ وَالنُّذُرُ عَن قَوْمٍ لاَّ يُؤْمِنُونَ ( But neither Ayat nor warners benefit those who believe not. )( 10:101 )

( They denied ) the sign and the coming of the Hour ( and followed their own lusts ) in denying the sign, the coming of the Hour and worshipping idols. ( Yet everything will come to a decision ) every word from Allah or His Messenger regarding promise, threat, tidings of Paradise or hell, mercy or punishment is true, some of this will happen in the life of the world, for all to see, and some of it will happen in the Hereafter and everything there will be manifest. It is also said that this means: every action and word that ensue from the slaves has a reality and this reality is in the heart.

They belied (the Verses of Allah, this Quran), and followed their own lusts. And every matter will be settled [according to the kind of deeds (for the doer of good deeds, his deeds will take him to Paradise, and similarly evil deeds will take their doers to Hell)].

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