Quran 16:38 Surah Nahl ayat 38 Tafsir Ibn Katheer in English
﴿وَأَقْسَمُوا بِاللَّهِ جَهْدَ أَيْمَانِهِمْ ۙ لَا يَبْعَثُ اللَّهُ مَن يَمُوتُ ۚ بَلَىٰ وَعْدًا عَلَيْهِ حَقًّا وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ﴾
[ النحل: 38]
16:38 And they swear by Allah their strongest oaths [that] Allah will not resurrect one who dies. But yes - [it is] a true promise [binding] upon Him, but most of the people do not know.
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Quran 16:38 Tafsir Al-Jalalayn
And they swear by God their most earnest oaths in other words with their utmost earnestness therein that God will not resurrect the dead. God exalted be He says Nay He will resurrect them it is a promise binding upon Him both wa‘dan and haqqan are verbal nouns used for emphasis and are in the accusative because of the verbal actions implicit in them; in other words He promised that and made it a binding truth but most people that is the people of Mecca do not know that.
Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim
And they -the Pagans- make a solemn declaration with an appeal to Allah -if there be any- or to one of their false gods, -and they are many- that Allah shall never resurrect anyone once he is dead. But indeed He shall. This is a divine promise and the promise of Allah is truth personified but most people do not realize this fact
Quran 16:38 Tafsir Ibn Kathir
The Resurrection after Death is true, there is Wisdom behind it, and it is easy for Allah
Allah tells us that the idolators swore by Allah their strongest oaths, meaning that they made oaths swore fervently that Allah would not resurrect the one who died.
They considered that to be improbable, and did not believe the Messengers when they told them about that, swearing that it could not happen.
Allah said, refuting them:
بَلَى
( Yes ), meaning it will indeed happen,
وَعْدًا عَلَيْهِ حَقًّا
( a promise (binding ) upon Him in truth,) - meaning it is inevitable,
وَلَـكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ
( but most of mankind know not. ) means, because of their ignorance they oppose the Messengers and fall into disbelief.
Then Allah mentions His wisdom and the reason why He will resurrect mankind physically on the Day of Calling ( between the people of Fire and of Paradise ).
He says,
لِيُبَيِّنَ لَهُمُ
( In order that He may make clear to them ) means, to mankind,
الَّذِى يَخْتَلِفُونَ فِيهِ
( what they differed over, ) means, every dispute.
لِيَجْزِىَ الَّذِينَ أَسَاءُواْ بِمَا عَمِلُواْ وَيِجْزِى الَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُواْ بِالْحُسْنَى
( that He may requite those who do evil with that which they have done (i.
e.
punish them in Hell ), and reward those who do good, with what is best ( i.e.
Paradise ).) ( 53:31 )
وَلِيَعْلَمَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُواْ كَـذِبِينَ
( and so that those who disbelieved may know that they were liars. ) meaning that they lied in their oaths and their swearing that Allah would not resurrect those who die.
Thus they will be pushed down by force to the Fire with horrible force on the Day of Resurrection, and the guards of Hell will say to them:
هَـذِهِ النَّارُ الَّتِى كُنتُم بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ - أَفَسِحْرٌ هَـذَا أَمْ أَنتُمْ لاَ تُبْصِرُونَ - اصْلَوْهَا فَاصْبِرُواْ أَوْ لاَ تَصْبِرُواْ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْكُمْ إِنَّمَا تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
( This is the Fire which you used to belie.
Is this magic or do you not see Taste its heat, and whether you are tolerant of it or intolerant of it - it is all the same.
You are only being requited for what you have done. ) ( 52:14-16 ).
Then Allah tells us about His ability to do whatever He wills, and that nothing is impossible for Him on earth or in heaven.
When He wants a thing, all He has to do is say to it "Be!" and it is.
The Resurrection is one such thing, when He wants it to happen, all He will have to do is issue the command once, and it will happen as He wills, as He says:
وَمَآ أَمْرُنَآ إِلاَّ وَحِدَةٌ كَلَمْحٍ بِالْبَصَرِ
( And Our commandment is but one as the twinkling of an eye ) ( 54:50 ) and,
مَّا خَلْقُكُمْ وَلاَ بَعْثُكُمْ إِلاَّ كَنَفْسٍ وَحِدَةٍ
( The creation of you all and the resurrection of you all are only as (the creation and resurrection of ) a single person.
) 31:28 And in this Ayah, Allah says:
إِنَّمَا قَوْلُنَا لِشَىْءٍ إِذَآ أَرَدْنَاهُ أَن نَّقُولَ لَهُ كُنْ فَيَكُونُ
( Verily, Our Word to a thing when We intend it, is only that We say to it: "Be!" - and it is. ) meaning, We issue the command once, and then it happens.
Allah does not need to repeat or confirm whatever He commands, because there is nothing that can stop Him or oppose Him.
He is the One, the Compelling, the Almighty, whose power, might and dominion have subjected all things.
None has the right to be worshipped except Him, and there is no Lord other than Him.
Tafsir Maarif-ul-Quran Mufti Muhammad Shafi
The Resurrection after Death is true, there is Wisdom behind it, and it is easy for Allah
Allah tells us that the idolators swore by Allah their strongest oaths, meaning that they made oaths swore fervently that Allah would not resurrect the one who died.
They considered that to be improbable, and did not believe the Messengers when they told them about that, swearing that it could not happen.
Allah said, refuting them:
بَلَى
( Yes ), meaning it will indeed happen,
وَعْدًا عَلَيْهِ حَقًّا
( a promise (binding ) upon Him in truth,) - meaning it is inevitable,
وَلَـكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ
( but most of mankind know not. ) means, because of their ignorance they oppose the Messengers and fall into disbelief.
Then Allah mentions His wisdom and the reason why He will resurrect mankind physically on the Day of Calling ( between the people of Fire and of Paradise ).
He says,
لِيُبَيِّنَ لَهُمُ
( In order that He may make clear to them ) means, to mankind,
الَّذِى يَخْتَلِفُونَ فِيهِ
( what they differed over, ) means, every dispute.
لِيَجْزِىَ الَّذِينَ أَسَاءُواْ بِمَا عَمِلُواْ وَيِجْزِى الَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُواْ بِالْحُسْنَى
( that He may requite those who do evil with that which they have done (i.
e.
punish them in Hell ), and reward those who do good, with what is best ( i.e.
Paradise ).) ( 53:31 )
وَلِيَعْلَمَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُواْ كَـذِبِينَ
( and so that those who disbelieved may know that they were liars. ) meaning that they lied in their oaths and their swearing that Allah would not resurrect those who die.
Thus they will be pushed down by force to the Fire with horrible force on the Day of Resurrection, and the guards of Hell will say to them:
هَـذِهِ النَّارُ الَّتِى كُنتُم بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ - أَفَسِحْرٌ هَـذَا أَمْ أَنتُمْ لاَ تُبْصِرُونَ - اصْلَوْهَا فَاصْبِرُواْ أَوْ لاَ تَصْبِرُواْ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْكُمْ إِنَّمَا تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
( This is the Fire which you used to belie.
Is this magic or do you not see Taste its heat, and whether you are tolerant of it or intolerant of it - it is all the same.
You are only being requited for what you have done. ) ( 52:14-16 ).
Then Allah tells us about His ability to do whatever He wills, and that nothing is impossible for Him on earth or in heaven.
When He wants a thing, all He has to do is say to it "Be!" and it is.
The Resurrection is one such thing, when He wants it to happen, all He will have to do is issue the command once, and it will happen as He wills, as He says:
وَمَآ أَمْرُنَآ إِلاَّ وَحِدَةٌ كَلَمْحٍ بِالْبَصَرِ
( And Our commandment is but one as the twinkling of an eye ) ( 54:50 ) and,
مَّا خَلْقُكُمْ وَلاَ بَعْثُكُمْ إِلاَّ كَنَفْسٍ وَحِدَةٍ
( The creation of you all and the resurrection of you all are only as (the creation and resurrection of ) a single person.
) 31:28 And in this Ayah, Allah says:
إِنَّمَا قَوْلُنَا لِشَىْءٍ إِذَآ أَرَدْنَاهُ أَن نَّقُولَ لَهُ كُنْ فَيَكُونُ
( Verily, Our Word to a thing when We intend it, is only that We say to it: "Be!" - and it is. ) meaning, We issue the command once, and then it happens.
Allah does not need to repeat or confirm whatever He commands, because there is nothing that can stop Him or oppose Him.
He is the One, the Compelling, the Almighty, whose power, might and dominion have subjected all things.
None has the right to be worshipped except Him, and there is no Lord other than Him.
Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs
( And they swear by Allah their most binding oaths ) when a man swears by Allah, he swears by his most binding oaths ( (that ) Allah will not raise up him who dieth) that is after he dies. ( Nay, but it is a promise (binding ) upon Him) upon Allah ( in truth ) that He will raise again him who dies is incumbent and it will surely happen, ( but most of mankind ) the people of Mecca ( know not ) this nor believe in it,
Muhammad Taqiud-Din alHilali
And they swear by Allah their strongest oaths, that Allah will not raise up him who dies. Yes, (He will raise them up), a promise (binding) upon Him in truth, but most of mankind know not.
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