Surah Ibrahim ayat 43 Tafsir Quran 14:43

﴿مُهْطِعِينَ مُقْنِعِي رُءُوسِهِمْ لَا يَرْتَدُّ إِلَيْهِمْ طَرْفُهُمْ ۖ وَأَفْئِدَتُهُمْ هَوَاءٌ﴾
[ إبراهيم: 43]

14:43 Racing ahead, their heads raised up, their glance does not come back to them, and their hearts are void.

as they come hastening muhti‘īna is a circumstantial qualifier with their heads turned upwards to the heaven their gaze their sight returning not to them and their hearts as air devoid of any sense because of their being terror-stricken.

They rush at an excessive pace with hearts sinking in their shoes, lifting up their heads in supplication for forgiveness. Their eyes cannot wink, they are fixedly gazed wide open in terror and their hearts are empty of intellect and of all hope

Allah gives Respite to the Disbelievers and is never unaware of what They do Allah says, `O Muhammad, do not think that Allah is unaware of what the unjust disbelievers do.
Do not think because Allah gave them respite and delayed their punishment that He is unaware or ignoring punishing them for what they do.
Rather, Allah keeps full account of this for them and keeps it on record against them, إِنَّمَا يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ لِيَوْمٍ تَشْخَصُ فِيهِ الأَبْصَـرُ ( but He gives them respite up to a Day when the eyes will stare in horror. ) from the horror of the Day of Resurrection.' Allah next mentions how they will all be raised up from their graves and hurriedly gathered for the Day of Gathering, مُهْطِعِينَ ( hastening forward ), in a hurry.
Allah said in other Ayat, مُّهْطِعِينَ إِلَى الدَّاعِ ( Hastening towards the caller. ) 54:8 يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَّبِعُونَ الدَّاعِىَ لاَ عِوَجَ لَهُ ( On that Day mankind will follow strictly Allah's caller, no crookedness will they show him. ) 20:108 until, وَعَنَتِ الْوُجُوهُ لِلْحَىِّ الْقَيُّومِ ( And (all ) faces shall be humbled before the Ever Living, the Sustainer.) 20:111 Allah said: another Ayah, يَوْمَ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ الاٌّجْدَاثِ سِرَاعاً ( The Day when they will come out of the graves quickly. ) 70:43 Allah said next, مُقْنِعِى رُءُوسِهِمْ ( with necks outstretched ) meaning, raising their heads up, according to Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid and several others.
Allah said next, لاَ يَرْتَدُّ إِلَيْهِمْ طَرْفُهُمْ ( their gaze returning not towards them ) meaning, their eyes are staring in confusion, trying not to blink because of the horror and tremendous insights they are experiencing, and fear of what is going to strike them, we seek refuge with Allah from this end.
This is why Allah said, وَأَفْئِدَتُهُمْ هَوَآءٌ ( and their hearts empty. ) meaning, their hearts are empty due to extreme fear and fright.
Qatadah and several others said that the places of their hearts are empty then, because the hearts will ascend to the throats due to extreme fear.
Allah said next to His Messenger ,

(14:43) They shall be running in terror with heads uplifted and eyes fixed upwards *54 and hearts becoming void.

Racing ahead, their heads raised up, their meaning

*54) This graphic picture depicts the horrible plight of the wrongdoers on the Day of Reckoning.
When they will realize the situation, they will be so taken aback that they will have their looks fixed straight in front of them without seeing anything.

 

Allah gives Respite to the Disbelievers and is never unaware of what They do Allah says, `O Muhammad, do not think that Allah is unaware of what the unjust disbelievers do.
Do not think because Allah gave them respite and delayed their punishment that He is unaware or ignoring punishing them for what they do.
Rather, Allah keeps full account of this for them and keeps it on record against them, إِنَّمَا يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ لِيَوْمٍ تَشْخَصُ فِيهِ الأَبْصَـرُ ( but He gives them respite up to a Day when the eyes will stare in horror. ) from the horror of the Day of Resurrection.' Allah next mentions how they will all be raised up from their graves and hurriedly gathered for the Day of Gathering, مُهْطِعِينَ ( hastening forward ), in a hurry.
Allah said in other Ayat, مُّهْطِعِينَ إِلَى الدَّاعِ ( Hastening towards the caller. ) 54:8 يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَّبِعُونَ الدَّاعِىَ لاَ عِوَجَ لَهُ ( On that Day mankind will follow strictly Allah's caller, no crookedness will they show him. ) 20:108 until, وَعَنَتِ الْوُجُوهُ لِلْحَىِّ الْقَيُّومِ ( And (all ) faces shall be humbled before the Ever Living, the Sustainer.) 20:111 Allah said: another Ayah, يَوْمَ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ الاٌّجْدَاثِ سِرَاعاً ( The Day when they will come out of the graves quickly. ) 70:43 Allah said next, مُقْنِعِى رُءُوسِهِمْ ( with necks outstretched ) meaning, raising their heads up, according to Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid and several others.
Allah said next, لاَ يَرْتَدُّ إِلَيْهِمْ طَرْفُهُمْ ( their gaze returning not towards them ) meaning, their eyes are staring in confusion, trying not to blink because of the horror and tremendous insights they are experiencing, and fear of what is going to strike them, we seek refuge with Allah from this end.
This is why Allah said, وَأَفْئِدَتُهُمْ هَوَآءٌ ( and their hearts empty. ) meaning, their hearts are empty due to extreme fear and fright.
Qatadah and several others said that the places of their hearts are empty then, because the hearts will ascend to the throats due to extreme fear.
Allah said next to His Messenger ,

( As they come hurrying on in fear ) looking to the caller, ( their heads upraised ) stretching their necks; it is also said that this means: lowering down their heads, ( their gaze returning not to them ) out of fear and terror, ( and their hearts as air ) empty from all goodness; it is also said: neither coming out nor going back in.

(They will be) hastening forward with necks outstretched, their heads raised up (towards the sky), their gaze returning not towards them and their hearts empty (from thinking because of extreme fear).

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