Surah shura ayat 47 Tafsir Quran 42:47

﴿اسْتَجِيبُوا لِرَبِّكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَ يَوْمٌ لَّا مَرَدَّ لَهُ مِنَ اللَّهِ ۚ مَا لَكُم مِّن مَّلْجَإٍ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن نَّكِيرٍ﴾
[ الشورى: 47]

42:47 Respond to your Lord before a Day comes from Allah of which there is no repelling. No refuge will you have that day, nor for you will there be any denial.

Answer your Lord respond to Him by affirming His Oneness and worshipping Him before there comes a day namely the Day of Resurrection for which there is no revoking from God in other words one which when He brings about He will not revoke. On that day you will have no refuge in which to seek refuge in and for you there will be no way of denying your sins.

Respond favourably, you people, to Allah, your Creator, before a Day comes when Hereafter shall never be reversed by Allah to Here below, nor shall you find a stronghold, nor can you recourse to the denial of what is true

Encouragement to obey Allah before the Day of Resurrection When Allah tells us about the horrors and terrifying events of the Day of Resurrection, He warns us about it and commands us to prepare for it: اسْتَجِيبُواْ لِرَبِّكُمْ مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِىَ يَوْمٌ لاَّ مَرَدَّ لَهُ مِنَ اللَّهِ ( Answer the Call of your Lord before there comes from Allah a Day which cannot be averted. ) means, once He issues the command, it will come to pass within the blinking of an eye, and no one will be able to avert it or prevent it. مَا لَكُمْ مِّن مَّلْجَأٍ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَمَا لَكُمْ مِّن نَّكِيرٍ ( You will have no refuge on that Day nor there will be for you any denying. ) means, you will have no stronghold in which to take refuge, no place in which to hide from Allah, for He will encompass you with His knowledge and power, and you will have no refuge from Him except with Him. يَقُولُ الإِنسَـنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ الْمَفَرُّ - كَلاَّ لاَ وَزَرَ - إِلَى رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْمُسْتَقَرُّ ( On that Day man will say: "Where (is the refuge ) to flee" No! There is no refuge! Unto your Lord will be the place of rest that Day.) ( 75:10-12 ) فَإِنْ أَعْرَضُواْ ( But if they turn away, ) refers to the idolators, فَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَـكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَفِيظاً ( We have not sent you as a Hafiz over them.
) means, `you have no power over them.' And Allah says elsewhere: لَّيْسَ عَلَيْكَ هُدَاهُمْ وَلَـكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ ( Not upon you is their guidance, but Allah guides whom He wills ) ( 2:272 ). فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ الْبَلَـغُ وَعَلَيْنَا الْحِسَابُ ( your duty is only to convey (the Message ) and on Us is the reckoning) ( 13:40 ).
And Allah says here: إِنْ عَلَيْكَ إِلاَّ الْبَلَـغُ ( Your duty is to convey. ) meaning, `all that We require you to do is to convey the Message of Allah to them.' وَإِنَّآ إِذَآ أَذَقْنَا الإِنسَـنَ مِنَّا رَحْمَةً فَرِحَ بِهَا ( And verily, when We cause man to taste of mercy from Us, he rejoices there at; ) means, when a time of ease and comfort comes to him, he is happy about it. وَإِن تُصِبْهُمْ ( but when befalls them ) means mankind. سَيِّئَةٌ ( some evil ) means, drought, punishment, tribulation or difficulty, فَإِنَّ الإِنسَـنَ كَفُورٌ ( then verily, man (becomes ) ingrate!) means, he forgets the previous times of ease and blessings and acknowledges nothing but the present moment.
If times of ease come to him, he becomes arrogant and transgresses, but if any difficulty befalls him, he loses hope and is filled with despair.
This is like what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to the women:
«يَا مَعْشَرَ النِّسَاءِ، تَصَدَّقْنَ، فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُكُنَّ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِ النَّار»
)( O women, give in charity, for I have seen that you form the majority of the people of Hell. ) A woman asked, "Why is that, O Messenger of Allah" He said:
«لِأَنَّكُنَّ تُكْثِرْنَ الشِّكَايَةَ وَتَكْفُرْنَ الْعَشِيرَ، لَوْ أَحْسَنْتَ إِلى إِحْدَاهُنَّ الدَّهْرَ ثُمَّ تَرَكْتَ يَوْمًا، قَالَتْ: مَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْكَ خَيْرًا قَط»
( Because you complain too much, and you are ungrateful to (your ) husbands.
If one of you were to be treated kindly for an entire lifetime, then that kindness was lacking for one day, she would say, `I have never seen anything good from you!') This is the case with most women, except for those whom Allah guides and who are among the people who believe and do righteous deeds.
As the Prophet said, the believer is the one who:
«إِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ سَرَّاءُ شَكَرَ، فَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ، وَإِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ ضَرَّاءُ صَبَرَ، فَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ، وَلَيْسَ ذَلِكَ لِأَحَدٍ إِلَّا لِلْمُؤْمِن»
( ...
if something good happens to him, he is thankful, and that is good for him.
If something bad happens to him, he bears it with patience, and that is good for him.
This does not happen to anyone except the believer. )

(42:47) Accept the command of your Lord before there comes a Day from Allah that cannot be averted. *72 On that Day there shall be no shelter for you, and none may change your predicament. *73

Respond to your Lord before a Day meaning

*72) That is, neither will Allah Himself avert it, nor has anyone else the power to avert it.

*73) This sentence has several other meanings also:
( 1 ) " You will not be able to deny any of your misdeeds ";
( 2 ) " you will not be able to hide yourself even in disguise ; "
( 3 ) " you will not be able to protest or show any displeasure against any treatment that is meted out to you; "
( 4 ) " it will not be in your power to change the condition in which you are placed.
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Encouragement to obey Allah before the Day of Resurrection When Allah tells us about the horrors and terrifying events of the Day of Resurrection, He warns us about it and commands us to prepare for it: اسْتَجِيبُواْ لِرَبِّكُمْ مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِىَ يَوْمٌ لاَّ مَرَدَّ لَهُ مِنَ اللَّهِ ( Answer the Call of your Lord before there comes from Allah a Day which cannot be averted. ) means, once He issues the command, it will come to pass within the blinking of an eye, and no one will be able to avert it or prevent it. مَا لَكُمْ مِّن مَّلْجَأٍ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَمَا لَكُمْ مِّن نَّكِيرٍ ( You will have no refuge on that Day nor there will be for you any denying. ) means, you will have no stronghold in which to take refuge, no place in which to hide from Allah, for He will encompass you with His knowledge and power, and you will have no refuge from Him except with Him. يَقُولُ الإِنسَـنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ الْمَفَرُّ - كَلاَّ لاَ وَزَرَ - إِلَى رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْمُسْتَقَرُّ ( On that Day man will say: "Where (is the refuge ) to flee" No! There is no refuge! Unto your Lord will be the place of rest that Day.) ( 75:10-12 ) فَإِنْ أَعْرَضُواْ ( But if they turn away, ) refers to the idolators, فَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَـكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَفِيظاً ( We have not sent you as a Hafiz over them.
) means, `you have no power over them.' And Allah says elsewhere: لَّيْسَ عَلَيْكَ هُدَاهُمْ وَلَـكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ ( Not upon you is their guidance, but Allah guides whom He wills ) ( 2:272 ). فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ الْبَلَـغُ وَعَلَيْنَا الْحِسَابُ ( your duty is only to convey (the Message ) and on Us is the reckoning) ( 13:40 ).
And Allah says here: إِنْ عَلَيْكَ إِلاَّ الْبَلَـغُ ( Your duty is to convey. ) meaning, `all that We require you to do is to convey the Message of Allah to them.' وَإِنَّآ إِذَآ أَذَقْنَا الإِنسَـنَ مِنَّا رَحْمَةً فَرِحَ بِهَا ( And verily, when We cause man to taste of mercy from Us, he rejoices there at; ) means, when a time of ease and comfort comes to him, he is happy about it. وَإِن تُصِبْهُمْ ( but when befalls them ) means mankind. سَيِّئَةٌ ( some evil ) means, drought, punishment, tribulation or difficulty, فَإِنَّ الإِنسَـنَ كَفُورٌ ( then verily, man (becomes ) ingrate!) means, he forgets the previous times of ease and blessings and acknowledges nothing but the present moment.
If times of ease come to him, he becomes arrogant and transgresses, but if any difficulty befalls him, he loses hope and is filled with despair.
This is like what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to the women: «يَا مَعْشَرَ النِّسَاءِ، تَصَدَّقْنَ، فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُكُنَّ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِ النَّار» )( O women, give in charity, for I have seen that you form the majority of the people of Hell. ) A woman asked, "Why is that, O Messenger of Allah" He said: «لِأَنَّكُنَّ تُكْثِرْنَ الشِّكَايَةَ وَتَكْفُرْنَ الْعَشِيرَ، لَوْ أَحْسَنْتَ إِلى إِحْدَاهُنَّ الدَّهْرَ ثُمَّ تَرَكْتَ يَوْمًا، قَالَتْ: مَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْكَ خَيْرًا قَط» ( Because you complain too much, and you are ungrateful to (your ) husbands.
If one of you were to be treated kindly for an entire lifetime, then that kindness was lacking for one day, she would say, `I have never seen anything good from you!') This is the case with most women, except for those whom Allah guides and who are among the people who believe and do righteous deeds.
As the Prophet said, the believer is the one who: «إِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ سَرَّاءُ شَكَرَ، فَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ، وَإِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ ضَرَّاءُ صَبَرَ، فَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ، وَلَيْسَ ذَلِكَ لِأَحَدٍ إِلَّا لِلْمُؤْمِن» ( ...
if something good happens to him, he is thankful, and that is good for him.
If something bad happens to him, he bears it with patience, and that is good for him.
This does not happen to anyone except the believer. )

( Answer the call of your Lord ) by believing in Allah’s divine Oneness ( before there cometh unto you from Allah a Day ) the Day of Judgement ( which there is no averting. Ye have no refuge ) no escape ( on that Day ) from Allah’s torment, ( nor have ye any (power of ) refusal) nor do you have any helper.

Answer the Call of your Lord (i.e. accept the Islamic Monotheism, O mankind, and jinns) before there comes from Allah a Day which cannot be averted. You will have no refuge on that Day nor there will be for you any denying (of your crimes as they are all recorded in the Book of your deeds).

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