Quran 16:84 Surah Nahl ayat 84 Tafsir Ibn Katheer in English
﴿وَيَوْمَ نَبْعَثُ مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ شَهِيدًا ثُمَّ لَا يُؤْذَنُ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَلَا هُمْ يُسْتَعْتَبُونَ﴾
[ النحل: 84]
16:84 And [mention] the Day when We will resurrect from every nation a witness. Then it will not be permitted to the disbelievers [to apologize or make excuses], nor will they be asked to appease [Allah].
Surah An-Nahl in ArabicTafsir Surah Nahl ayat 84
Al-Jalalayn | Muntakhab | Ibn Kathir |
Maududi | Maarif Quran | tafsir Bangla |
تفسير الآية | Indonesia | tafsir Urdu |
Quran 16:84 Tafsir Al-Jalalayn
And mention the day We shall raise up from every community a witness and this will be it that community’s prophet to bear witness for it and against it and this day is the Day of Resurrection; then the disbelievers will not be given permission to make excuses nor will they be asked to make amends that is nor will they be asked to repent and return to that which pleases God.
Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim
The day shall come when We summon a witness from every nation -the Messenger sent to them- to testify of his peoples response. There and then never shall those who denied Allah be permitted to plea in justification of their deeds of inequity. And if they invoke His forgiveness, never will heaven respond favourably to their invocation
Quran 16:84 Tafsir Ibn Kathir
Homes, Furnishings and Clothing are also Blessings from Allah
Allah mentions His great blessings for His servant in that He has given them homes to dwell in and protect themselves with, in which they find all kinds of benefits.
He has also given them homes from the hides of cattle, i.e., leather, which are light and easy to carry on journeys and can be erected wherever they stop, whether they are traveling or are settled.
Thus Allah says:
تَسْتَخِفُّونَهَا يَوْمَ ظَعْنِكُمْ وَيَوْمَ إِقَـمَتِكُمْ
( which you find so light when you travel and when you camp; )
وَمِنْ أَصْوَافِهَا وَأَوْبَارِهَا وَأَشْعَارِهَآ
( out of their wool, fur and hair ) refers to sheep, camels and goats respectively.
أَثَـثاً
( furnishings ) meaning what you take from them, i.e., wealth.
It was also said that it means articles of convenience, or clothing.
The correct view is more general in meaning than this; it means that you make carpets, clothing and other things from their wool, hair etc., which you use as wealth and for trade.
Ibn `Abbas said: `Al-Athath means articles of convenience and comfort." This was also the view of Mujahid, `Ikrimah, Sa`id bin Jubayr, Al-Hasan, `Atiyah Al-`Awfi, `Ata' Al-Khurasani, Ad-Dahhak and Qatadah.
The phrase,
إِلَى حِينٍ
( for a while ) means, until the appointed time.
Shade, Places of Refuge in the Mountains, Garments and Coats of Mail are also Blessings from Allah
وَاللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِّمَّا خَلَقَ ظِلَـلاً
( And Allah has made shade for you out of that which He has created, ) Qatadah said: "This means trees."
وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِّنَ الْجِبَالِ أَكْنَـناً
( and He has made places of refuge in the mountains for you, ) meaning fortresses and strongholds.
جَعَلَ لَكُمُسَرَابِيلَ تَقِيكُمُ الْحَرَّ
( and He has made garments for you to protect you from the heat, ) meaning clothing of cotton, linen and wool.
وَسَرَبِيلَ تَقِيكُم بَأْسَكُمْ
( and coats of mail to protect you from your violence. ) such as shields made of layers of sheet iron, coats of mail and so on.
كَذَلِكَ يُتِمُّ نِعْمَتَهُ عَلَيْكُمْ
( Thus does He perfect His favor for you, ) meaning, thus He gives you what you need to go about your business, so that this will help you to worship and obey Him.
لَعَلَّكُمْ تُسْلِمُونَ
( that you may submit yourselves to His will ).
This is interpreted by the majority to mean submitting to Allah or becoming Muslim.
All the Messenger has to do is convey the Message
فَإِن تَوَلَّوْاْ
( Then, if they turn away, ) meaning, after this declaration and reminder, do not worry about them.
فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ الْبَلَـغُ الْمُبِينُ
( your duty (O Muhammad ) is only to convey ( the Message ) in a clear way), and you have delivered the Message to them.
يَعْرِفُونَ نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ يُنكِرُونَهَا
( They recognize the grace of Allah, yet they deny it ) meaning they know that Allah is the One Who grants these blessings to them, and that He is Bountiful towards them, but they still deny this by worshipping others besides Him and thinking that their help and provisions come from others besides Him.
وَأَكْثَرُهُمُ الْكَـفِرُونَ
( and most of them are disbelievers. )
وَيَوْمَ نَبْعَثُ مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ شَهِيدًا ثُمَّ لاَ يُؤْذَنُ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَلاَ هُمْ يُسْتَعْتَبُونَ
وَإِذَا رَأى الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ الْعَذَابَ فَلاَ يُخَفَّفُ عَنْهُمْ وَلاَ هُمْ يُنظَرُونَ- وَإِذَا رَءا الَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُواْ شُرَكَآءهُمْ قَالُواْ رَبَّنَا هَـؤُلآء شُرَكَآؤُنَا الَّذِينَ كُنَّا نَدْعُوْا مِن دُونِكَ فَألْقَوْا إِلَيْهِمُ الْقَوْلَ إِنَّكُمْ لَكَـذِبُونَ- وَأَلْقَوْاْ إِلَى اللَّهِ يَوْمَئِذٍ السَّلَمَ وَضَلَّ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يَفْتَرُونَ-
Tafseer Tafheem-ul-Quran Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
(16:84) (Do they realize what will happen) on the Day when We shall raise up a witness *80 from every community? Then the disbelievers shall not be given any opportunity to put forward any excuses *81
And [mention] the Day when We will meaning
*80) The witness will be the Prophet of that community or his follower who invited that community to Tauhid and God-worship and warned it of the consequences of shirk and superstitious rites and customs and cautioned it against the accountability on the Day of Resurrection.
He will bear witness of the fact that he had conveyed the true Message to those people, and that they committed evils deliberately and not in ignorance.
*81) This does not mean that the criminals will not be given any opportunity to clear themselves but it means that their crimes will be proved to the hilt by means of irrefutable evidence which will leave no room for excuses.
Tafsir Maarif-ul-Quran Mufti Muhammad Shafi
Homes, Furnishings and Clothing are also Blessings from Allah
Allah mentions His great blessings for His servant in that He has given them homes to dwell in and protect themselves with, in which they find all kinds of benefits.
He has also given them homes from the hides of cattle, i.e., leather, which are light and easy to carry on journeys and can be erected wherever they stop, whether they are traveling or are settled.
Thus Allah says:
تَسْتَخِفُّونَهَا يَوْمَ ظَعْنِكُمْ وَيَوْمَ إِقَـمَتِكُمْ
( which you find so light when you travel and when you camp; )
وَمِنْ أَصْوَافِهَا وَأَوْبَارِهَا وَأَشْعَارِهَآ
( out of their wool, fur and hair ) refers to sheep, camels and goats respectively.
أَثَـثاً
( furnishings ) meaning what you take from them, i.e., wealth.
It was also said that it means articles of convenience, or clothing.
The correct view is more general in meaning than this; it means that you make carpets, clothing and other things from their wool, hair etc., which you use as wealth and for trade.
Ibn `Abbas said: `Al-Athath means articles of convenience and comfort." This was also the view of Mujahid, `Ikrimah, Sa`id bin Jubayr, Al-Hasan, `Atiyah Al-`Awfi, `Ata' Al-Khurasani, Ad-Dahhak and Qatadah.
The phrase,
إِلَى حِينٍ
( for a while ) means, until the appointed time.
Shade, Places of Refuge in the Mountains, Garments and Coats of Mail are also Blessings from Allah
وَاللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِّمَّا خَلَقَ ظِلَـلاً
( And Allah has made shade for you out of that which He has created, ) Qatadah said: "This means trees."
وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِّنَ الْجِبَالِ أَكْنَـناً
( and He has made places of refuge in the mountains for you, ) meaning fortresses and strongholds.
جَعَلَ لَكُمُسَرَابِيلَ تَقِيكُمُ الْحَرَّ
( and He has made garments for you to protect you from the heat, ) meaning clothing of cotton, linen and wool.
وَسَرَبِيلَ تَقِيكُم بَأْسَكُمْ
( and coats of mail to protect you from your violence. ) such as shields made of layers of sheet iron, coats of mail and so on.
كَذَلِكَ يُتِمُّ نِعْمَتَهُ عَلَيْكُمْ
( Thus does He perfect His favor for you, ) meaning, thus He gives you what you need to go about your business, so that this will help you to worship and obey Him.
لَعَلَّكُمْ تُسْلِمُونَ
( that you may submit yourselves to His will ).
This is interpreted by the majority to mean submitting to Allah or becoming Muslim.
All the Messenger has to do is convey the Message
فَإِن تَوَلَّوْاْ
( Then, if they turn away, ) meaning, after this declaration and reminder, do not worry about them.
فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ الْبَلَـغُ الْمُبِينُ
( your duty (O Muhammad ) is only to convey ( the Message ) in a clear way), and you have delivered the Message to them.
يَعْرِفُونَ نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ يُنكِرُونَهَا
( They recognize the grace of Allah, yet they deny it ) meaning they know that Allah is the One Who grants these blessings to them, and that He is Bountiful towards them, but they still deny this by worshipping others besides Him and thinking that their help and provisions come from others besides Him.
وَأَكْثَرُهُمُ الْكَـفِرُونَ
( and most of them are disbelievers. )
وَيَوْمَ نَبْعَثُ مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ شَهِيدًا ثُمَّ لاَ يُؤْذَنُ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَلاَ هُمْ يُسْتَعْتَبُونَ
وَإِذَا رَأى الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ الْعَذَابَ فَلاَ يُخَفَّفُ عَنْهُمْ وَلاَ هُمْ يُنظَرُونَ- وَإِذَا رَءا الَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُواْ شُرَكَآءهُمْ قَالُواْ رَبَّنَا هَـؤُلآء شُرَكَآؤُنَا الَّذِينَ كُنَّا نَدْعُوْا مِن دُونِكَ فَألْقَوْا إِلَيْهِمُ الْقَوْلَ إِنَّكُمْ لَكَـذِبُونَ- وَأَلْقَوْاْ إِلَى اللَّهِ يَوْمَئِذٍ السَّلَمَ وَضَلَّ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يَفْتَرُونَ-
Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs
( And (bethink you of ) the day when We raise up of every nation) We take from every people ( a witness ) a prophet who testifies that he conveyed the message to them, ( then there is no leave for disbelievers ) to speak, ( nor are they allowed to make amends ) nor are they allowed to return to this worldly life.
Muhammad Taqiud-Din alHilali
And (remember) the Day when We shall raise up from each nation a witness (their Messenger), then, those who have disbelieved will not be given leave (to put forward excuses), nor will they be allowed (to return to the world) to repent and ask for Allah's Forgiveness (of their sins, etc.).
We try our best to translate, keeping in mind the Italian saying: "Traduttore, traditore", which means: "Translation is a betrayal of the original text".
English | Türkçe | Indonesia |
Русский | Français | فارسی |
تفسير | Bengali | اعراب |
Ayats from Quran in English
- O you who have believed, indeed, intoxicants, gambling, [sacrificing on] stone alters [to other than
- Those will have lost who killed their children in foolishness without knowledge and prohibited what
- Accursed wherever they are found, [being] seized and massacred completely.
- And the people of Abraham and the people of Lot
- Those to whom We have given the Scripture recognize it as they recognize their [own]
- Abiding eternally therein. The punishment will not be lightened for them, nor will they be
- That was because their messengers were coming to them with clear proofs, but they disbelieved,
- This is a reminder. And indeed, for the righteous is a good place of return
- Then has there not been a [single] city that believed so its faith benefited it
- [Such believers are] the repentant, the worshippers, the praisers [of Allah], the travelers [for His
Quran surahs in English :
Download surah Nahl with the voice of the most famous Quran reciters :
surah Nahl mp3 : choose the reciter to listen and download the chapter Nahl Complete with high quality
Ahmed Al Ajmy
Bandar Balila
Khalid Al Jalil
Saad Al Ghamdi
Saud Al Shuraim
Abdul Basit
Abdul Rashid Sufi
Abdullah Basfar
Abdullah Al Juhani
Fares Abbad
Maher Al Muaiqly
Al Minshawi
Al Hosary
Mishari Al-afasi
Yasser Al Dosari
Please remember us in your sincere prayers