Surah 10

Surah 10:29

"God is sufficient as a witness between us and you that we were indeed oblivious of your service.’"
The gods of the Idolaters will claim Innocence from them on the Day of Resurrection Verses 10:28-30
Show Full Scripture Context (10:28-30) — 3 Verses
Verse 28

وَيَوۡمَ نَحۡشُرُهُمۡ جَمِيعٗا ثُمَّ نَقُولُ لِلَّذِينَ أَشۡرَكُواْ مَكَانَكُمۡ أَنتُمۡ وَشُرَكَآؤُكُمۡۚ فَزَيَّلۡنَا بَيۡنَهُمۡۖ وَقَالَ شُرَكَآؤُهُم مَّا كُنتُمۡ إِيَّانَا تَعۡبُدُونَ

On the Day when We shall gather them all together, then We shall say to those who associated: ‘(Take) your place, you and your associates!’ Then We shall separate them, and their associates will say, ‘You were not serving us.

Verse 29

فَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ شَهِيدَۢا بَيۡنَنَا وَبَيۡنَكُمۡ إِن كُنَّا عَنۡ عِبَادَتِكُمۡ لَغَٰفِلِينَ

God is sufficient as a witness between us and you that we were indeed oblivious of your service.’

Verse 30

هُنَالِكَ تَبۡلُواْ كُلُّ نَفۡسٖ مَّآ أَسۡلَفَتۡۚ وَرُدُّوٓاْ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ مَوۡلَىٰهُمُ ٱلۡحَقِّۖ وَضَلَّ عَنۡهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يَفۡتَرُونَ

There every person will stand trial (for) what he has done, and they will be returned to God, their true Protector, and (then) what they forged will abandon them.

Allah said: {And the Day whereon We shall gather them} Allah will gather together all the creatures of earth, human and Jinn, righteous and rebellious. He said in another Ayah: {We shall gather them all together so as to leave not one of them behind.} [18:47]. {Then We shall say to those who did associate partners: "Stop at your place! You and your partners."} He then will command the idolators to stay where they are and not to move from their destined places so they would be separated from the place of the believers. Similarly, Allah said: {(It will be said): "And O you the criminals! Get you apart this Day (from the believers)."} [36:59]. Allah also said: {And on the Day when the Hour will be established - that Day shall (all men) be separated (the believers will be separated from the disbelievers).} [30:14]. In the same Surah, Ar-Rum], Allah said: [{On that Day men shall be divided.} [30:43] means, they shall be divided in two. This is what will take place when Allah Almighty will come for Final Judgement. The believers intercede to Allah so the Final Judgement may come and they get rid of that state. The Prophet said, "On the Day of Resurrection, we will be in a visible place above the other] people." [1] Ahmad 3:346. Allah tells us here what He is going to command the idolators and their idols to do on the Day of Resurrection both good and evil. Similarly, Allah said: [{The Day when all the secrets will be examined.} [86:9], {On that Day man will be informed of what he sent forward (of deeds), and what he left behind.} [75:13], and {... and on the Day of Resurrection, We shall bring out for him a book which he will find wide open. (It will be said to him): "Read your book. You yourself are sufficient as a reckoner against you this Day"} [17:13-14]. Then Allah said, {and they will be brought back to Allah, their rightful Mawla.} All affairs and matters will be brought back to Allah, the Judge, the All-Just. He will judge everyone, and then admit the people of Paradise in Paradise and the people of Hell to Hell. {and will vanish from them} meaning what the idolaters worshipped, {what they invented} what they worshipped besides Allah that they invented.

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