Surah 30:12

Surah 30

"On the Day when the Hour strikes, the sinners will despair."

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Tafsir Ibn Kathir Verses 30:11-16

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Verse 11

ٱللَّهُ يَبۡدَؤُاْ ٱلۡخَلۡقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُۥ ثُمَّ إِلَيۡهِ تُرۡجَعُونَ

God brings about the creation, then restores it, (and) then to Him you will be returned.

Verse 12

وَيَوۡمَ تَقُومُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ يُبۡلِسُ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ

On the Day when the Hour strikes, the sinners will despair.

Verse 13

وَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُم مِّن شُرَكَآئِهِمۡ شُفَعَـٰٓؤُاْ وَكَانُواْ بِشُرَكَآئِهِمۡ كَٰفِرِينَ

They will not have any intercessors among their associates, but they (will come to) disbelieve in their associates.

Verse 14

وَيَوۡمَ تَقُومُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ يَوۡمَئِذٖ يَتَفَرَّقُونَ

On the Day when the Hour strikes, on that Day they will be separated.

Verse 15

فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَٰتِ فَهُمۡ فِي رَوۡضَةٖ يُحۡبَرُونَ

As for those who have believed and done righteous deeds, they will be made happy in a meadow.

Verse 16

وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَكَذَّبُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَلِقَآيِٕ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ فَأُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ فِي ٱلۡعَذَابِ مُحۡضَرُونَ

But as for those who have disbelieved, and called Our signs a lie, and the meeting of the Hereafter, those will be brought forward to the punishment.

Allah said:

Quoted Scripture

"Allah originates the creation, then He will repeat it,"

Just as He was able to create it in the first place, so He is also able to repeat it.

{then to Him you will be returned} on the Day of Resurrection, when each will be requited according to his deeds. Then Allah says:

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"And on the Day when the Hour will be established, the criminals will be plunged into destruction with despair."

Ibn ‘Abbas said, “The sinners will be filled with despair.” Mujahid said, “The sinners will be exposed;” according to another report he said, “The sinners will grieve.”

Quoted Scripture

"No intercessors will they have from those whom they made equal with Allah,"

means, the gods whom they used to worship instead of Allah will not intercede for them; they will reject them and betray them despite their desperate need of them. Then Allah says:

Quoted Scripture

"And on the Day when the Hour will be established - that Day shall (all men) be separated."

Qatadah said: “By Allah, this refers to the separation after which there will be no reunion.” In other words, if one person is taken up to the highest heights and another is sent down to the lowest depths of Hell, that is the last they will ever see of one another. Allah says:

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"Then as for those who believed and did righteous good deeds, such shall be honored and made to enjoy a luxurious life in a Garden of Delight."

Mujahid and Qatadah said, “This means, they will enjoy a life of luxury.”

— from Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Vol. 7, Page 530)

About this Source & Scholarly Authority (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Universal Sunni Consensus: Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Azim by Hafiz Ibn Kathir (701–774 AH / 1301–1373 AD) is universally regarded across all major schools of Sunni Islam (traditional, Salafi, Ash'ari) as the most authoritative classical exegesis. It is prized because it relies on Tafsir bil-Ma'thur—interpreting the Quran using the Quran itself, authentic Hadiths of Prophet Muhammad, and recorded statements of the early Companions (Sahabah).

Standard English Edition: This text is from the standard 10-volume English abridgment published by Dar-us-Salam Publications (supervised by Shaykh Safiur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri), which is the official, most widely distributed English Quranic commentary in mosques and Islamic libraries worldwide today.

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