Surah 54:8

Surah 54

"rushing to the Caller. The disbelievers will say, ‘This is a hard day!’"

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The terrible End the Disbelievers will meet on the Day of Resurrection Verses 54:6-8

Show Full Scripture Context (54:6-8) — 3 Verses

Verse 6

فَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡۘ يَوۡمَ يَدۡعُ ٱلدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَيۡءٖ نُّكُرٍ

So turn away from them. On the Day when the Caller will call to a terrible thing:

Verse 7

خُشَّعًا أَبۡصَٰرُهُمۡ يَخۡرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡأَجۡدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمۡ جَرَادٞ مُّنتَشِرٞ

with sight downcast, they will come forth from the graves as if they were locusts spreading,

Verse 8

مُّهۡطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِۖ يَقُولُ ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ هَٰذَا يَوۡمٌ عَسِرٞ

rushing to the Caller. The disbelievers will say, ‘This is a hard day!’

Allah the Exalted says, 'O Muhammad, turn away from these people who, when they witness a miracle, they deny it and say that this is continuous magic.' Turn away from them and wait until, {The Day that the caller will call (them) to a terrible thing.} to the Recompense and the afflictions, horrors and tremendous hardships that it brings forth, {with humbled eyes}, their eyes will be covered with disgrace, {they will come forth from (their) graves as if they were locusts spread abroad.} They will gather towards the area of Reckoning in such haste and crowds, in response to the caller, as if they were crowds of locusts spreading all about. Allah said, {Hastening} meaing hurriedly, {towards the caller.} without being able to hesitate or slow down, {The disbelievers will say: "This is a hard Day."} meaning, 'this is a hard, terrible, horrifying and distinct Day,' {Truly, that Day will be a Hard Day. Far from easy for the disbelievers.} (74:9-10)

— from Tafsir Ibn Kathir (351-352)

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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