Surah 64

Surah 64:8

"So believe in God and His messenger, and the light which We have sent down. God is aware of what you do."
The Day of At-Taghabun Verses 64:7-10
Show Full Scripture Context (64:7-10) — 4 Verses
Verse 7

زَعَمَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓاْ أَن لَّن يُبۡعَثُواْۚ قُلۡ بَلَىٰ وَرَبِّي لَتُبۡعَثُنَّ ثُمَّ لَتُنَبَّؤُنَّ بِمَا عَمِلۡتُمۡۚ وَذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ يَسِيرٞ

Those who disbelieve claim that they will not be raised up. Say: ‘Yes indeed! By my Lord! You will indeed be raised up, (and) then you will indeed be informed about what you have done. That is easy for God.’

Verse 8

فَـَٔامِنُواْ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ وَٱلنُّورِ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَنزَلۡنَاۚ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ خَبِيرٞ

So believe in God and His messenger, and the light which We have sent down. God is aware of what you do.

Verse 9

يَوۡمَ يَجۡمَعُكُمۡ لِيَوۡمِ ٱلۡجَمۡعِۖ ذَٰلِكَ يَوۡمُ ٱلتَّغَابُنِۗ وَمَن يُؤۡمِنۢ بِٱللَّهِ وَيَعۡمَلۡ صَٰلِحٗا يُكَفِّرۡ عَنۡهُ سَيِّـَٔاتِهِۦ وَيُدۡخِلۡهُ جَنَّـٰتٖ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدٗاۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ

On the Day when He will gather you for the Day of Gathering – that will be the Day of Mutual Defrauding. Whoever believes in God and does righteousness – He will absolve him of his evil deeds, and cause him to enter Gardens through which rivers flow, there to remain forever. That is the great triumph!

Verse 10

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَكَذَّبُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَاۖ وَبِئۡسَ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ

But those who disbelieved and called Our signs a lie – those are the companions of the Fire, there to remain – and it is an evil destination!

{Those who disbelieve say: "The hour will not come to us." Say: "Yes, by my Lord, it will come to you..."} (34:3), and the third is this Ayah, {The disbelievers pretend that they will never be resurrected. Say; "Yes! By my Lord, you will certainly be resurrected, then you will be informed of what you did; and that is easy for Allah."} Allah the Exalted said, {Therefore, believe in Allah and in His Messenger and in the Light which We have sent down.} that is, the Qur'an, {And Allah is All-Aware of what you do.} none of your deeds ever escapes His knowledge. The Day of At-Taghabun. Allah said, {The Day when He will gather you on the Day of Gathering,} meaning the Day of Resurrection. This is the Day when the earlier and later generations will all be gathered in one area, a caller would be heard by them all, and one's vision would easily see them all. Allah said, {That is the Day whereon mankind will be gathered together, that is a Day when all will be present.} (11:103), and, {Say: "(Yes) verily, those of old, and those of later times. All will surely be gathered together for appointed meeting of a known Day."} (56:49-50) Allah's statement, {that will be the Day of At-Taghabun} Ibn 'Abbas said, "It is one of the names of the Day of Judgement, and that is because the people of Paradise will have gained over the people of the Fire." Qatadah and Mujahid said similarly. Muqatil bin Hayyan said, "There is no mutual loss and gain greater than these entering Paradise and those being taken to the Fire." Allah explained His statement saying; {And whosoever believes in Allah and performs righteous deeds, He will expiate from him his sins, and will admit him to Gardens beneath which rivers flow (Paradise), to dwell therein forever; that will be the great success. But those who disbelieved and denied Our Ayat, they will be the dwellers of the Fire, to dwell therein forever. And worst indeed is that destination.} We explained these meanings several times before.

— from Tafsir Ibn Kathir (N/A)

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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).

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