سُوْرَةُ يُوْنُسَ
Surah Yunus (10) — Ayah 48
وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَـٰذَا ٱلْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ ﴿48﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they say: "When will be this promise (the torment or the Day of Resurrection), if you speak the truth?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَيَقُولُونَ
wayaqūlūna
And they say
مَتَىٰ
matā
When
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
(will) this
ٱلْوَعْدُ
l-waʿdu
the promise (be fulfilled)
إِن
in
if
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you are
صَـٰدِقِينَ
ṣādiqīna
truthful
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 48) {وَ يَقُوْلُوْنَ مَتٰى هٰذَا الْوَعْدُ …:} When the disbelievers have no argument left against the resurrection of creation and their reckoning, their last resort is to say: Bring that Day of Judgment, why does that punishment not come, when will this promise you make be fulfilled? The answer to this is clear: when it is certain that an examination will take place, then if a person does not prepare for it or denies it merely because he is not told the date or the date sheet, what doubt can there be in such a person's lack of sense? But due to their insistence, Allah commanded His Messenger (peace be upon him) to give the answer that is in the next verse.
