سُوْرَةُ الرُّوْمِ
Surah Ar-Room (30) — Ayah 43
فَأَقِمْ وَجْهَكَ لِلدِّينِ ٱلْقَيِّمِ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِىَ يَوْمٌ لَّا مَرَدَّ لَهُۥ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصَّدَّعُونَ ﴿43﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So set you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) your face (in obedience to Allâh, your Lord) to the straight and right religion (Islâmic Monotheism), before there comes from Allâh a Day which none can avert. On that Day men shall be divided [(in two groups), a group in Paradise and a group in Hell].
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَأَقِمْ
fa-aqim
So set
وَجْهَكَ
wajhaka
your face
لِلدِّينِ
lilddīni
to the religion
ٱلْقَيِّمِ
l-qayimi
right
مِن
min
before
قَبْلِ
qabli
before
أَن
an
[that]
يَأْتِىَ
yatiya
comes
يَوْمٌۭ
yawmun
a Day
لَّا
lā
not
مَرَدَّ
maradda
(can be) averted
لَهُۥ
lahu
[it]
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱللَّهِ ۖ
l-lahi
Allah
يَوْمَئِذٍۢ
yawma-idhin
That Day
يَصَّدَّعُونَ
yaṣṣaddaʿūna
they will be divided
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 43) ➊ {فَاَقِمْ وَجْهَكَ لِلدِّيْنِ الْقَيِّمِ :} That is, when corruption has spread on land and sea due to shirk, then O addressed one! Turn your face straight towards that religion which is absolutely straight and established upon the natural disposition of Tawheed.
➋ {مِنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ يَّاْتِيَ يَوْمٌ لَّا مَرَدَّ لَهٗ مِنَ اللّٰهِ : ’’ مَرَدَّ ‘‘ ’’رَدَّ يَرُدُّ‘‘} is a verbal noun (masdar mimi), meaning to remove, to turn away. That is, before that day comes, turn your direction straight towards the upright religion whose occurrence Allah Almighty has decreed, and there is no way for it to be averted from Allah, so how can anyone else avert it?
➌ {يَوْمَىِٕذٍ يَّصَّدَّعُوْنَ : ’’ يَصَّدَّعُوْنَ ‘‘} is originally {’’يَتَصَدَّعُوْنَ‘‘}, meaning "they will be split apart," that is, on the Day of Resurrection, Muslims and disbelievers will be separated all at once just as something splits and becomes separate. It will not happen that any disbeliever remains among the Muslims or any Muslim among the disbelievers. Allah said: «{ فَرِيْقٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَ فَرِيْقٌ فِي السَّعِيْرِ }» [ الشورٰی : ۷ ] "One group will be in Paradise and one group in the blazing Fire."
➋ {مِنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ يَّاْتِيَ يَوْمٌ لَّا مَرَدَّ لَهٗ مِنَ اللّٰهِ : ’’ مَرَدَّ ‘‘ ’’رَدَّ يَرُدُّ‘‘} is a verbal noun (masdar mimi), meaning to remove, to turn away. That is, before that day comes, turn your direction straight towards the upright religion whose occurrence Allah Almighty has decreed, and there is no way for it to be averted from Allah, so how can anyone else avert it?
➌ {يَوْمَىِٕذٍ يَّصَّدَّعُوْنَ : ’’ يَصَّدَّعُوْنَ ‘‘} is originally {’’يَتَصَدَّعُوْنَ‘‘}, meaning "they will be split apart," that is, on the Day of Resurrection, Muslims and disbelievers will be separated all at once just as something splits and becomes separate. It will not happen that any disbeliever remains among the Muslims or any Muslim among the disbelievers. Allah said: «{ فَرِيْقٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَ فَرِيْقٌ فِي السَّعِيْرِ }» [ الشورٰی : ۷ ] "One group will be in Paradise and one group in the blazing Fire."
