سُوْرَةُ السَّجْدَةِ
Surah As-Sajda (32) — Ayah 28
وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَـٰذَا ٱلْفَتْحُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ ﴿28﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They say: "When will this Fath (Decision) be (between us and you, i.e. the Day of Resurrection), if you are telling the truth?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَيَقُولُونَ
wayaqūlūna
And they say
مَتَىٰ
matā
When (will be)
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
this
ٱلْفَتْحُ
l-fatḥu
decision
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 28) {وَ يَقُوْلُوْنَ مَتٰى هٰذَا الْفَتْحُ … :} When the polytheists were left speechless before the proofs of the establishment of the Resurrection, they would say, "Alright, tell us, when will this decision take place, when will the Resurrection come?" This exposes their ignorance, for when the coming of a thing is certain, how can it be justified to be heedless of it merely because we do not know its exact time? Allah Almighty has mentioned this question of the disbelievers multiple times. See Surah An-Nazi'at (42 to 45) and Bani Isra'il (49 to 51).
