سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Surah Ghafir (40) — Ayah 32
وَيَـٰقَوْمِ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلتَّنَادِ ﴿32﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"And, O my people! Verily, I fear for you the Day when there will be mutual calling (between the people of Hell and of Paradise)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَيَـٰقَوْمِ
wayāqawmi
And O my people
إِنِّىٓ
innī
Indeed, I
أَخَافُ
akhāfu
[I] fear
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
for you
يَوْمَ
yawma
(the) Day
ٱلتَّنَادِ
l-tanādi
(of) Calling
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 32) ➊ {وَ يٰقَوْمِ اِنِّيْۤ اَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَوْمَ التَّنَادِ: ’’ التَّنَادِ ‘‘ ’’نِدَاءٌ‘‘} is from the form "tafā‘ul," meaning to call one another. After warning of worldly punishment, he warned of the punishment of the Hereafter. By {’’ يَوْمَ التَّنَادِ ‘‘} (the Day of mutual calling), what is meant is the Day of Resurrection. On that day, Allah will call His righteous servants with love, and the polytheists will be called to present their partners. On that day, His angels will call the righteous and the wicked according to their status. The people of Paradise will call one another, likewise the people of Hell will call one another. The people of Paradise will call to the people of Hell, and they will call to the people of Paradise. Those who are owed rights will call those who owe them, and the oppressed will call the oppressors. The people of Hell will call the keeper of the Fire, then they will call upon the Lord, the Exalted. Paradise and Hell will also be calling. Death will be slaughtered, and it will be announced to the people of Paradise and the people of Hell that now it is eternity, there is no death. In short, on that day, there will be a strange state of calling one another. Here, a few places from the Noble Qur’an are listed regarding this {’’ يَوْمَ التَّنَادِ ‘‘}; friends may make a little effort to see the details. See Surah Al-A‘raf (43–50), Az-Zukhruf (77), Al-Hadid (14), Al-Qasas (62, 65, 74), Al-Kahf (52), Al-Mu’min (10), Ha Mim As-Sajdah (44), Qaf (41), Bani Isra’il (52, 71), Ya-Sin (52, 60), Al-Haqqah (19–32), ‘Abasa (34–37), and Surah Al-Ma‘arij (17).
➋ Some commentators have said that what is meant by {’’ مِثْلَ يَوْمِ الْاَحْزَابِ ‘‘} is the same as what is meant by {’’ يَوْمَ التَّنَادِ ‘‘}, that is, by {’’ يَوْمَ التَّنَادِ ‘‘} the same worldly punishment is meant: when that day comes, you will call one another for help, but no one will come to help you, and you will run to escape the punishment, but no one will save you from Allah, as Allah the Exalted has said: « فَلَمَّاۤ اَحَسُّوْا بَاْسَنَاۤ اِذَا هُمْ مِّنْهَا يَرْكُضُوْنَ (12) لَا تَرْكُضُوْا وَ ارْجِعُوْۤا اِلٰى مَاۤ اُتْرِفْتُمْ فِيْهِ وَ مَسٰكِنِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُسْـَٔلُوْنَ » [الأنبیاء : ۱۲، ۱۳ ] "So when they perceived Our punishment, suddenly they were fleeing from it. Flee not, but return to that (luxury) in which you were given ease, and to your dwellings, so that you may be questioned." Although most commentators have taken {’’ يَوْمَ التَّنَادِ ‘‘} to mean the Day of Resurrection, in view of the context of the verses, this interpretation is also possible. Shah Abdul Qadir writes: "({يَوْمَ التَّنَادِ}) The day of the call and drive came upon them, the day they were drowned in the Red Sea, they began to call one another while drowning."
➋ Some commentators have said that what is meant by {’’ مِثْلَ يَوْمِ الْاَحْزَابِ ‘‘} is the same as what is meant by {’’ يَوْمَ التَّنَادِ ‘‘}, that is, by {’’ يَوْمَ التَّنَادِ ‘‘} the same worldly punishment is meant: when that day comes, you will call one another for help, but no one will come to help you, and you will run to escape the punishment, but no one will save you from Allah, as Allah the Exalted has said: « فَلَمَّاۤ اَحَسُّوْا بَاْسَنَاۤ اِذَا هُمْ مِّنْهَا يَرْكُضُوْنَ (12) لَا تَرْكُضُوْا وَ ارْجِعُوْۤا اِلٰى مَاۤ اُتْرِفْتُمْ فِيْهِ وَ مَسٰكِنِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُسْـَٔلُوْنَ » [الأنبیاء : ۱۲، ۱۳ ] "So when they perceived Our punishment, suddenly they were fleeing from it. Flee not, but return to that (luxury) in which you were given ease, and to your dwellings, so that you may be questioned." Although most commentators have taken {’’ يَوْمَ التَّنَادِ ‘‘} to mean the Day of Resurrection, in view of the context of the verses, this interpretation is also possible. Shah Abdul Qadir writes: "({يَوْمَ التَّنَادِ}) The day of the call and drive came upon them, the day they were drowned in the Red Sea, they began to call one another while drowning."
