سُوْرَةُ الْقَمَرِ
Surah Al-Qamar (54) — Ayah 6
فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ ۘ يَوْمَ يَدْعُ ٱلدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَىْءٍ نُّكُرٍ ﴿6﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withdraw from them. The Day that the caller will call (them) to a terrible thing.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَتَوَلَّ
fatawalla
So turn away
عَنْهُمْ ۘ
ʿanhum
from them
يَوْمَ
yawma
(The) Day
يَدْعُ
yadʿu
will call
ٱلدَّاعِ
l-dāʿi
the caller
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
شَىْءٍۢ
shayin
a thing
نُّكُرٍ
nukurin
terrible
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 6) ➊ { فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ:} That is, when warning or frightening these people brings no benefit at all, then you too turn away from them and leave them to their own state. Your responsibility was to convey, and you have conveyed it.
➋ {يَوْمَ يَدْعُ الدَّاعِ اِلٰى شَيْءٍ نُّكُرٍ: ’’ يَوْمَ ‘‘} is in the accusative due to the omission of the preposition, meaning before it is the preposition {’’إِلٰي‘‘} which has been omitted, making it accusative. (Baghawi) Alusi said: {’’ هٰذَا قَوْلُ الْحَسَنِ ‘‘} that this is the statement of Hasan, meaning {’’ فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ إِلٰی يَوْمٍ يَدْعُ الدَّاعِ فِيْهِ إِلٰی شَيْءٍ نُّكُرٍ ‘‘} "So turn away from them until the Day when the caller will call to a terrible thing." Or {’’ يَوْمَ ‘‘} is accusative due to an omitted verb with {’’اُنْظُرْ‘‘}, meaning "Turn away from them and wait for the Day when..." The caller refers to Israfil (peace be upon him), whose blowing will cause all people to rise from their graves. {’’ يَدْعُ ‘‘} is originally {’’يَدْعُوْ‘‘}, and since the waw is not pronounced here, it is not written in the Uthmani Mushaf. {’’ الدَّاعِ ‘‘} is originally {’’الدَّاعِيُ‘‘}, the "ya" is omitted for lightness, and {’’ شَيْءٍ نُّكُرٍ ‘‘} refers to reckoning, {’’ نُكُرٍ ‘‘} meaning {’’ مُنْكِرٌ ‘‘}, something unpleasant, strange, a unique thing that has never been seen before.
➋ {يَوْمَ يَدْعُ الدَّاعِ اِلٰى شَيْءٍ نُّكُرٍ: ’’ يَوْمَ ‘‘} is in the accusative due to the omission of the preposition, meaning before it is the preposition {’’إِلٰي‘‘} which has been omitted, making it accusative. (Baghawi) Alusi said: {’’ هٰذَا قَوْلُ الْحَسَنِ ‘‘} that this is the statement of Hasan, meaning {’’ فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ إِلٰی يَوْمٍ يَدْعُ الدَّاعِ فِيْهِ إِلٰی شَيْءٍ نُّكُرٍ ‘‘} "So turn away from them until the Day when the caller will call to a terrible thing." Or {’’ يَوْمَ ‘‘} is accusative due to an omitted verb with {’’اُنْظُرْ‘‘}, meaning "Turn away from them and wait for the Day when..." The caller refers to Israfil (peace be upon him), whose blowing will cause all people to rise from their graves. {’’ يَدْعُ ‘‘} is originally {’’يَدْعُوْ‘‘}, and since the waw is not pronounced here, it is not written in the Uthmani Mushaf. {’’ الدَّاعِ ‘‘} is originally {’’الدَّاعِيُ‘‘}, the "ya" is omitted for lightness, and {’’ شَيْءٍ نُّكُرٍ ‘‘} refers to reckoning, {’’ نُكُرٍ ‘‘} meaning {’’ مُنْكِرٌ ‘‘}, something unpleasant, strange, a unique thing that has never been seen before.
