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Surah Yunus (10) — Ayah 28
وَيَوْمَ نَحْشُرُهُمْ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ نَقُولُ لِلَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا۟ مَكَانَكُمْ أَنتُمْ وَشُرَكَآؤُكُمْ ۚ فَزَيَّلْنَا بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ وَقَالَ شُرَكَآؤُهُم مَّا كُنتُمْ إِيَّانَا تَعْبُدُونَ ﴿28﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And the Day whereon We shall gather them all together, then We shall say to those who did set partners in worship with Us: "Stop at your place! You and your partners (whom you had worshipped in the worldly life)." then We shall separate them, and their (Allâh’s so-called) partners shall say: "It was not us that you used to worship."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَيَوْمَ
wayawma
And (the) Day
نَحْشُرُهُمْ
naḥshuruhum
We will gather them
جَمِيعًۭا
jamīʿan
all together
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
نَقُولُ
naqūlu
We will say
لِلَّذِينَ
lilladhīna
to those who
أَشْرَكُوا۟
ashrakū
associate partners (with Allah)
مَكَانَكُمْ
makānakum
(Remain in) your place
أَنتُمْ
antum
you
وَشُرَكَآؤُكُمْ ۚ
washurakāukum
and your partners
فَزَيَّلْنَا
fazayyalnā
Then We will separate
بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ
baynahum
[between] them
وَقَالَ
waqāla
and (will) say
شُرَكَآؤُهُم
shurakāuhum
their partners
مَّا
mā
Not
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you used (to)
إِيَّانَا
iyyānā
worship us
تَعْبُدُونَ
taʿbudūna
worship us
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
28. And on the Day We gather them all together, then We will say to those who associated partners with Allah: "Stay in your place, you and your partners." Then We will separate them from one another [41], and their partners will say to them: "You were not worshipping us [42][43]."
[41] The meaning of ﴿زَيّل﴾ is to remove something from its original place in such a way that it becomes distinct from others; that is, on the Day of Resurrection, first We will say to the polytheists and their deities, "You stand in your place," then the worshippers will be separated and the deities will be separated, and they will be brought face to face with each other so that they can question and answer each other directly.
[42] This includes all those things that were worshipped in the world; this includes trees and stones, cattle such as cows and oxen, angels, prophets such as ‘Isa ؑ and Uzair ؑ, as well as saints, religious elders, and spiritual guides. Also included are goddesses, gods, and their idols. In short, whatever has been worshipped in any form will all be gathered there.
[43]
The Inhabitants of the Graves Do Not Hear the Callers:
Among the deities, there are some things that are lifeless, such as stone idols, and some that are speechless, such as the sun, moon, stars, snakes, oxen, etc. Allah Almighty will grant all these things the power of speech, and they will deny the worship of their worshippers in front of them, because they have neither life nor intellect. How could they know what worship is and what shirk is? Therefore, they will be fully justified in expressing complete ignorance. As for those deities who belong to the intelligent beings, such as angels, prophets, and saints, who were worshipped in their absence, their denial resolves an important issue regarding the hearing of the dead, which has often become the basis of shirk. The practice of grave worship has arisen solely due to this false belief that the dead hear. In this verse and some other verses, this has been clearly refuted. For further details, see my book "Ruh, ‘Adhab Qabr, and Sama‘ Mauta."
[41] The meaning of ﴿زَيّل﴾ is to remove something from its original place in such a way that it becomes distinct from others; that is, on the Day of Resurrection, first We will say to the polytheists and their deities, "You stand in your place," then the worshippers will be separated and the deities will be separated, and they will be brought face to face with each other so that they can question and answer each other directly.
[42] This includes all those things that were worshipped in the world; this includes trees and stones, cattle such as cows and oxen, angels, prophets such as ‘Isa ؑ and Uzair ؑ, as well as saints, religious elders, and spiritual guides. Also included are goddesses, gods, and their idols. In short, whatever has been worshipped in any form will all be gathered there.
[43]
The Inhabitants of the Graves Do Not Hear the Callers:
Among the deities, there are some things that are lifeless, such as stone idols, and some that are speechless, such as the sun, moon, stars, snakes, oxen, etc. Allah Almighty will grant all these things the power of speech, and they will deny the worship of their worshippers in front of them, because they have neither life nor intellect. How could they know what worship is and what shirk is? Therefore, they will be fully justified in expressing complete ignorance. As for those deities who belong to the intelligent beings, such as angels, prophets, and saints, who were worshipped in their absence, their denial resolves an important issue regarding the hearing of the dead, which has often become the basis of shirk. The practice of grave worship has arisen solely due to this false belief that the dead hear. In this verse and some other verses, this has been clearly refuted. For further details, see my book "Ruh, ‘Adhab Qabr, and Sama‘ Mauta."
