Which Surah and Juz is Quran 16:84 from?

This ayah is from Surah An-Nahl (The Bee), the 16th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 14.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 16:84?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sahih al-Bukhari.

What tafsir is available for Quran 16:84?

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Ibn Abbas, Al-Jalalayn — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

Ayah 83

يَعْرِفُونَ نِعْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ يُنكِرُونَهَا و...

16:84An-Nahl

Q: What does Quran 16:84 mean?

Quran 16:84 (Surah An-Nahl, Ayah 84) translates to: "And [mention] the Day when We will resurrect from every nation a witness. Then it will not be permitted to the disbelievers [to apologize or make excuses], nor will they be asked to appease [Allah]."

Q: What topics does Quran 16:84 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Eschatological Events, Accountability, Day of Judgment, Divine Justice, Prophetic Warning.

Ayah 85

وَإِذَا رَءَا ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ فَلَا...

وَيَوْمَ نَبْعَثُ مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةٍۢ شَهِيدًۭا ثُمَّ لَا يُؤْذَنُ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَلَا هُمْ يُسْتَعْتَبُونَ

Wa yawma nab'asu min kulli ummatin shaheedan summa laa yu'zanu lillazeena kafaroo wa laa hum yusta'taboon

And [mention] the Day when We will resurrect from every nation a witness. Then it will not be permitted to the disbelievers [to apologize or make excuses], nor will they be asked to appease [Allah].

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Day of Judgment

16:84Ayah 1128

14 ayahs in An-Nahl are strongly about the Day of Judgment. This is one of them.

← Previous on Day of Judgment16:77And to Allah belongs the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the earth. And the command for the Hour is not but as a glance of the eye or even nearer. Indeed,Next on Day of Judgment →16:85And when those who wronged see the punishment, it will not be lightened for them, nor will they be reprieved.

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And mention the day We shall raise up from every community a witness and this will be it that community’s prophet to bear witness for it and against it and this day is the Day of Resurrection; then the disbelievers will not be given permission to make excuses nor will they be asked to make amends that is nor will they be asked to repent and return to that which pleases God.

When Allah will gather together, on the Day of Judgment, all the earlier and later generations of mankind, a flag will be raised (to mark off) every person guilty of breach of faith, and it will be announced that this is the perfidy of so and so, son of so and so (to attract the attention of people to his guilt).

Sahih Muslim #6838Abu Musa' reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:Sahih

When it will be the Day of Resurrection Allah would deliver to every Muslim a Jew or a Christian and say: That is your rescue from Hell-Fire.

Sahih al-Bukhari #4512Narrated Ibn `Umar:Sahih

On the Day of Resurrection the people will fall on their knees and every nation will follow their prophet and they will say, "O so-and-so! Intercede (for us with Allah), "till (the right) intercession is given to the Prophet (Muhammad) and that will be the day when Allah will raise him into a station of praise and glory (i.e. Al-Maqam -al-Mahmud).

Sahih Muslim #4400Ibn Umar reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying:Sahih

There will be a flag for every perfidious person on the Day of Judgment.

Sahih Muslim #4401'Abdullah reported Allah's Prophet (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

There will be a flag for every perfidious person on the Day of Judgment, and it would be said: Here is the perfidy of so and so.