Which Surah and Juz is Quran 30:43 from?

This ayah is from Surah Ar-Room (The Romans), the 30th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 21.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 30:43?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sahih al-Bukhari, Sunan Ibn Majah.

What tafsir is available for Quran 30:43?

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

What topics does Quran 30:43 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Straight Path, Allah, Day of Judgment, Resurrection, Accountability.

Ayah 42

قُلْ سِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَا...

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Q: What does Quran 30:43 mean?

Quran 30:43 (Surah Ar-Room, Ayah 43) translates to: "So direct your face toward the correct religion before a Day comes from Allah of which there is no repelling. That Day, they will be divided."

Ayah 44

مَن كَفَرَ فَعَلَيْهِ كُفْرُهُۥ ۖ وَمَنْ عَمِلَ صَ...

فَأَقِمْ وَجْهَكَ لِلدِّينِ ٱلْقَيِّمِ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِىَ يَوْمٌۭ لَّا مَرَدَّ لَهُۥ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ يَصَّدَّعُونَ

Fa aqim wajhaka lid deenil qaiyimi min qabli any yaatiya Yawmul laa maradda lahoo minal laahi Yawma'iziny yassadda'oon

So direct your face toward the correct religion before a Day comes from Allah of which there is no repelling. That Day, they will be divided.

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Day of Judgment

30:43Ayah 160

10 ayahs in Ar-Room are strongly about the Day of Judgment. This is one of them.

← Previous on Day of Judgment30:25And of His signs is that the heaven and earth remain by His command. Then when He calls you with a [single] call from the earth,Next on Day of Judgment →30:55And the Day the Hour appears the criminals will swear they had remained but an hour. Thus they were deluded.

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So set your purpose for the upright religion the religion of Islam before there comes the inevitable day from God namely the Day of Resurrection. On that day they shall be sundered yassadda‘ūna the original tā’ yatasadda‘ūna has been assimilated with the sād that is they will be split into separate groups after the Reckoning destined for Paradise or the Fire.

"There is no man among you except that his Lord shall converse with him on the Day of Judgement, there being no interpreter between him and Him (Allah). Then he looks to the south (his right) and does not see anything except the things he put forward (of good), then he looks to the north (his left) and he does not see anything except the things he put forward (of evil), then he turns to look before him to find he is facing the Fire." The Messenger of Allah SAW, said: "Whoever among you is able to protect his face from the Fire – even with a piece of a date - then let him do so." (Sahih) [Abu 'Eisa said: This Hadith is Hasan Sahih]. Abu As-Sã'ib narrated to us: "One day, Waki' narrated this Hadith to us from Al-'Amash. When Waki' was finished with this Hadith, he said: 'Whoever is present from the inhabitants of Khurãsãn, then let him seek the reward of spreading this Hadith in Khurãsãn." Abu 'Eisa said: The Jahmiyyah rejected this. [Abu As-Sã'ib's name is Salam bin Junadah bin Khãlid bin Jäbir bin Samurah Al-Kufi]. This Hadith is Hasan Sahih.

Sahih al-Bukhari #700Narrated An-Nu`man bin 'Bashir:Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Straighten your rows or Allah will alter your faces."

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #227An-Nu'man bin Bashir said:Sahih

"Allah's Messenger would straighten our lines. One day he came out and saw a man whose chest was protruding from the people, so he said: 'You must straighten your lines, or Allah will cause disagreement to occur among your faces."

Sunan Ibn Majah #3807It was narrated from Safwan bin ‘Assal that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Hasan

“Towards the west (i.e., the place of the setting of the sun) there is an open door, seventy years wide. That door will remain open for repentance until the sun rises from this direction. When it rises from this direction, faith will not benefit any soul that did not believe before or earn anything good through its faith.”

Sahih al-Bukhari #3456Narrated Abu Huraira:Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The Day of (Judgment) will not be established till there is a war between two groups whose claims (or religion) will be the same."