What does Quran 38:15 mean?

Quran 38:15 (Surah Saad, Ayah 15) translates to: "And these [disbelievers] await not but one blast [of the Horn]; for it there will be no delay."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 38:15 from?

This ayah is from Surah Saad (The letter Saad), the 38th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 23.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 38:15?

Yes — there is 1 hadith related to this ayah from Sunan Ibn Majah.

What tafsir is available for Quran 38:15?

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

Ayah 14

إِن كُلٌّ إِلَّا كَذَّبَ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ عِقَابِ...

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Q: What topics does Quran 38:15 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Day of Judgment, Resurrection, Eschatological Events, Divine Justice, Divine Punishment.

Ayah 16

وَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا عَجِّل لَّنَا قِطَّنَا قَبْلَ ...

وَمَا يَنظُرُ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ إِلَّا صَيْحَةًۭ وَٰحِدَةًۭ مَّا لَهَا مِن فَوَاقٍۢ

Wa maa yanzuru haaa ulaaa'i illaa saihatanw waahidatam maa lahaa min fawaaq

And these [disbelievers] await not but one blast [of the Horn]; for it there will be no delay.

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38:15Ayah 188

3 ayahs in Saad are strongly about the Day of Judgment. This is one of them.

Next on Day of Judgment →38:26[We said], "O David, indeed We have made you a successor upon the earth, so judge between the people in truth and do not follow [your own] desire,

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And these that is the disbelievers of Mecca do not await but a single Cry namely the Blast of the Resurrection that will herald chastisement for them for which there will be no revoking read fawāq or fuwāq.

“The two who are entrusted with the Trumpet have two horns in their hands, waiting until they will be commanded (to blow them).”

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