Which Surah and Juz is Quran 40:16 from?

This ayah is from Surah Ghafir (The Forgiver), the 40th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 24.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 40:16?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 40:16?

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

What topics does Quran 40:16 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Al-Wahid, Day of Judgment, Allah, Divine Sovereignty, Tawhid.

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رَفِيعُ ٱلدَّرَجَٰتِ ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ يُلْقِى ٱلرُّوح...

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Q: What does Quran 40:16 mean?

Quran 40:16 (Surah Ghafir, Ayah 16) translates to: "The Day they come forth nothing concerning them will be concealed from Allah. To whom belongs [all] sovereignty this Day? To Allah, the One, the Prevailing."

Ayah 17

ٱلْيَوْمَ تُجْزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ ۚ ...

يَوْمَ هُم بَٰرِزُونَ ۖ لَا يَخْفَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مِنْهُمْ شَىْءٌۭ ۚ لِّمَنِ ٱلْمُلْكُ ٱلْيَوْمَ ۖ لِلَّهِ ٱلْوَٰحِدِ ٱلْقَهَّارِ

Yawma hum baarizoona laa yakhfaa 'alal laahi minhum shai; limanil mulkul Yawma lillaahil Waahidil Qahaar

The Day they come forth nothing concerning them will be concealed from Allah. To whom belongs [all] sovereignty this Day? To Allah, the One, the Prevailing.

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40:16Ayah 185

14 ayahs in Ghafir are strongly about the Day of Judgment. This is one of them.

← Previous on Day of Judgment40:15[He is] the Exalted above [all] degrees, Owner of the Throne; He places the inspiration of His command upon whom He wills of His servants to warn of the Day of…Next on Day of Judgment →40:17This Day every soul will be recompensed for what it earned. No injustice today! Indeed, Allah is swift in account.

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the day when they will emerge the day they will exit from their graves; nothing about them will be hidden from God. ‘To whom does Sovereignty belong today?’ — God exalted be He asks this and Himself responds — ‘To God the One the All-compelling!’ over His creatures.

Verily. Allah would say on the Day of Resurrection: Where are those who have mutual love for My Glory's sake? Today I shall shelter them in My shadow when there is no other shadow but the shadow of Mine.

Sunan Ibn Majah #4271Sa'eed bin Musayyab narrated that Abu Hurairah used to say:Hasan

"The Messenger of Allah said: Allah will seize the earth on the Day of Ressurection, and He will roll up the heavens in his Right Hand, then He will say, "I am the Sovereign. Where are the kings of the earth?'"

Sahih al-Bukhari #7101Narrated Abu Huraira:Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "On the Day of Resurrection Allah will hold the whole earth and fold the heaven with His right hand and say, 'I am the King: where are the kings of the earth?" '

Sahih Muslim #6432Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

The servant (whose fault) Allah conceals in this world, Allah would also conceal (his faults) on the Day of Resurrection.

Sunan an-Nasa'i #3009It was narrated that from Aishah that the Messenger of Allah said:

"There is no day on which Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, frees more of his slaves, male and female, from the fire, than the day of Arafah. He comes close, then he boasts to the angels about them and say: 'What do these people want?'" (Sahih) Abdu Abdur-Rhamn (An-Nasai) said: It appears that Yunus bin Yusuf is the one who reported it from Malik and Allah, most High, Knows best.