Which Surah and Juz is Quran 40:33 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 40:33?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud, Sunan an-Nasa'i.

What tafsir is available for Quran 40:33?

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

What topics does Quran 40:33 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, Day of Judgment, Divine Punishment, Accountability, Disbelief.

Ayah 32

وَيَٰقَوْمِ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلتَ...

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Q: What does Quran 40:33 mean?

Quran 40:33 (Surah Ghafir, Ayah 33) translates to: "The Day you will turn your backs fleeing; there is not for you from Allah any protector. And whoever Allah leaves astray - there is not for him any guide."

Ayah 34

وَلَقَدْ جَآءَكُمْ يُوسُفُ مِن قَبْلُ بِٱلْبَيِّنَ...

يَوْمَ تُوَلُّونَ مُدْبِرِينَ مَا لَكُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِنْ عَاصِمٍۢ ۗ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِنْ هَادٍۢ

Yawma tuwalloona mud bireena maa lakum minal laahi min 'aasim; wa mai yudlilil laahu famaa lahoo min haad

The Day you will turn your backs fleeing; there is not for you from Allah any protector. And whoever Allah leaves astray - there is not for him any guide.

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Day of Judgment

40:33Ayah 185

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

← Previous on Day of Judgment40:32And O my people, indeed I fear for you the Day of Calling -Next on Day of Judgment →40:46The Fire, they are exposed to it morning and evening. And the Day the Hour appears [it will be said],

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a day when you will turn back to flee from the site of the Reckoning leading to the Fire not having anyone to defend you to protect you from God in other words from His chastisement and whomever God leads astray for him there is no guide.

A man asked Bara' (b. 'Azib): Did you run away on the Day of Hunain. O, Abu Umira? He said: No, by Allah, The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not turn his back; (what actually happened was that) some young men from among his companions, who were hasty and who were either without any arms or did not have abundant arms, advanced and met a party of archers (who were so good shots) that their arrows never missed the mark. This party (of archers) belonged to Banu Hawazin and Banu Nadir. They shot at the advancing young men and their arrows were not likely to miss their targets. So these young men turned to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) while he was riding on his white mule and Abu Sufyan b. al-Harith b. 'Abd al-Muttalib was leading him. (At this) he got down from his mule, invoked God's help, and called out: I am the Prophet. This is no untruth. I am the son of 'Abd al-Muttalib. Then he deployed his men into battle array.

Sunan Abu Dawud #2649Da'if

Abu Sa’id said “The verse “If any do turn his back to them on such a day” was revealed on the day of the Battle of Badr.”

Sunan an-Nasa'i #4061It was narrated that Jarir bin 'Abdullah said:Sahih

"If a slave runs away to the land of Shirk, there is no protection (or immunity) for him."

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #1738Narrated Ibn 'Umar:Hasan

"Indeed we saw the day of Hunain, and indeed the two armies fled from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and there did not remain one hundred men with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)." This Hadith is Hasan Gharib as a narration of 'Ubaidullah. We do not know of it except from this route.

Sahih Muslim #136Jarir b. Abdullah reported it from the Holy Prophet:Sahih

When the slave runs away from his master, his prayer is not accepted.