What does Quran 44:16 mean?

Quran 44:16 (Surah Ad-Dukhaan, Ayah 16) translates to: "The Day We will strike with the greatest assault, indeed, We will take retribution."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 44:16 from?

This ayah is from Surah Ad-Dukhaan (The Smoke), the 44th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 25.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 44:16?

Yes — there are 2 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih al-Bukhari.

What tafsir is available for Quran 44:16?

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

Ayah 15

إِنَّا كَاشِفُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابِ قَلِيلًا ۚ إِنَّكُمْ ...

44:16Ad-Dukhaan

Q: What topics does Quran 44:16 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Justice, Day of Judgment, Divine Punishment, Warning to Disbelievers, Divine Power.

Ayah 17

۞ وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ و...

يَوْمَ نَبْطِشُ ٱلْبَطْشَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ

Yawma nabtishul batsha tal kubraa innaa muntaqimoon

The Day We will strike with the greatest assault, indeed, We will take retribution.

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3 ayahs in Ad-Dukhaan are strongly about the Day of Judgment.

← Previous on Day of Judgment44:10Then watch for the Day when the sky will bring a visible smoke.Next on Day of Judgment →44:40Indeed, the Day of Judgement is the appointed time for them all -

Tafsir

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Mention the day when We shall assault with the most mighty assault — this was the day of the battle of Badr — then indeed We shall take vengeance on them al-batsh means ‘to seize violently’.

On the day of Al-Ahzab (i.e. clans) the Prophet (ﷺ) said, (After this battle) we will go to attack them(i.e. the infidels) and they will not come to attack us."

Sahih al-Bukhari #3935Narrated Ibn `Umar:Sahih

The first day (i.e. Ghazwa) I participated in, was the day of Al-Khandaq (i.e. Trench).

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