Which Surah and Juz is Quran 50:22 from?

This ayah is from Surah Qaaf (The letter Qaaf), the 50th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 26.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 50:22?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 50:22?

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

What topics does Quran 50:22 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Knowledge, Day of Judgment, Accountability, Spiritual Awareness, Tawhid.

Ayah 21

وَجَآءَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ مَّعَهَا سَآئِقٌۭ وَشَهِيد...

50:22Qaaf

Q: What does Quran 50:22 mean?

Quran 50:22 (Surah Qaaf, Ayah 22) translates to: "[It will be said], "You were certainly in unmindfulness of this, and We have removed from you your cover, so your sight, this Day, is sharp.""

Ayah 23

وَقَالَ قَرِينُهُۥ هَٰذَا مَا لَدَىَّ عَتِيدٌ...

لَّقَدْ كُنتَ فِى غَفْلَةٍۢ مِّنْ هَٰذَا فَكَشَفْنَا عَنكَ غِطَآءَكَ فَبَصَرُكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ حَدِيدٌۭ

Laqad kunta fee ghaf latim min haazaa fakashafnaa 'anka ghitaaa'aka fabasarukal yawma hadeed

[It will be said], "You were certainly in unmindfulness of this, and We have removed from you your cover, so your sight, this Day, is sharp."

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Day of Judgment

50:22Ayah 145

9 ayahs in Qaaf are strongly about the Day of Judgment. This is one of them.

← Previous on Day of Judgment50:21And every soul will come, with it a driver and a witness.Next on Day of Judgment →50:23And his companion, [the angel], will say, "This [record] is what is with me, prepared."

Tafsir

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‘Verily in the world you were oblivious of this that has befallen you on this day; So now We have removed from you your covering We have done away with your oblivion by what you witness on this day and so your sight on this day is acute’ it is sharp able to perceive what you used to reject in the world.

" then we saw you keeping aloof (back)."

Sahih al-Bukhari #4340Narrated Ibn `Umar:Sahih

This Verse:--"Whether you show what is in your minds or conceal it.." (2.284) was abrogated.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3416Ibn Abbas narrated that :Hasan

the Prophet said: “You will be gathered barefoot, naked and uncircumcised.” “A woman said: “Will we see” or “look at each other’s nakedness?” He said: “O so-and-so! Every man among them on that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.”

Sunan an-Nasa'i #2089It was narrated from 'Aishah that the Prophet said:Sahih

"You will be gathered (one the Day of Resurrection) barefoot and naked." I said: "Men and women looking at one another?" he said: "The matter will be too difficult for people to pay attention to that."

Sahih al-Bukhari #6285Narrated Ibn `Abbas:Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "You will meet Allah barefooted, naked, walking on feet, and uncircumcised."