What does Quran 50:41 mean?

Quran 50:41 (Surah Qaaf, Ayah 41) translates to: "And listen on the Day when the Caller will call out from a place that is near -"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 50:41 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 50:41?

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Ibn Majah, Sunan Abu Dawud, Sahih al-Bukhari.

What tafsir is available for Quran 50:41?

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

What topics does Quran 50:41 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Day of Judgment, Resurrection, Return to Allah, Divine Sovereignty, Death.

Ayah 40

وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَأَدْبَٰرَ ٱلسُّجُودِ...

50:41Qaaf

Ayah 42

يَوْمَ يَسْمَعُونَ ٱلصَّيْحَةَ بِٱلْحَقِّ ۚ ذَٰلِك...

وَٱسْتَمِعْ يَوْمَ يُنَادِ ٱلْمُنَادِ مِن مَّكَانٍۢ قَرِيبٍۢ

Wastami' yawma yunaa dil munaadi mim makaanin qareeb

And listen on the Day when the Caller will call out from a place that is near -

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Day of Judgment

50:41Ayah 145

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

← Previous on Day of Judgment50:30On the Day We will say to Hell, "Have you been filled?" and it will say, "Are there some more,"Next on Day of Judgment →50:42The Day they will hear the blast [of the Horn] in truth. That is the Day of Emergence [from the graves].

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And listen — O addressee to My words — on the day when the caller namely the archangel Isrāfīl calls out from a place that is near to the heaven this is the Rock of the Holy House of Jerusalem the place on earth that is the nearest to the heaven. He Isrāfīl will say ‘O withered bones severed limbs torn flesh and scattered hairs! God verily commands you to come together for the passing of judgement’.

"I heard Mu'awiyah bin Abu Sufyan say that Messenger of Allah said: "The Mu'adh-dhin will have the longest necks of all people on the Day of Resurrection."

Sunan Abu Dawud #537Jabir b. Samurah said:Sahih

Bilal would call the Adhan, then he used come to wait. When he would see that the prophet (ﷺ) had come out (of his house), he would pronounce the iqama.

Sahih al-Bukhari #890Narrated As-Saib bin Yazid:Sahih

In the lifetime of the Prophet, Abu Bakr and `Umar, the Adhan for the Jumua prayer used to be pronounced when the Imam sat on the pulpit. But during the Caliphate of `Uthman when the Muslims increased in number, a third Adhan at Az-Zaura' was added. Abu `Abdullah said, "Az-Zaura' is a place in the market of Medina."