What does Quran 69:47 mean?

Quran 69:47 (Surah Al-Haaqqa, Ayah 47) translates to: "And there is no one of you who could prevent [Us] from him."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 69:47 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Haaqqa (The Reality), the 69th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 29.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 69:47?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud, Sunan Ibn Majah.

What tafsir is available for Quran 69:47?

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

Ayah 46

ثُمَّ لَقَطَعْنَا مِنْهُ ٱلْوَتِينَ...

69:47Al-Haaqqa

Q: What topics does Quran 69:47 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Truthfulness, Divine Punishment, Prophetic Integrity, Divine Sovereignty, Divine Protection.

Ayah 48

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَذْكِرَةٌۭ لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ...

فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ عَنْهُ حَٰجِزِينَ

Famaa minkum min ahadin'anhu haajizeen

And there is no one of you who could prevent [Us] from him.

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Tafsir

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and not one of you ahadin is the subject of mā min being extra used to emphasise the negation; minkum is a circumstantial qualifier referring to ahadin could have defended him hājizīna is the predicate of the preceding mā and it is used in the plural because ahad when employed in a negatory context denotes a plural sense; the suffixed pronoun in ‘anhu refers to the Prophet in other words there is none to prevent Us from punishing him.

None of you should say: Woe be upon the Time, for verily Allah is the Time.

Sunan Abu Dawud #4665Narrated Hudhayfah:Sahih

There is no one who will be overtaken by trial regarding whom I do not fear except Muhammad ibn Maslamah, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Trial will not harm you.

Sahih Muslim #6326Abu Sa'id reported that when Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) came back from Tabuk they (his Companions) asked about the Last Hour. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:Sahih

There would be none amongst the created beings living on the earth (who would survive this century).

Sahih Muslim #5536Ibn 'Umar reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) having said:Sahih

None of you should make another one stand in the meeting and then occupy his place.

Sunan Ibn Majah #3504It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said:Hasan

"If anyone of you knew what is wrong with being alone, no one would travel at night by himself."