Surah Qaf Ayat 20 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 20
And the Horn will be blown. That is the Day of [carrying out] the threat.
And the Trumpet shall be blown: that will be the Day whereof Warning (had been given).
And then the Trumpet was blown. This is the day of the promised chastisement.
And the Trumpet will be blown, that will be the Day whereof warning (had been given) (i.e. the Day of Resurrection).
And the trumpet is blown. This is the threatened Day.
And the Trumpet is blown; that is the Day of the Threat.
The Trumpet will be sounded: ‘This is the Day [you were] warned of.’
اور صور پھونک دیا جائے گا۔ وعدہٴ عذاب کا دن یہی ہے
Quran 50 Verse 20 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Qaf ayat 20, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(50:20) And then the Trumpet was blown.[24] This is the day of the promised chastisement.
24. This implies that blowing of the Trumpet at which all dead men will rise back to life in their own physical bodies. For explanation, see (Surah Al-Anaam, ayat 73) note 47; (Surah Ibrahim, ayat 48) note 57; (Surah TaHa, ayat 102) note 78; (Surah Al-Hajj, ayat 1) note 1; (Surah YaSeen, ayat 50-51) note 46,47, and (Surah Az-Zumar, ayat 68) note 79.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Qaf verse 20 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Qaf ayat 16 which provides the complete commentary from verse 16 through 22.
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