Surah Waqi’ah Ayat 10 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 10
And the forerunners, the forerunners –
And those Foremost (in Faith) will be Foremost (in the Hereafter).
As for the Foremost, they will be the foremost!
And those foremost [(in Islamic Faith of Monotheism and in performing righteous deeds) in the life of this world on the very first call for to embrace Islam,] will be foremost (in Paradise).
And the foremost in the race, the foremost in the race:
And the Outstrippers, (i.e., those who precede others) the Outstrippers
And those in front––ahead indeed!
اور جو آگے والے ہیں وه تو آگے والے ہی ہیں
Quran 56 Verse 10 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Waqi’ah ayat 10, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(56:10) As for the Foremost, they will be the foremost![7]
7. Sabiqoon (the foremost) implies the people who excelled others in virtue and love of the truth and in good works and responded to the call of Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him) before others. They were also in the forefront in their response to the call for jihad, for spending their wealth for the sake of the needy and for public services, or for inviting others to virtue and truth. In short, they are ever ready for spreading the good and wiping out evil and making sacrifices and exerting themselves whenever there was need for it. On this very basis, in the Hereafter too, they will be placed in the forefront.
Thus, mankind, so to say, will be ranged in Allah’s court like this: On the right hand, there will be the righteous, on the left the wicked, and in the forefront (nearest in divine presence) the Sabiqoon (the foremost in faith and good deeds). According to a Hadith reported by Aishah the Prophet (peace be upon him) asked the people: Do you know who, on the Day of Resurrection, will he the first to be accommodated under the divine shade? The people said Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him) only had the best knowledge. Thereupon the Prophet (peace be upon him) replied: Those who were such that when the truth was presented before them, they accepted it forthwith; when a right was asked of them, they discharged it gracefully; and their decision in respect of others was the same as in respect of their own selves. (Musnad Ahmad).
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Waqiah verse 10 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Waqiah ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 1 through 12.
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