يَوْمَ يَسْمَعُونَ ٱلصَّيْحَةَ بِٱلْحَقِّ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ ٱلْخُرُوجِ 42
Translations
The Day they will hear the blast [of the Horn] in truth. That is the Day of Emergence [from the graves].
Transliteration
Yawma yasma'ūn al-ṣayhata bil-ḥaqq. Dhālika yawmu al-khurūj.
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah refers to the Day of Resurrection when all creation will hear the Trumpet blast (al-Ṣikhkhah) with truth and certainty, marking the day when people will emerge from their graves. According to Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari, 'the Day of Emergence' (Yawm al-Khurūj) is the day when souls return to bodies and people rise from the dead in response to the divine command. This is a moment of undeniable reality when all creatures will be awakened to face divine judgment.
Revelation Context
Surah Qaf is a Meccan surah focused on affirming the reality of the Resurrection and warning the disbelievers of Makkah who denied it. This ayah comes in a passage (50:41-45) that emphasizes the certainty and proximity of the Day of Judgment, providing reassurance to believers and a warning to those who reject faith.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: 'The Trumpet will be blown and whoever hears it will fall unconscious except whom Allah wills.' (Sahih Bukhari 4810). Also related: 'Between the first and second blowing of the Trumpet, there will be forty' (Sahih Muslim 2955), referring to the duration between death and resurrection.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah reminds believers of the absolute certainty and inevitability of the Resurrection, encouraging moral accountability and preparation for the afterlife. In our modern age of materialism and skepticism, this verse calls us to reflect on our ultimate purpose and destiny beyond this worldly life.