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Tafsir: Ghafir 40:16

40:16
يوم هم بارزون لا يخفى على الله منهم شيء لمن الملك اليوم لله الواحد القهار ١٦
يَوْمَ هُم بَـٰرِزُونَ ۖ لَا يَخْفَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مِنْهُمْ شَىْءٌۭ ۚ لِّمَنِ ٱلْمُلْكُ ٱلْيَوْمَ ۖ لِلَّهِ ٱلْوَٰحِدِ ٱلْقَهَّارِ ١٦
يَوۡمَ
هُم
بَٰرِزُونَۖ
لَا
يَخۡفَىٰ
عَلَى
ٱللَّهِ
مِنۡهُمۡ
شَيۡءٞۚ
لِّمَنِ
ٱلۡمُلۡكُ
ٱلۡيَوۡمَۖ
لِلَّهِ
ٱلۡوَٰحِدِ
ٱلۡقَهَّارِ
١٦
the Day all will appear ˹before Allah˺. Nothing about them will be hidden from Him. ˹He will ask,˺ “Who does all authority belong to this Day? To Allah—the One, the Supreme!1
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You are reading a tafsir for the group of verses 40:13 to 40:17

There are countless signs in the universe which teach us lessons in symbolic language. One of these is the system of rains. This natural phenomenon is symbolic of God’s inspiration. Just as rains are useful for fertile land and useless for barren land, similarly the inspiration from God brings forth fruit in some but not in others. This ‘rain’ enters the souls of those who have kept their hearts open and makes their existence lush green. On the contrary, those whose hearts are full of the greatness of beings other than God are like barren lands. God is fully aware of His subjects. Whoever He finds capable, He chooses for the purpose of conveying His message. The main aim of this message is to warn the people of the fast approaching day when they will be presented before the Lord of the Universe, from whom nothing will be hidden and whose judgement will not be influenced by anybody.