Surah Ghafir 40:59 — translation and meaning

غافر · Verse 59 / 85 · Page 474

إِنَّ السَّاعَةَ لَآتِيَةٌ لَّا رَيْبَ فِيهَا وَلَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

Word by Word

إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
السَّاعَةَ
al-sa'ata
the Hour
لَآتِيَةٌ
laatiyatun
(is) surely coming
لَّا
la
no
رَيْبَ
rayba
doubt
فِيهَا
fiha
in it
وَلَكِنَّ
walakinna
but
أَكْثَرَ
akthara
most
النَّاسِ
al-nasi
(of) the people
لَا
la
(do) not
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minuna
believe

Transliteration

Innas Saa'ata la aatiyatul laa raiba feehaa wa laakinna aksaran naasi laa yu'minoon

Translation

Indeed, the Hour is coming - no doubt about it - but most of the people do not believe.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

The Hour in which Allah will raise the dead for reckoning and reward is definitely coming, without doubt, but most people do not believe it is coming. That is why they do not prepare for it through faith and good actions.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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