Surah Ghafir Tafseer

Allah sends the Revelation to warn His Servants of the Day of Mutual Meeting

Allah tells us of His might and pride, and that His Mighty Throne is raised above

رَفِيعُ الدَّرَجَاتِ ذُو الْعَرْشِ

(He is Allah) Owner of high ranks and degrees, the Owner of the Throne.

Allah tells us of His might and pride, and that His Mighty Throne is raised above all of His creation like a roof.

This is like the Ayah:

مِّنَ اللَّهِ ذِي الْمَعَارِجِ

تَعْرُجُ الْمَلَـيِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ

From Allah, the Lord of the ways of ascent. The angels and the Ruh (Jibril) ascend to Him in a Day the measure whereof is fifty thousand years. (70:3-4)

If Allah wills, we will discuss below which is the most correct view the distance between the Throne and the seventh earth according to a group of earlier and later scholars. More than one scholar said that the Throne is made of red rubies. The width between two corners of it is the distance of a fifty thousand year long journey and its height above the seventh earth is the distance of a fifty thousand years long journey.

يُلْقِي الرُّوحَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ عَلَى مَن يَشَاء مِنْ عِبَادِهِ

He sends the revelation of His command to any of His servants He wills,

This is like the Ayat:

يُنَزِّلُ الْمَلَـيِكَةَ بِالْرُّوحِ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ عَلَى مَن يَشَأءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ أَنْ أَنْذِرُواْ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَـهَ إِلَا أَنَاْ فَاتَّقُونِ

He sends down the angels with the Ruh (revelation) of His command to whom of His servants He wills (saying):"Warn mankind that none has the right to be worshipped but I, so have Taqwa of Me." (16:2)

and,

وَإِنَّهُ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ الْعَـلَمِينَ

نَزَلَ بِهِ الرُّوحُ الاٌّمِينُ

عَلَى قَلْبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُنْذِرِينَ

And truly, this is a revelation from the Lord of all that exits, Which the trustworthy Ruh (Jibril) has brought down Upon your heart that you may be (one) of the warners. (26:192-194)

Allah says:

لِيُنذِرَ يَوْمَ التَّلَقِ

that he may warn (men) of the Day of Mutual Meeting.

Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn Abbas said:

"The Day of Mutual Meeting is one of the names of the Day of Resurrection, of which Allah warns His servants."

That is the Day when everyone will find out about his deeds, good and bad