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30 Surah Ar-Rum (continued)

Page 407 - Related Hadith/Sunnah

Translation of the meaning by Sahih International.

Page 407 - Related Hadiths and Sunnah

Page 407 of the Quran contains Surah Ar-Rum (The Romans, Chapter 30), Verses 25 through 32 (Quran.com, n.d.). This section spans a transition from the cosmic signs of Allah's sovereign power to the core psychological and spiritual realities of human nature (Fitrah), ending with a stern warning against religious sectarianism and polytheism (Maududi, n.d.).

The Prophet Muhammad’s ﷺ Sunnah and Hadiths directly elucidate these specific verses, laying down the foundational framework for Islamic theology (Aqidah) and sectarian unity.

1. The Single Universal Call to Resurrection (Verses 25–27)

"And of His signs is that the heaven and earth remain by His command. Then when He calls you with a [single] call from the earth, immediately you will come forth." (Quran 30:25)

These opening verses establish the extreme ease with which God maintains the cosmos and executes the resurrection, stating that reviving creation is even "easier for Him" (Quran.com, n.d.).

• The Trumpet Blast and the Immediate Call: The Prophet ﷺ described the physical mechanism of this "single call" (Da'wah) mentioned in the verse. When asked about the Trumpet blast (Al-Sur) that initiates this emergence from the earth, he explained:
  "It is a horn that will be blown into... Then everyone who hears it will turn their necks and tilt them. The first person to hear it will be a man tending to his camel's trough. He will collapse, and everyone else will collapse. Then Allah will send rain like dew, and the bodies of people will grow from it. Then it will be blown a second time, and immediately they will be standing, looking on." (Sahih Muslim, Hadith 2940)

• The "Easier" Creation: Regarding Verse 27 ("He originates creation, then repeats it, and it is easier for Him"), the Prophet ﷺ clarified via a Hadith Qudsi (divine saying) how denying this concept insults the Divine:
  "Allah the Almighty says: 'The son of Adam denies Me, and he has no right to do so... As for his denying Me, it is his saying: He will not recreate me as He originated me, while the first creation is not easier for Me than its recreation.'" (Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith 4974)

2. The Innate Human Nature (Fitrah) (Verse 30)

"So set your face steadily and truly to the Faith: establish Allah's handiwork according to the pattern (Fitrah) on which He has made mankind: no change let there be in the work wrought by Allah..." (Quran 30:30)

This is one of the most famous theological verses in the Quran. It establishes Al-Fitrah—the pristine, innate spiritual predisposition embedded into every human soul to recognize and worship a Single Creator before societal corruption takes hold (Ibn Kathir, n.d.).

• The Core Prophetic Definition of Fitrah: The Prophet ﷺ explicitly quoted and explained this specific verse to his companions to illustrate human nature:
  "No child is born except upon the Fitrah (natural disposition to monotheism). It is only their parents who turn them into a Jew, a Christian, or a Magian (Zoroastrian). Just as an animal gives birth to a complete newborn—do you find any part of it missing or mutilated until you yourselves mutilate it?"
  After delivering this explanation, the companion Abu Hurairah would say to the listeners: "Recite if you wish: 'The Fitrah of Allah upon which He has created mankind...'" [Surah Ar-Rum: 30] (Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith 1358; Sahih Muslim, Hadith 2658).

• The Primordial Monotheism: In another profound Hadith expanding on this verse, the Prophet ﷺ reported that Allah said:
  "I created all of My servants as Hunafa (pure monotheists), but the devils came to them, turned them away from their religion, and forbade them what I had made lawful for them." (Sahih Muslim, Hadith 2865)

3. Turning in Repentance, Prayer, and Sectoral Splitting (Verses 31–32)

"(And remain always) turning in repentance to Him and fear Him; and perform the Prayer and be not of the idolaters—of those who have divided their religion and become sects, each faction rejoicing in what it has." (Quran 30:31-32)

These verses warn the believers against copying the structural downfalls of prior civilizations who fractured their spiritual unity by following whims, inventing innovations (Bid'ah), and splitting into isolated theological sects (Maududi, n.d.).

• The Splitting of the Ummah: The Prophet ﷺ explicitly warned that his followers would mirror the exact historical fragmentation condemned in Verse 32:
  "The Jews split into seventy-one sects, and the Christians split into seventy-two sects. My Ummah (community) will split into seventy-three sects; all of them will be in the Fire except one." The companions asked, "Who are they, O Messenger of Allah?" He replied: "Those who follow what I and my companions are upon today." (Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 2641; Sunan Abi Dawud, Hadith 4596)

• The Antidote to Sectarianism: To protect believers from becoming "factions rejoicing in what they have," the Sunnah provides a strict instruction to double down on the foundational orthodoxy left behind by the Prophet ﷺ and his immediate successors:
  "Whoever among you lives after me will see great discord. So hold fast to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the Rightly-Guided Caliphs. Adhere to it tightly and bite onto it with your molar teeth. Beware of newly invented matters [in the religion], for every newly invented matter is an innovation (Bid'ah), and every innovation is misguidance." (Sunan Abi Dawud, Hadith 4607; Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 2676)

References

Ibn Kathir, I. (n.d.). Tafsir al-Quran al-Azim (Surah Ar-Rum, Ayat 30-32). Alim.org. Retrieved June 9, 2026, from 

Maududi, A. A. (n.d.). Tafheem-ul-Quran (Surah Ar-Rum, Ayat 25-32). Towards Understanding the Quran. Retrieved June 9, 2026, from 

Quran.com. (n.d.). Surah Ar-Rum (30:25-32). Quran.com English Translation.