470 Page Notes

40 Surah Ghafir (continued)

Page 470 - Related Hadith/Sunnah

Translation of the meaning by Sahih International.

Page 470 - Related Hadiths and Sunnah

Page 470 of the Quran covers Surah Ghafir (40), verses 26 through 33. This specific passage details the dramatic, escalating tension within Pharaoh’s court. It begins with Pharaoh plotting to execute Moses (Musa), followed immediately by the sudden intervention of a secret believer from Pharaoh's own household who risks his life to speak out against the injustice.

In classical Tafsir, this page is deeply connected to several foundational prophetic Hadiths concerning courage, speaking truth to power, and the terrifying realities of the Day of Judgment.

1. Verse 26: Pharaoh's Propaganda Matrix

And Pharaoh said, "Let me kill Moses and let him call upon his Lord. Indeed, I fear that he will change your religion or that he will cause corruption in the land."

The Prophetic Mirror: The Ultimate Dajjal (Deceiver)

Pharaoh frames himself as the protector of order and accuses the righteous Prophet Moses of being a corrupt agitator. In the Sunnah, the Prophet ﷺ explains that this exact inversion of reality—calling good evil and evil good—is the trademark of total tyrants and culminates in the end times with the False Messiah (Al-Masihi ad-Dajjal).

• Hadith Context: The Prophet ﷺ described how the ultimate deceiver mimics Pharaoh’s psychological tactics:
  "He [the Dajjal] will bring with him what resembles Paradise and Hellfire. But that which he says is Paradise is actually Hellfire, and that which he says is Hellfire is actually Paradise."

• Citation: Sahih Muslim, Book 54 (The Book of Tribulations and Portents of the Hour), Hadith 2934.

2. Verse 28: Speaking Truth to a Tyrant

And a believing man from the family of Pharaoh who had concealed his faith said, "Do you kill a man [merely] because he says, 'My Lord is Allah' while he has brought you clear proofs from your Lord?"

This verse is the focal point of page 470. A man steps out of the shadows of a tyrannical regime to defend a prophet. The Sunnah heavily praises this specific act of immense courage.

The Best Form of Jihad

• Hadith Context: The Prophet ﷺ explicitly stated that the action of the Believer of Pharaoh's family is the highest standard of spiritual and physical bravery:
  "The best Jihad is a word of truth spoken before an unjust ruler."

• Citation: Sunan Abi Dawud, Book 38 (The Book of Battles), Hadith 4344; Sunan At-Tirmidhi, Hadith 2174 (Authenticated as Sahih by Al-Albani).

The Historical Parallel: Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq

The classical compilers of Hadith noted that this verse repeated itself perfectly in the life of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. When the pagans of Makkah physically assaulted the Prophet ﷺ near the Kaaba, trying to strangle him, Abu Bakr stepped in to take the blows.

• Hadith Context: Urwa bin Az-Zubayr asked Abdullah ibn Amr to describe the worst thing the pagans did to the Prophet. He mentioned Uqbah bin Abi Mu'ayt wrapping his garment around the Prophet's neck to strangle him.
  "Abu Bakr came and pushed him away from the Prophet ﷺ and said, 'Would you kill a man just because he says: My Lord is Allah, and he has come to you with clear signs from your Lord?'"

• Citation: Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 62 (The Virtues of the Companions), Hadith 3678. Note how Abu Bakr quoted Surah Ghafir Verse 28 verbatim in the heat of the assault.

3. Verses 32–33: The Day of Mutual Calling (Yawm at-Tanaad)

"And O my people, indeed I fear for you the Day of Mutual Calling—The Day you will turn your backs fleeing; there will not be for you from Allah any protector..."

The Believing Man warns his people of a specific, terrifying aspect of Judgement Day called Yawm at-Tanaad (The Day of Mutual Calling/Crying Out), where people will frantically call out to one another for help, only to find everyone consumed by their own terror.

The Nakedness and Terror of Resurrections

The Sunnah provides direct commentary on this state of utter panic, where even family bonds break and people turn to flee, exactly as verse 33 states.

• Hadith Context: The Prophet ﷺ said, "The people will be resurrected on the Day of Judgment barefoot, naked, and uncircumcised." Aisha asked in shock, "O Messenger of Allah! Will men and women look at each other?" The Prophet ﷺ replied:
  "O Aisha, the matter will be far too severe for them to be concerned with looking at one another."

• Citation: Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 81 (To make the Heart Tender), Hadith 6527; Sahih Muslim, Hadith 2859.