Transliteration:( Innas Saa'ata la aatiyatul laa raiba feehaa wa laakinna aksaran naasi laa yu'minoon )
"Sure, the Hour is to come [149]. There is no doubt in it, but most of mankind does not believe [150]."
The Hour refers to the Day of Judgement. It is called “Hour” either because, for the believer, that lengthy day will feel as brief as a moment, or because Qiyamah will strike suddenly, in just a moment’s time.
Although thousands of signs point to the reality of the Day of Judgement—such as our daily awakening, nightly sleep, and the revival of nature after winter—many people still disbelieve. Here, "many" refers to the disbelievers who reject its occurrence. The word “most” is used because disbelievers outnumber believers in this world.
The tafsir of Surah Muminun verse 59 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Muminun ayat 57 which provides the complete commentary from verse 57 through 59.
(40:59) The Hour will indeed come; there is no doubt about that. Yet most people do not believe.[81]
81. This is the absolute assertion about the occurrence of the Hereafter, which can be made only on the basis of knowledge and not on the basis of reasoning, and in no other discourse than of revelation this assertion can be made with such absoluteness. That which can be said without revelation only on the basis of intellectual reasoning is that Resurrection can take place and it should take place. Beyond this, to assert that Resurrection will certainly take place, can be said only by that Being Who knows that Resurrection will occur, and that Being is none but Allah. It is here that it becomes explicit and evident that if religion can be based on pure knowledge, instead of speculation and reasoning, it can only be on the knowledge obtained through divine revelation.
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