سُوْرَةُ السَّجْدَةِ
Surah As-Sajda (32) — Ayah 18
أَفَمَن كَانَ مُؤْمِنًا كَمَن كَانَ فَاسِقًا ۚ لَّا يَسْتَوُۥنَ ﴿18﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Is then he who is a believer like him who is a Fâsiq (disbeliever and disobedient to Allâh)? Not equal are they.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَفَمَن
afaman
Then is one who
كَانَ
kāna
is
مُؤْمِنًۭا
mu'minan
a believer
كَمَن
kaman
like (him) who
كَانَ
kāna
is
فَاسِقًۭا ۚ
fāsiqan
defiantly disobedient
لَّا
lā
Not
يَسْتَوُۥنَ
yastawūna
they are equal
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
18-1 This is an interrogative of denial, meaning that with Allah, the believer and the disbeliever are not equal; rather, there will be a great difference and distinction between them. The believers will be guests of Allah and deserving of honor and respect, while the defiantly disobedient and disbelievers will be shackled in the chains of punishment and scorched in the fire of Hell. This subject has also been mentioned in other places, for example: (اَمْ حَسِبَ الَّذِيْنَ اجْتَرَحُوا السَّيِّاٰتِ اَنْ نَّجْعَلَهُمْ كَالَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ ۙ سَوَاۗءً مَّحْيَاهُمْ وَمَمَاتُهُمْ ۭ سَاۗءَ مَا يَحْكُمُوْنَ) 45. Al-Jathiyah: 21) (اَمْ نَجْعَلُ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ كَالْمُفْسِدِيْنَ فِي الْاَرْضِ ۡ اَمْ نَجْعَلُ الْمُتَّقِيْنَ كَالْفُجَّارِ) 38. Sad: 28) (لَا يَسْتَوِيْٓ اَصْحٰبُ النَّارِ وَاَصْحٰبُ الْجَنَّةِ ۭ اَصْحٰبُ الْجَنَّةِ هُمُ الْفَاۗىِٕزُوْنَ) 59. Al-Hashr: 20) and so on.
