سُوْرَةُ الزُّمَرِ
Surah Az-Zumar (39) — Ayah 69
وَأَشْرَقَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ بِنُورِ رَبِّهَا وَوُضِعَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ وَجِا۟ىٓءَ بِٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ وَٱلشُّهَدَآءِ وَقُضِىَ بَيْنَهُم بِٱلْحَقِّ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ ﴿69﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And the earth will shine with the light of its Lord (Allâh, when He will come to judge among men): and the Book will be placed (open); and the Prophets and the witnesses will be brought forward; and it will be judged between them with truth, and they will not be wronged.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَشْرَقَتِ
wa-ashraqati
And (will) shine
ٱلْأَرْضُ
l-arḍu
the earth
بِنُورِ
binūri
with (the) light
رَبِّهَا
rabbihā
(of) its Lord
وَوُضِعَ
wawuḍiʿa
and (will) be placed
ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ
l-kitābu
the Record
وَجِا۟ىٓءَ
wajīa
and (will) be brought
بِٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ
bil-nabiyīna
the Prophets
وَٱلشُّهَدَآءِ
wal-shuhadāi
and the witnesses
وَقُضِىَ
waquḍiya
and it (will) be judged
بَيْنَهُم
baynahum
between them
بِٱلْحَقِّ
bil-ḥaqi
in truth
وَهُمْ
wahum
and they
لَا
lā
will not be wronged
يُظْلَمُونَ
yuẓ'lamūna
will not be wronged
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.
69. 1. Some have interpreted this "light" as justice and some as command, but there is nothing preventing it from being taken in its real meaning, because Allah is the light of the heavens and the earth.
69. 2. The prophets will be asked whether they conveyed My message to their respective people or community, or it will be asked what response their communities gave to their invitation—did they accept it or reject it? The Ummah of Muhammad will be brought as witnesses, who will testify to these matters as Allah had informed them of these affairs.
19. 3. That is, there will be no decrease in anyone's reward or recompense, and no one will be punished more than their crime.
69. 2. The prophets will be asked whether they conveyed My message to their respective people or community, or it will be asked what response their communities gave to their invitation—did they accept it or reject it? The Ummah of Muhammad will be brought as witnesses, who will testify to these matters as Allah had informed them of these affairs.
19. 3. That is, there will be no decrease in anyone's reward or recompense, and no one will be punished more than their crime.
