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Surah Fussilat (41) — Ayah 22
وَمَا كُنتُمْ تَسْتَتِرُونَ أَن يَشْهَدَ عَلَيْكُمْ سَمْعُكُمْ وَلَآ أَبْصَـٰرُكُمْ وَلَا جُلُودُكُمْ وَلَـٰكِن ظَنَنتُمْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَعْلَمُ كَثِيرًا مِّمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿22﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And you have not been hiding yourselves (in the world), lest your ears, and your eyes, and your skins should testify against you; but you thought that Allâh knew not much of what you were doing.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَا
wamā
And not
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you were
تَسْتَتِرُونَ
tastatirūna
covering yourselves
أَن
an
lest
يَشْهَدَ
yashhada
testify
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
against you
سَمْعُكُمْ
samʿukum
your hearing
وَلَآ
walā
and not
أَبْصَـٰرُكُمْ
abṣārukum
your sight
وَلَا
walā
and not
جُلُودُكُمْ
julūdukum
your skins
وَلَـٰكِن
walākin
but
ظَنَنتُمْ
ẓanantum
you assumed
أَنَّ
anna
that
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
لَا
lā
(does) not
يَعْلَمُ
yaʿlamu
know
كَثِيرًۭا
kathīran
much
مِّمَّا
mimmā
of what
تَعْمَلُونَ
taʿmalūna
you do
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.
22. 1. Its meaning is that while committing sinful acts, you tried to hide from people, but you had no fear that your own limbs would testify against you, from which you should have felt the need to hide. The reason for this was their denial of resurrection and lack of belief in it. 22. 1. Therefore, you were bold in breaking the limits set by Allah and disobeying Him.
