سُوْرَةُ الْجَاثِيَةِ
Surah Al-Jaathiya (45) — Ayah 21
أَمْ حَسِبَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱجْتَرَحُوا۟ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ أَن نَّجْعَلَهُمْ كَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ سَوَآءً مَّحْيَاهُمْ وَمَمَاتُهُمْ ۚ سَآءَ مَا يَحْكُمُونَ ﴿21﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Or do those who earn evil deeds think that We shall hold them equal with those who believe (in the Oneness of Allâh - Islâmic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, in their present life and after their death? Worst is the judgement that they make.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَمْ
am
Do
حَسِبَ
ḥasiba
think
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
ٱجْتَرَحُوا۟
ij'taraḥū
commit
ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ
l-sayiāti
evil deeds
أَن
an
that
نَّجْعَلَهُمْ
najʿalahum
We will make them
كَٱلَّذِينَ
ka-alladhīna
like those who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believed
وَعَمِلُوا۟
waʿamilū
and did
ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ
l-ṣāliḥāti
righteous deeds
سَوَآءًۭ
sawāan
equal
مَّحْيَاهُمْ
maḥyāhum
(in) their life
وَمَمَاتُهُمْ ۚ
wamamātuhum
and their death
سَآءَ
sāa
Evil is
مَا
mā
what
يَحْكُمُونَ
yaḥkumūna
they judge
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.
21. 1. That is, We should make no distinction between the two in this world and the Hereafter. This can never happen, or it means that just as they were equal in this world, will they remain equal in the Hereafter as well, that after death both will cease to exist? Neither will the evildoer be punished, nor will the one who believes and does righteous deeds be rewarded—this will not happen. Therefore, it is stated ahead that their decision is evil, which they are making.
