سُوْرَةُ اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ
Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 106
يَوْمَ تَبْيَضُّ وُجُوهٌ وَتَسْوَدُّ وُجُوهٌ ۚ فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْوَدَّتْ وُجُوهُهُمْ أَكَفَرْتُم بَعْدَ إِيمَـٰنِكُمْ فَذُوقُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْفُرُونَ ﴿106﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
On the Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection) when some faces will become white and some faces will become black; as for those whose faces will become black (to them will be said): "Did you reject Faith after accepting it? Then taste the torment (in Hell) for rejecting Faith."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَوْمَ
yawma
(On the) Day
تَبْيَضُّ
tabyaḍḍu
would become white
وُجُوهٌۭ
wujūhun
(some) faces
وَتَسْوَدُّ
wataswaddu
and would become black
وُجُوهٌۭ ۚ
wujūhun
(some) faces
فَأَمَّا
fa-ammā
As for
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those whose
ٱسْوَدَّتْ
is'waddat
turn black
وُجُوهُهُمْ
wujūhuhum
[their] faces
أَكَفَرْتُم
akafartum
Did you disbelieve
بَعْدَ
baʿda
after
إِيمَـٰنِكُمْ
īmānikum
your belief
فَذُوقُوا۟
fadhūqū
Then taste
ٱلْعَذَابَ
l-ʿadhāba
the punishment
بِمَا
bimā
for what
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you used to
تَكْفُرُونَ
takfurūna
disbelieve
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 106) {اَكَفَرْتُمْ بَعْدَ اِيْمَانِكُمْ:} Apparently, this refers to apostates, but in reality, it includes all disbelievers, because it is established that at the very beginning, everyone acknowledged Allah Almighty as Lord, and in the hadith it is also stated that every person is born upon the natural religion, therefore, whoever adopts disbelief does so only after having believed. That is why the scholars have written that in this verse, original disbelievers, apostates, hypocrites, and then the people of innovation are all included, because all of them are disbelieving after having believed. (Razi, Shawkani) Shah Abdul Qadir (may Allah have mercy on him) writes: "It is understood that those whose faces are blackened are those who disbelieve while being Muslims, who utter the words of Islam with their mouths but hold contrary beliefs; this is the ruling for all misguided sects." (Muwadhih)
