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 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 21) ➊ { اَمْ حَسِبَ الَّذِيْنَ اجْتَرَحُوا السَّيِّاٰتِ … :} After the invitation to Tawheed, from here the discourse on the Hereafter begins, and this verse is an evidence for the truth of the Hereafter. For commentary, see Surah Sad (28) and Surah Qalam (34 to 38).
➋ {سَوَآءً مَّحْيَاهُمْ وَ مَمَاتُهُمْ …:} That is, the disbelievers continued to do as they pleased in life and, being unrestrained, fulfilled their desires, as a result of which they spread corruption in the land and committed countless injustices against people and themselves, whereas the believers restrained their desires and remained bound by the commands of their Lord, the Exalted. Now, if after death the disbelievers are not punished for their crimes and the believers are not rewarded for their righteous deeds, then this is against both Allah’s attribute of justice and His attribute of wisdom. Those who deny the Hereafter are equating faith and disbelief, good and evil, and oppression and justice, which is a very wrong judgment on their part.
➋ {سَوَآءً مَّحْيَاهُمْ وَ مَمَاتُهُمْ …:} That is, the disbelievers continued to do as they pleased in life and, being unrestrained, fulfilled their desires, as a result of which they spread corruption in the land and committed countless injustices against people and themselves, whereas the believers restrained their desires and remained bound by the commands of their Lord, the Exalted. Now, if after death the disbelievers are not punished for their crimes and the believers are not rewarded for their righteous deeds, then this is against both Allah’s attribute of justice and His attribute of wisdom. Those who deny the Hereafter are equating faith and disbelief, good and evil, and oppression and justice, which is a very wrong judgment on their part.
