سُوْرَةُ الْقِيَامَةِ
Surah Al-Qiyaama (75) — Ayah 36
أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى ﴿36﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Does man think that he will be left neglected (without being punished or rewarded for the obligatory duties enjoined by his Lord Allâh on him)?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَيَحْسَبُ
ayaḥsabu
Does think
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ
l-insānu
man
أَن
an
that
يُتْرَكَ
yut'raka
he will be left
سُدًى
sudan
neglected
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 36 to 40) ➊ {اَيَحْسَبُ الْاِنْسَانُ اَنْ يُّتْرَكَ سُدًى … : ’’ سُدًى ‘‘} Those camels that are left untied are called {’’إِبِلٌ سُدًي‘‘}, meaning left free, about which no one asks. {’’ يُمْنٰى ‘‘ ’’أَمْنٰي يُمْنِيْ‘‘} is the passive imperfect tense from (افعال), meaning it is dropped, it is made to fall.
➋ The deniers of resurrection and gathering considered it impossible that decayed bones would be brought back to life and held accountable. In these verses, Allah Almighty has presented the argument for resurrecting man and taking account from him: Does man think that he will be left without being questioned? No, this is a wrong notion. The All-Powerful, who turned a drop of something as thin as water into a clot of blood in the mother's womb, then completed it into flesh, bones, and all organs, and after breathing the soul into it, made it a living human being in the form of a man or a woman—so how can it be difficult for Him to bring its dust back to its original form again?
Besides this, if man reflects on his origin, he was a lowly drop that was dropped from the organs of the father into the organs of the mother, whose names are not even mentioned out of modesty and shame. Then, after passing through various stages and being fully formed, he was brought back through the same path, the mention of which itself is a cause for modesty. Now, is it befitting for man to show arrogance before his Creator, to walk with pride, and to think that there is no one to question him?
➋ The deniers of resurrection and gathering considered it impossible that decayed bones would be brought back to life and held accountable. In these verses, Allah Almighty has presented the argument for resurrecting man and taking account from him: Does man think that he will be left without being questioned? No, this is a wrong notion. The All-Powerful, who turned a drop of something as thin as water into a clot of blood in the mother's womb, then completed it into flesh, bones, and all organs, and after breathing the soul into it, made it a living human being in the form of a man or a woman—so how can it be difficult for Him to bring its dust back to its original form again?
Besides this, if man reflects on his origin, he was a lowly drop that was dropped from the organs of the father into the organs of the mother, whose names are not even mentioned out of modesty and shame. Then, after passing through various stages and being fully formed, he was brought back through the same path, the mention of which itself is a cause for modesty. Now, is it befitting for man to show arrogance before his Creator, to walk with pride, and to think that there is no one to question him?
