سُوْرَةُ هُوْدٍ
Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 18
وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ يُعْرَضُونَ عَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْأَشْهَـٰدُ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَبُوا۟ عَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ ۚ أَلَا لَعْنَةُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَى ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ﴿18﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And who does more wrong than he who invents a lie against Allâh. Such will be brought before their Lord, and the witnesses will say, "These are the ones who lied against their Lord!" No doubt! the curse of Allâh is on the Zâlimûn (polytheists, wrong-doers, oppressors).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَنْ
waman
And who
أَظْلَمُ
aẓlamu
(is) more unjust
مِمَّنِ
mimmani
than (he) who
ٱفْتَرَىٰ
if'tarā
invents
عَلَى
ʿalā
against
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
كَذِبًا ۚ
kadhiban
a lie
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
Those
يُعْرَضُونَ
yuʿ'raḍūna
will be presented
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
before
رَبِّهِمْ
rabbihim
their Lord
وَيَقُولُ
wayaqūlu
and will say
ٱلْأَشْهَـٰدُ
l-ashhādu
the witnesses
هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ
hāulāi
These (are)
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَذَبُوا۟
kadhabū
lied
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
against
رَبِّهِمْ ۚ
rabbihim
their Lord
أَلَا
alā
No doubt
لَعْنَةُ
laʿnatu
(The) curse of Allah
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(The) curse of Allah
عَلَى
ʿalā
(is) on
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
l-ẓālimīna
the wrongdoers
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18. And who is more unjust than the one who fabricates a lie against Allah [22]? Such people will be presented before their Lord, and the witnesses will say [22.1], "These are the ones who lied against their Lord." Behold! The curse of Allah is upon the wrongdoers.
[22]
Different Forms of Lying Against Allah:
The meaning of "ifti raa" is to invent something oneself and attribute it to Allah, or to try to prove it from the Shariah, and this act is a major sin. Then, there are several types of "ifti raa." For example, to declare something lawful as unlawful or something unlawful as lawful and to establish it as a command of Shariah, or to consider someone other than Allah—such as a saint, prophet, or spiritual leader, or a shrine—as the owner of one's benefit or harm, or to think that if we are held accountable on the Day of Judgment, our spiritual leaders have enough power to save us, or not to consider divinely revealed speech as divinely revealed. All these things are shirk or similar to shirk. Such people will not be shown any leniency on the Day of Judgment. Their crime will be established before all witnesses, and they will be given the appropriate punishment, whereas other sinful believers will not be treated with such severity; rather, Allah Almighty will deal with them gently, as is made clear by the following hadith.
Those Who Hold the Belief of Easy Salvation Are Actually Deniers of the Hereafter:
Once, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umarؓ was performing tawaf when a person asked him: Ibn Umar! Have you heard anything from the Prophetﷺ about the "whispering" (which Allah Almighty will do with the believers on the Day of Judgment)? He replied: I heard the Prophetﷺ say: The believer will be brought close to his Lord until the Lord will draw him near to Himself, then He will inform him of all his sins and say, "Do you know about such-and-such sin?" The believer will say, "My Lord! I know." The same question and answer will happen again. Then Allah Almighty will say, "In the world, I concealed your sin, and today I forgive you." Then the record of his good deeds will be folded up (and given to him). As for the other people or the disbelievers, after the testimonies are completed regarding them, it will be announced that these are the people who lied against Allah. [ بخاري۔ كتاب التفسير]
[22۔ 1] ﴿اشهاد﴾ "Ashhad" is also the plural of "shaahid," just as "ashab" is the plural of "sahib," and "Ashhad" is also the plural of "shaheed," just as "ashraf" is the plural of "sharif." And these witnesses can be angels, the noble scribes, the prophets, the general public, and when they persist in not admitting their crime, then their own limbs and organs will testify against them, and based on these testimonies, the charge will be established that indeed these people lied against Allah.
[22]
Different Forms of Lying Against Allah:
The meaning of "ifti raa" is to invent something oneself and attribute it to Allah, or to try to prove it from the Shariah, and this act is a major sin. Then, there are several types of "ifti raa." For example, to declare something lawful as unlawful or something unlawful as lawful and to establish it as a command of Shariah, or to consider someone other than Allah—such as a saint, prophet, or spiritual leader, or a shrine—as the owner of one's benefit or harm, or to think that if we are held accountable on the Day of Judgment, our spiritual leaders have enough power to save us, or not to consider divinely revealed speech as divinely revealed. All these things are shirk or similar to shirk. Such people will not be shown any leniency on the Day of Judgment. Their crime will be established before all witnesses, and they will be given the appropriate punishment, whereas other sinful believers will not be treated with such severity; rather, Allah Almighty will deal with them gently, as is made clear by the following hadith.
Those Who Hold the Belief of Easy Salvation Are Actually Deniers of the Hereafter:
Once, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umarؓ was performing tawaf when a person asked him: Ibn Umar! Have you heard anything from the Prophetﷺ about the "whispering" (which Allah Almighty will do with the believers on the Day of Judgment)? He replied: I heard the Prophetﷺ say: The believer will be brought close to his Lord until the Lord will draw him near to Himself, then He will inform him of all his sins and say, "Do you know about such-and-such sin?" The believer will say, "My Lord! I know." The same question and answer will happen again. Then Allah Almighty will say, "In the world, I concealed your sin, and today I forgive you." Then the record of his good deeds will be folded up (and given to him). As for the other people or the disbelievers, after the testimonies are completed regarding them, it will be announced that these are the people who lied against Allah. [ بخاري۔ كتاب التفسير]
[22۔ 1] ﴿اشهاد﴾ "Ashhad" is also the plural of "shaahid," just as "ashab" is the plural of "sahib," and "Ashhad" is also the plural of "shaheed," just as "ashraf" is the plural of "sharif." And these witnesses can be angels, the noble scribes, the prophets, the general public, and when they persist in not admitting their crime, then their own limbs and organs will testify against them, and based on these testimonies, the charge will be established that indeed these people lied against Allah.
