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Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 97
وَمَن يَهْدِ ٱللَّهُ فَهُوَ ٱلْمُهْتَدِ ۖ وَمَن يُضْلِلْ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِهِۦ ۖ وَنَحْشُرُهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمْ عُمْيًا وَبُكْمًا وَصُمًّا ۖ مَّأْوَىٰهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ ۖ كُلَّمَا خَبَتْ زِدْنَـٰهُمْ سَعِيرًا ﴿97﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And he whom Allâh guides, he is led aright; but he whom He sends astray, for such you will find no Auliyâ’ (helpers and protectors), besides Him, and We shall gather them together on the Day of Resurrection on their faces,blind, dumb and deaf; their abode will be Hell; whenever it abates, We shall increase for them the fierceness of the Fire.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يَهْدِ
yahdi
Allah guides
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah guides
فَهُوَ
fahuwa
then he (is)
ٱلْمُهْتَدِ ۖ
l-muh'tadi
the guided one
وَمَن
waman
and whoever
يُضْلِلْ
yuḍ'lil
He lets go astray
فَلَن
falan
then never
تَجِدَ
tajida
you will find
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
أَوْلِيَآءَ
awliyāa
protectors
مِن
min
besides Him
دُونِهِۦ ۖ
dūnihi
besides Him
وَنَحْشُرُهُمْ
wanaḥshuruhum
And We will gather them
يَوْمَ
yawma
(on) the Day
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ
l-qiyāmati
(of) the Resurrection
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
on
وُجُوهِهِمْ
wujūhihim
their faces
عُمْيًۭا
ʿum'yan
blind
وَبُكْمًۭا
wabuk'man
and dumb
وَصُمًّۭا ۖ
waṣumman
and deaf
مَّأْوَىٰهُمْ
mawāhum
Their abode
جَهَنَّمُ ۖ
jahannamu
(is) Hell
كُلَّمَا
kullamā
every time
خَبَتْ
khabat
it subsides
زِدْنَـٰهُمْ
zid'nāhum
We (will) increase (for) them
سَعِيرًۭا
saʿīran
the blazing fire
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
Whomever Allah guides, he alone is rightly guided; and whomever He lets go astray, you will find no protectors for them besides Him. And on the Day of Resurrection, We will gather them on their faces—blind [115], dumb, and deaf. Their abode will be Hell; whenever its fire subsides, We will intensify it for them.
[115]
Similarity Between Deeds and Their Recompense:
There is great similarity between a person's deeds and the reward or punishment for those deeds, and this very similarity will manifest in its true form on the Day of Resurrection. For example, those people who, in this world, chose the wrong path instead of the straight one and walked in a crooked manner instead of uprightness, they too will be made to walk in a crooked manner there. In this world, they walked on their feet; on the Day of Resurrection, they will be made to walk on their faces and presented thus. When this verse was revealed, one of the noble Companions ؓ asked, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! How will this happen?" So he ﷺ replied: "If Allah can make one walk on their feet, He is also able to make one walk on their face." [بخاری، کتاب الرقاق باب، کیف الحشر]
Similarly, those people who did not even tolerate listening to the truth in this world will actually be made deaf there, and those who refused to speak the truth or bear witness to it with their tongues will, as punishment, be made mute. And those who did not bother to see or reflect upon the signs of Allah scattered throughout the universe will, as retribution for this crime, be made blind there. Then, in this state, they will be thrown into Hell, and they will have such a continuous and everlasting punishment in which there will be neither any reduction nor any pause.
[115]
Similarity Between Deeds and Their Recompense:
There is great similarity between a person's deeds and the reward or punishment for those deeds, and this very similarity will manifest in its true form on the Day of Resurrection. For example, those people who, in this world, chose the wrong path instead of the straight one and walked in a crooked manner instead of uprightness, they too will be made to walk in a crooked manner there. In this world, they walked on their feet; on the Day of Resurrection, they will be made to walk on their faces and presented thus. When this verse was revealed, one of the noble Companions ؓ asked, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! How will this happen?" So he ﷺ replied: "If Allah can make one walk on their feet, He is also able to make one walk on their face." [بخاری، کتاب الرقاق باب، کیف الحشر]
Similarly, those people who did not even tolerate listening to the truth in this world will actually be made deaf there, and those who refused to speak the truth or bear witness to it with their tongues will, as punishment, be made mute. And those who did not bother to see or reflect upon the signs of Allah scattered throughout the universe will, as retribution for this crime, be made blind there. Then, in this state, they will be thrown into Hell, and they will have such a continuous and everlasting punishment in which there will be neither any reduction nor any pause.
