Surah 41. Fussilat

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Verses [Section]: 1-8[1], 9-18 [2], 19-25 [3], 26-32 [4], 33-44 [5], 45-54 [6]

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Quran Text of Verse 19-25وَ یَوْمَAnd (the) Dayیُحْشَرُwill be gatheredاَعْدَآءُ(the) enemiesاللّٰهِ(of) Allahاِلَیtoالنَّارِthe Fireفَهُمْthen theyیُوْزَعُوْنَ will be assembled in rows حَتّٰۤیUntilاِذَاwhenمَاwhenجَآءُوْهَاthey come to itشَهِدَ(will) testifyعَلَیْهِمْagainst themسَمْعُهُمْtheir hearingوَ اَبْصَارُهُمْand their sightوَ جُلُوْدُهُمْand their skinsبِمَا(as) to whatكَانُوْاthey used (to)یَعْمَلُوْنَ do 41. Fussilat Page 479وَ قَالُوْاAnd they will sayلِجُلُوْدِهِمْto their skinsلِمَWhy doشَهِدْتُّمْyou testifyعَلَیْنَا ؕagainst usقَالُوْۤاThey will sayاَنْطَقَنَاAllah made us speakاللّٰهُAllah made us speakالَّذِیْۤthe One Whoاَنْطَقَmakes speakكُلَّeveryشَیْءٍthingوَّ هُوَand Heخَلَقَكُمْcreated youاَوَّلَ(the) firstمَرَّةٍtimeوَّ اِلَیْهِand to Himتُرْجَعُوْنَ you will be returned وَ مَاAnd notكُنْتُمْyou wereتَسْتَتِرُوْنَcovering yourselvesاَنْlestیَّشْهَدَtestifyعَلَیْكُمْagainst youسَمْعُكُمْyour hearingوَ لَاۤand notاَبْصَارُكُمْyour sightوَ لَاand notجُلُوْدُكُمْyour skinsوَ لٰكِنْbutظَنَنْتُمْyou assumedاَنَّthatاللّٰهَAllahلَا(does) notیَعْلَمُknowكَثِیْرًاmuchمِّمَّاof whatتَعْمَلُوْنَ you do وَ ذٰلِكُمْAnd thatظَنُّكُمُ(was) your assumptionالَّذِیْwhichظَنَنْتُمْyou assumedبِرَبِّكُمْabout your LordاَرْدٰىكُمْIt has ruined youفَاَصْبَحْتُمْand you have becomeمِّنَofالْخٰسِرِیْنَ the losers فَاِنْThen ifیَّصْبِرُوْاthey endureفَالنَّارُthe Fireمَثْوًی(is) an abodeلَّهُمْ ۚfor themوَ اِنْand ifیَّسْتَعْتِبُوْاthey ask for favorفَمَاthen notهُمْtheyمِّنَ(will be) ofالْمُعْتَبِیْنَ those who receive favor وَ قَیَّضْنَاAnd We have destinedلَهُمْfor themقُرَنَآءَcompanionsفَزَیَّنُوْا(who) made fair-seemingلَهُمْto themمَّاwhatبَیْنَ(was) before themاَیْدِیْهِمْ(was) before themوَ مَاand whatخَلْفَهُمْ(was) behind themوَ حَقَّand (is) justifiedعَلَیْهِمُagainst themالْقَوْلُthe Wordفِیْۤamongاُمَمٍnationsقَدْ(that have) passed awayخَلَتْ(that have) passed awayمِنْbefore themقَبْلِهِمْbefore themمِّنَofالْجِنِّthe jinnوَ الْاِنْسِ ۚand the menاِنَّهُمْIndeed, theyكَانُوْاwereخٰسِرِیْنَ۠losers

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Translation of Verse 19-25

19. ˹Consider˺ the Day ˹when˺ the enemies of Allah will be gathered for the Fire, all driven in ranks.

20. When they reach it, their ears, eyes, and skin will testify against what they used to do. ⁹⁸⁴

21. They will ask their skin ˹furiously˺, "Why have you testified against us?" It will say, "We have been made to speak by Allah, Who causes all things to speak. He ˹is the One Who˺ created you the first time, and to Him you were bound to return.

22. You did not ˹bother to˺ hide yourselves from your ears, eyes, and skin to prevent them from testifying against you. Rather, you assumed that Allah did not know much of what you used to do.

23. It was that ˹false˺ assumption you entertained about your Lord that has brought about your doom, so you have become losers."

24. Even if they endure patiently, the Fire will ˹always˺ be their home. And if they ˹beg to˺ appease ˹their Lord˺, they will never be allowed to.

25. We placed at their disposal ˹evil˺ associates who made their past and future ˹misdeeds˺ appealing to them. ⁹⁸⁵ ˹So˺ the fate of earlier communities of jinn and humans has been justified against them ˹as well˺, ˹for˺ they were truly losers.

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Commentary

984. It is reported in Ibn Kathîr's commentary that, on the Day of Judgment, the wicked will deny the evil deeds in their records-as a desperate attempt to escape the horrible punishment in Hell. They will be asked if they accept Allah, the angels, or even their own families and neighbours as witnesses, but they will refuse. So Allah will make their organs testify against them.

985. i.e., associating others with Allah in worship and denying the Hereafter. See 43:36-37.