Tafheem ul Quran
Surah 19 Maryam, Ayat 66-82
وَيَقُوۡلُ الۡاِنۡسَانُ ءَاِذَا مَا مِتُّ لَسَوۡفَ اُخۡرَجُ حَيًّا
﴿19:66﴾
اَوَلَا يَذۡكُرُ الۡاِنۡسَانُ اَنَّا خَلَقۡنٰهُ مِنۡ قَبۡلُ وَلَمۡ يَكُ شَيۡـئًـا
﴿19:67﴾
فَوَرَبِّكَ لَـنَحۡشُرَنَّهُمۡ وَالشَّيٰطِيۡنَ ثُمَّ لَـنُحۡضِرَنَّهُمۡ حَوۡلَ جَهَـنَّمَ جِثِيًّا ۚ
﴿19:68﴾
ثُمَّ لَـنَنۡزِعَنَّ مِنۡ كُلِّ شِيۡعَةٍ اَيُّهُمۡ اَشَدُّ عَلَى الرَّحۡمٰنِ عِتِيًّا ۚ
﴿19:69﴾
ثُمَّ لَـنَحۡنُ اَعۡلَمُ بِالَّذِيۡنَ هُمۡ اَوۡلٰى بِهَا صِلِيًّا
﴿19:70﴾
وَاِنۡ مِّنْکُمْ اِلَّا وَارِدُهَا ؕ كَانَ عَلٰى رَبِّكَ حَتۡمًا مَّقۡضِيًّا ۚ
﴿19:71﴾
ثُمَّ نُـنَجِّى الَّذِيۡنَ اتَّقَوْا وَّنَذَرُ الظّٰلِمِيۡنَ فِيۡهَا جِثِيًّا
﴿19:72﴾
وَاِذَا تُتۡلٰى عَلَيۡهِمۡ اٰيٰتُنَا بَيِّنٰتٍ قَالَ الَّذِيۡنَ كَفَرُوۡا لِلَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡۤا ۙ اَىُّ الۡفَرِيۡقَيۡنِ خَيۡرٌ مَّقَامًا وَّاَحۡسَنُ نَدِيًّا
﴿19:73﴾
وَكَمۡ اَهۡلَكۡنَا قَبۡلَهُمۡ مِّنۡ قَرۡنٍ هُمۡ اَحۡسَنُ اَثَاثًا وَّرِءۡيًا
﴿19:74﴾
قُلۡ مَنۡ كَانَ فِى الضَّلٰلَةِ فَلۡيَمۡدُدۡ لَهُ الرَّحۡمٰنُ مَدًّا ۚ حَتّٰٓى اِذَا رَاَوۡا مَا يُوۡعَدُوۡنَ اِمَّا الۡعَذَابَ وَاِمَّا السَّاعَةَ ؕ فَسَيَـعۡلَمُوۡنَ مَنۡ هُوَ شَرٌّ مَّكَانًا وَّاَضۡعَفُ جُنۡدًا
﴿19:75﴾
وَيَزِيۡدُ اللّٰهُ الَّذِيۡنَ اهۡتَدَوۡا هُدًىؕ وَالۡبٰقِيٰتُ الصّٰلِحٰتُ خَيۡرٌ عِنۡدَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَّخَيۡرٌ مَّرَدًّا
﴿19:76﴾
اَفَرَءَيۡتَ الَّذِىۡ كَفَرَ بِاٰيٰتِنَا وَقَالَ لَاُوۡتَيَنَّ مَالًا وَّوَلَدًا ؕ
﴿19:77﴾
اَطَّلَعَ الۡغَيۡبَ اَمِ اتَّخَذَ عِنۡدَ الرَّحۡمٰنِ عَهۡدًا ۙ
﴿19:78﴾
كَلَّا ؕ سَنَكۡتُبُ مَا يَقُوۡلُ وَنَمُدُّ لَهٗ مِنَ الۡعَذَابِ مَدًّا ۙ
﴿19:79﴾
وَّنَرِثُهٗ مَا يَقُوۡلُ وَيَاۡتِيۡنَا فَرۡدًا ﴿19:80﴾
وَاتَّخَذُوۡا مِنۡ دُوۡنِ اللّٰهِ اٰلِهَةً لِّيَكُوۡنُوۡا لَهُمۡ عِزًّا ۙ
﴿19:81﴾
كَلَّا ؕ سَيَكۡفُرُوۡنَ بِعِبَادَتِهِمۡ وَيَكُوۡنُوۡنَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ضِدًّا
﴿19:82﴾
(19:66) Man is prone to say: "Shall I be raised to life after I die?" (19:67) Does man not remember that We created him before when he was nothing?
(19:68) By your Lord, We will surely muster them and the devils together.42
Then We will surely bring them all, on their knees, around Hell, (19:69) and then We will draw aside from each party those who were most rebellious
against the Most Compassionate Lord,43 (19:70) and then We shall know well all those most worthy to be cast in Hell.
(19:71) There is not one of you but shall pass by Hell.44 This
is a decree which your Lord will fulfil. (19:72) Then We shall deliver those that feared Allah and leave the wrong-doers
there on their knees. (19:73) When Our clear revelations are recited to those who deny the Truth
they are wont to say to those who have faith: "Which of the two groups has a
better status and whose assemblies are grander?"45 (19:74) How numerous are the peoples We destroyed before them - those that
were more resourceful and grander in outward appearance! (19:75) Say: "The Most Compassionate Lord grants respite to those who stray
into error, until they behold what they had been threatened with, either God's
chastisement (in the world) or the Hour (of Resurrection)" - then they fully
know whose station is worse, and who is weaker in hosts! (19:76) (On the contrary), Allah increases in guidance those who follow the
Right Way.46 Lasting acts of righteousness are better in the sight
of your Lord as reward and conducive to a better end. (19:77) Have you seen him who rejected Our signs and said: "Surely I shall
continue to be favoured with riches and children."47 (19:78) Has he obtained knowledge of the Unseen, or has he taken a covenant
with the Most Compassionate Lord? (19:79) By no means! We shall write down all what he says;48 and
We shall greatly prolong his chastisement, (19:80) and We shall inherit all the resources and hosts of which he boasts,
and he will come to Us all alone. (19:81) They have taken other gods instead of Allah that they may be a source
of strength for them.49 (19:82) By no means! They shall soon deny their worship50 and
shall become their adversaries instead.
Notes
42. The Satans are the leaders who persuade the wicked people to enjoy themselves
in this worldly life, for there is no life in the Hereafter, where they shall
have to present themselves before Allah and give an account of their deeds.
43. The leader of every rebel band.
44. According to some traditions, “pass over it (Hell)” means to enter Hell,
but none of these traditions is authentic. Then this interpretation goes against
the Quran and a great many authentic traditions, which clearly state that the
true believers will never be cast into Hell. Lexically also, variduha (being
presented unto) is not synonymous with dukhul (causing to enter). Therefore,
the correct meaning would be that every human being will be presented before
Hell, but then, as the next verse clarifies, the pious people will be rescued
and the transgressors left therein on their knees. 7
45. In response to the recital of clear revelations, instead of accepting
their message, the unbelievers put such questions as these to the believers
to show that they were in the right: Who has grander houses to live in? Who
has a higher standard of life? Who enjoys splendid meetings? If we are enjoying
all these things while you are deprived of them, you may decide for yourselves
whether we, who are enjoying happy worldly lives, are in the wrong, or you who
are living miserable lives of indigence are in the right? Also see
(Surah Al-Kahf E.Ns 37-38). 7
46. That is, On every critical occasion, Allah guides them to make right
decisions and helps them to adopt the right way, and protects them from evil
and wrong things; thus they go on making more and more progress on the right
way.
47. The boastful person was not a particular man but a typical chief of the
disbelievers of Makkah. Everyone of them claimed: Howsoever you may call me
an erroneous and un-righteous person and threaten me with the divine scourge,
the fact is that I am more prosperous than you today and shall continue being
blessed with favors in future as well. Just have a look at my riches, at my
grandeur and at my estate, and at my well-known sons, and then say where you
see any signs of the wrath of God.
48. That is, the boastful words of his shall also be included in the record
of his crimes and he shall have to bear the consequences of his arrogant claim.
49. The Arabic word Izzan (from Izat) implies a powerful and strong person
whom nobody may dare do any harm; here it means a person’s having such a strong
supporter that no enemy or opponent of his may even cherish an evil intention
against him.
50. That is, they will say: We never asked them to worship us nor were we
aware that these foolish people were worshiping us.