The living and the dead are not equal - Quran Chapter 35: 18b to 22a (Pt-22, Stg-5) (L-2680) درس قرآن

Quran Chapter 35: 18b to 22a (Pt-22, Stg-5) (L-2680) درس قرآن

The living and the dead are not equal

Chapter “FAATIR’” - (The Creator) - 35

‘A-‘uu-zu  Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim.

 (I seek refuge in Allaah from Satan the outcast)

Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of Allaah, the Beneficent, the Merciful)

وَمَن تَزَكَّىٰ فَإِنَّمَا يَتَزَكَّىٰ لِنَفْسِهِۦ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ   18b  وَمَا يَسْتَوِى ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ وَٱلْبَصِيرُ 19  وَلَا ٱلظُّلُمَٰتُ وَلَا ٱلنُّورُ 20  وَلَا ٱلظِّلُّ وَلَا ٱلْحَرُورُ 21  وَمَا يَسْتَوِى ٱلْأَحْيَآءُ وَلَا ٱلْأَمْوَٰتُ 22a 

                                       

18b.  He who groweth (in goodness), groweth only for himself, (he cannot by his merit redeem others). And unto Allah is the journeying. 19.  The blind man is not equal with the seer- 20.  Nor are darkness and light alike- 21.  Nor is the shadow equal with the sun’s full heat- 22a.  Nor are the living equal with the dead.

18b.  Wa  man  ta-zakkaa  fa-‘innamaa  yatazakkaa  li-nafsih.  Wa  ‘ilAllaahil-  masiir. 19.  Wa  maa  yastawil-‘a’-maa-  wal- basiir. 20.  Wa  laz-zulumaatu  wa  lan-nuur. 21.  Wa  laz- zillu  wa  lal-haruur. 22a.  Wa  maa  yastawil-‘ahyaaa-‘u  wa  lal-‘amwaat.

Commentary

It is commanded: That individual will reap benefit personally who will abstain from evil deeds, do good works and choose apparent and hidden chastity. His good works or refraining from wicked deeds has no advantage for Allaah Almighty or His Messenger (grace, glory, blessings of Allaah be upon him). First of all, if one purifies oneself, will reap its advantage even in the world, then after death; every individual would have to be returned to Allaah Almighty, where good-doers will reap full advantage of their Belief and good deeds. A righteous person and a wrongdoer cannot be equal, because any seeing person and a blind cannot be alike as light and darkness cannot be equal. Just like this, there is very much difference between any shadowy, cool place and the sun’s full heat. The living and the dead also are not equal.

Understand from the same that the person who believes in Allaah Almighty; cannot be equal with that person who disbelieves in Him!

The first is the seer while the second is the blind. The first has been walking in the light but the second has been surrounded in the darkness. The first has been going towards the cool and comfortable place while the second has been running towards severe hot winds. The first is the living but the second is the dead because actual life is the spiritual life which is only for them who believe in Allaah Almighty and obey Him. The mankind is like a dead body without it who apparently seems walking.

Transliterated Holy Qur’aan in Roman Script & Translated from Arabic to English by Marm aduke Pickthall, Published by Paak Company, 17-Urdu Bazaar, Lahore, Lesson collected from Dars e Qur’aan published By Idara Islaah wa Tableegh, Lahore (translated Urdu to English by Muhammad Sharif). https://youtu.be/GWsh7Ec418g