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Ad-Dukhan (The Smoke)

Verse 42of 59

إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ﴿٤٢

Translation (Sahih International)

Except those [believers] on whom Allah has mercy. Indeed, He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

Word-by-word meaning

إِلَّاillāExcept
مَنman(on) whom
رَّحِمَraḥimaAllah has mercy
ٱللَّهُ ۚl-lahuAllah has mercy
إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, He
هُوَhuwa[He]
ٱلْعَزِيزُl-ʿazīzu(is) the All-Mighty
ٱلرَّحِيمُl-raḥīmuthe Most Merciful

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

This World was created for a WisdomHere Allah tells us of His justice, and that He is far above mere play, folly and falsehood. This is like the Ayah:وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَآءَ وَالاٌّرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا بَـطِلاً ذَلِكَ ظَنُّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِنَ النَّارِ (And We created not the heaven and the earth and all that is between them without purpose! That is the consideration of those who disbelieve! Then woe to those who disbelieve from the Fire!) (38:27)أَفَحَسِ...

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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