Sad (The Letter Sad)
Verse 28of 88
أَمْ نَجْعَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ كَٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَمْ نَجْعَلُ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ كَٱلْفُجَّارِ﴿٢٨﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
Or should we treat those who believe and do righteous deeds like corrupters in the land? Or should We treat those who fear Allah like the wicked?
Word-by-word meaning
أَمْamOr
نَجْعَلُnajʿalushould We treat
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
وَعَمِلُوا۟waʿamilūand do
ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِl-ṣāliḥātirighteous deeds
كَٱلْمُفْسِدِينَkal-muf'sidīnalike those who spread corruption
فِىfīin
ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
أَمْamOr
نَجْعَلُnajʿalushould We treat
ٱلْمُتَّقِينَl-mutaqīnathe pious
كَٱلْفُجَّارِkal-fujārilike the wicked
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
The Wisdom behind the Creation of This WorldAllah tells us that He did not create the creatures in vain; He created them to worship Him Alone, then He will gather them on the Day of Gathering and will reward the obedient and punish the disbelievers.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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