Surah Al Ankabut Ayat 21-22 Translation Tafseer

Para 20 - اَمَّنْ خَلَقَ

سورة العنكبوت

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

29.21-22

یُعَذِّبُ مَنْ یَّشَآءُ وَ یَرْحَمُ مَنْ یَّشَآءُۚ-وَ اِلَیْهِ تُقْلَبُوْنَ(21) وَ مَاۤ اَنْتُمْ بِمُعْجِزِیْنَ فِی الْاَرْضِ وَ لَا فِی السَّمَآءِ٘-وَ مَا لَكُمْ مِّنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ مِنْ وَّلِیٍّ وَّ لَا نَصِیْرٍ۠ (22)

Kanz-ul-Irfan

He punishes whomsoever He wills and bestows mercy upon whomsoever He wills—and you will be returned to Him.[1] And you can neither overpower in the earth nor in the sky;[1] and apart from Allah,you neither have an ally nor a helper.[2]

Commentary

[1]

Allah Almighty punishes whomsoever He wills out of His justice and forgives whomsoever He wills based on His grace and all will be returned to Him on the Day of Judgement. Depending on personal deeds, He will either punish or reward an individual, according to His Will.

[2]

One interpretation of this is “O disbelievers! You cannot overpower your Lord in the earth or in the heavens. There is no place to save yourself and escape from Him.” Another interpretation is that neither the inhabitants of the earth nor the denizens of the heavens can escape the Command and Decree of Allah Almighty.

[3]

In this verse and similar verses, the disbelievers are addressed, “O disbelievers! There is no ally and no helper besides Allah Almighty to save you from divine punishment.” An alternative interpretation is that it means, “O people! You have no supporter or helper who can support or help you against Allah.” The Prophets and Saints are helpers of the believers who aid them and intercede for them with the permission and bestowal of Allah Almighty.