Surah 5. Al-Maida, Ayah 40
| أَلَمْ تَعْلَمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ يُعَذِّبُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيَغْفِرُ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ ۗ وَاللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ |
| Transliteration | : | yuredon 'an yakhrujo min an- naar wa- maa hum bi- khaarijen min -haa wa- la- -hum cadhaab muqem |
| Pickthall | : | Knowest thou not that unto Allah belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth? He punisheth whom He will, and forgiveth whom He will. Allah is Able to do all things. |
| Asad | : | Dost thou not know that God's is the dominion over the heavens and the earth? He chastises whom He wills, and He forgives whom He wills: for God has the power to will anything. |
| Malik | : | Don't you know that Allah has sovereignty over the heavens and the earth? He may punish whom He pleases and forgive whom He pleases. Allah has power over everything. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Knowest thou not that to Allah (alone) belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth? He punisheth whom He pleaseth and He forgiveth whom He pleaseth: and Allah hath power over all things. 743 |
Note - 743Punishment really does not belong to mortals, but to
Allah alone. Only, in order to keep civil society
together, and protect innocent people from crime, certain
principles are laid down on which people can build up
their criminal law. But we must always remember that
Allah not only punishes but forgives, and forgiveness is
the attribute which is more prominently placed before us.
It is not our wisdom that can really define the bounds of
forgiveness or punishment, but His Will or Plan, which is
the true standard of righteousness and justice.
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Punishment really does not belong to mortals, but to Allah alone. Only, in order to keep civil society together, and protect innocent people from crime, certain principles are laid down on which people can build up their criminal law. But we must always remember that Allah not only punishes but forgives, and forgiveness is the attribute which is more prominently placed before us. It is not our wisdom that can really define the bounds of forgiveness or punishment, but His Will or Plan, which is the true standard of righteousness and justice. |
