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Quran-17:97 Surah Al-isra English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

وَمَن يَهۡدِ ٱللَّهُ فَهُوَ ٱلۡمُهۡتَدِۖ وَمَن يُضۡلِلۡ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُمۡ أَوۡلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِهِۦۖ وَنَحۡشُرُهُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمۡ عُمۡيٗا وَبُكۡمٗا وَصُمّٗاۖ مَّأۡوَىٰهُمۡ جَهَنَّمُۖ كُلَّمَا خَبَتۡ زِدۡنَٰهُمۡ سَعِيرٗا

Transliteration:( Wa mai yahdil laahu fahuwal muhtad; wa mai yudlil falan tajida lahum awliyaaa'a min doonih; wa nahshuruhum Yawmal Qiyaamati 'alaa wujoohihim umyanw wa bukmanw wa summaa; ma'waahum Jahannamu kullamaa khabat zidnaahum sa'eeraa )

97. And whoever Allah guides, he is the rightly guided; and whoever He leads astray, you will find no allies for them besides Him [200]. And We will gather them on the Day of Resurrection on their faces, blind, mute, and deaf [201]. Their abode is Hell. Whenever it cools down, We will increase for them the fierceness of the Fire [202]. (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

(97) And whoever Allāh guides - he is the [rightly] guided; and whoever He sends astray[775] - you will never find for them protectors besides Him, and We will gather them on the Day of Resurrection [fallen] on their faces - blind, dumb and deaf. Their refuge is Hell; every time it subsides, We increase [for] them blazing fire. (Saheen International Translation)

Surah Al-Isra Ayat 97 Tafsir (Commentry)



  • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
  • Ibn Kathir
  • Ala-Madudi
  • Shaheen International

200. From this we learn that for the believers Allah Almighty has appointed helpers in this world and the Hereafter, because the absence of helpers is the punishment for the infidels. We further learn that only those derive benefits and blessings from the Holy QUR'AAN and Hadith in whose hearts Allah Almighty has planted the seed of guidance. The Holy QUR'AAN and Hadith are the downpours of mercy.

201 This tells us that on Judgement Day the conditions of the heart will be unfolded upon the various parts of the body. Those whose hearts were blind in the world, their eyes will be blind in the Hereafter, those whose heart were deaf here, there ears will be deaf there.

But this will be during the early part of Judgement Day. Thereafter, everyone will be given sharp ears and eyes. Says Allah Almighty: "We have removed from you the covering, so today your sight is sharp" (S50:V22). So to say, from the grave he will go blind and deaf for his reckoning and after reaching there he will gain his sight. Thus there is no inconsistency in the verses. In different verses times are mentioned.

202. So that after this despondency will become a means of great difficulty for the infidels because they would be hoping that the fire of Hell would become cool. But the vigorous flaming of the fire again will sink their hopes.

 

Ibn-Kathir

97. And he whom Allah guides, he is led aright; and whomever He leaves astray can never find helpers other than Him, and We shall gather them together on the Day of Resurrection on their faces, blind, dumb and deaf; their abode will be Hell; whenever it abates, We shall increase for them the fierceness of the Fire.


Guidance and Misguidance are in the Hands of Allah

Allah tells us how He deals with His creation and how His rulings are carried out. He tells us that there is none who can put back His judgement, for whomever He guides cannot be led astray,

﴿وَمَن يُضْلِلْ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِهِ﴾

(and whomever He leaves astray can never find helpers other than Him)to guide him. As Allah says:

﴿مَن يَهْدِ اللَّهُ فَهُوَ الْمُهْتَدِ وَمَن يُضْلِلْ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُ وَلِيًّا مُّرْشِدًا﴾

(He whom Allah guides, he is the rightly-guided; but he whom He sends astray, for him you will find no Wali (guiding friend) to lead him) ﴿18:17﴾

The Punishment of the People of Misguidance

﴿وَنَحْشُرُهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَـمَةِ عَلَى وُجُوهِهِمْ﴾

(and We shall gather them together on the Day of Resurrection on their faces,) Imam Ahmad recorded from Anas bin Malik that the Prophet was asked, “O Messenger of Allah, how will the people be gathered on their faces” He said,

«الَّذِي أَمْشَاهُمْ عَلَى أَرْجُلِهِمْ قَادِرٌ عَلَى أَنْ يُمْشِيَهُمْ عَلَى وُجُوهِهِم»

(The One Who made them walk on their feet is able to make them walk on their faces.) It was also reported (by Al-Bukhari and Muslim) in the Two Sahihs.

﴿عُمْيًا﴾

(blind) means, unable to see.

﴿وَبُكْمًا﴾

(dumb) means, unable to speak.

﴿وَصُمًّا﴾

(deaf) means, unable to hear. They will be in this state as a punishment for the way they were in this world, blind, dumb and deaf to the truth. This will be their recompense when they are gathered on the Day of Resurrection, at the time when they need these faculties most of all.

﴿مَأْوَاهُمُ﴾

(their abode) means, their destination.

﴿جَهَنَّمُ كُلَّمَا خَبَتْ﴾

(will be Hell; whenever it abates,) Ibn `Abbas said, “(This means) calms down,” Mujahid said, (It means) is extinguished,”

﴿زِدْنَاهُمْ سَعِيرًا﴾

(We shall increase for them the fierceness of the Fire.) meaning, increasing its flames and heat and coals, as Allah says:

﴿فَذُوقُواْ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلاَّ عَذَاباً ﴾

(So taste you (the results of your evil actions). No increase shall We give you, except in torment.) (78:30)

﴿ذَلِكَ جَزَآؤُهُم بِأَنَّهُمْ كَفَرُواْ بِـَايَـتِنَا وَقَالُواْ أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَامًا وَرُفَاتًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ خَلْقًا جَدِيدًا ﴾

(17:97) Whomsoever Allah guides is rightly guided; and whomsoever Allah lets go astray, you shall find none – apart from Him[110] – who could protect him. We shall muster them all on the Day of Resurrection, on their faces – blind and dumb and deaf.[111] Hell shall be their refuge. Every time its Fire subsides, We will intensify for them its flame.

Ala-Maududi

(17:97) Whomsoever Allah guides is rightly guided; and whomsoever Allah lets go astray, you shall find none – apart from Him[110] – who could protect him. We shall muster them all on the Day of Resurrection, on their faces – blind and dumb and deaf.[111] Hell shall be their refuge. Every time its Fire subsides, We will intensify for them its flame.


110. In this verse, the Quran has enunciated a divine principle. Allah guides to the right way only that person who intends to follow His guidance, and lets go astray that person who intends to go astray. Thereafter none is able to bring back to the right way the one against whom Allah has closed the door of guidance because of his own persistent deviation and obduracy. It is obvious that if a man turns his back against the truth and rests content with falsehoods, there is no power in the world to make him turn away from falsehood and come to the truth.

This is because after this depravity Allah provides for that wicked person such means as increase his aversion to truth and his love for falsehood.

111. On the Day of Resurrection, they will be raised up blind, dumb and deaf because they behaved like such people in this world and would not see the truth nor listen to the truth nor speak the truth.

(97) And whoever Allāh guides - he is the [rightly] guided; and whoever He sends astray[775] - you will never find for them protectors besides Him, and We will gather them on the Day of Resurrection [fallen] on their faces - blind, dumb and deaf. Their refuge is Hell; every time it subsides, We increase [for] them blazing fire.

[775]- As a result of his own preference.

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