Transliteration:( Wa khalaqal laahus samaawaati wal arda bilhaqqi wa litujzaa kullu nafsim bimaa kasabat wa hum laa yuzlamoon )
44. That the heavens and the earth are not the same. Even all the regions of the heavens are not the same. The regions of the earth, too, are hot the same. The earth on which the Holy Ka'bah is, is far superior to the rest of the earth. The earth on which the mosque is found is pure, while that on which a toilet is found is filthy. When the portions of the earth are not equal, then how would the believers and infidels be the same. From this, those people hould take a lesson who regard the Prophets of Allah as common people.
45. This tells us that the creation of this world for the sake of Divine justice. The show of mercy would be done on the Day of Judgement. If there would be no Day of Judgement, then the very purpose of creating this world would be futile.
46. In that there should be an increase in the punishment of the criminals or the reward of the obedient should be decreased without any reason. However, forgiveness of the guilty and giving the obedient more than is due to him is His kindness and mercy. Similarly, the confiscation of deeds of some people would be due to their own faults and not due to Divine injustice (Allah protect us!).
The tafsir of Surah Jathiya verse 22 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Jathiya ayat 21 which provides the complete commentary from verse 21 through 23.
28. That is, Allah has not created the earth and the heavens for mere sport, but it is a wise system with a purpose. In this system it is absolutely unimaginable that the people who may have accomplished good deeds by the right use of the powers and means and resources granted by Allah, and the people who may have spread mischief and wickedness by their wrong use, should end up ultimately in the dust after death, and there should be no life Hereafter in which their good and bad deeds should lead to good or bad results according to justice. If this were so, this universe would be the plaything of a thoughtless being, and not a purposeful system devised by a Wise Being. For further explanation, see, (Surah Al-Anaam, ayat 73); (Surah Younus, Ayat 5-6), (Surah Ibrahim, Ayat 19), (Surah An-Nahl, Ayat 3), (Surah Al-Ankabut, Ayat 44) note 75,76; (Surah Ar-Room, Ayat 8) note 6 – on it.
29. In this context the sentence clearly means: If the good people are not rewarded for their goodness, and the wicked are not punished for their wickedness, and the grievances of the oppressed are not redressed, it would be injustice. There cannot be such an injustice in the kingdom of God. Likewise, there cannot also be the other kind of injustice that a good man be given a lesser reward than what is due to him, or a bad man be given a greater punishment than what he deserves.
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