Transliteration:( Haazaa kitaabunaa yantiqu 'alaikum bilhaqq; innaa kunnaa nastansikhu maa kuntum ta'maloon )
"This is Our Book, which speaks truth against you. We were recording [62] whatever you did [63]."
Although the recording is done by angels, Allah says "We were recording", showing that the actions of His servants are under His command.
This style of expression is also seen when divine acts are attributed to Prophets by permission of Allah, such as Hazrat Isa (A.S.) curing the sick, or Jibra'il (A.S.) granting glad tidings.
All deeds—good or evil—are recorded. Some say the good deeds of disbelievers hold no weight, so their records mostly show sins.
Believers’ deep love and spiritual states, however, are beyond deeds—they earn Divine closeness, not just Paradise.
The tafsir of Surah Jathiya verse 29 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Jathiya ayat 27 which provides the complete commentary from verse 27 through 29.
(45:29) This is Our Record which bears witness against you with truth; We used to record all what you did.”[42]
42. The only possible way of getting a thing recorded is not by means of the pen and paper only. Man himself has discovered in this world several other forms of recording human words and actions and reproducing them exactly and accurately; and we cannot even imagine what other possibilities of it lie yet undiscovered, which man himself will discover and exploit in the future. Now, who can know how and by what means is Allah getting recorded man’s every word, his every movement and action, even his hidden intentions and motives and desires and ideas, and how He will place before every man and every group and every nation his or its whole lifework accurately and exactly?
[1475]- By recording angels.
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