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Quran-5:40 Surah Al-maidah English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

Transliteration:( Alam ta'lam annal laaha lahoo mulkus samaawaati wal ardi yu'az zibu many-yashaa'u wa yaghfiru limany-yashaaa'; wallaahu 'alaa kulli shai'in Qadeer )

40. Do you not know that to Allah belongs the kingdoms of the heavens and the earth? He punishes whom He pleases (126). And Allah has the power to do everything (127).

Surah Al-Maidah Ayat 40 Tafsir (Commentry)



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

126. If the thief repents he would be saved from the punishment of the Hereafter but not from the penalty of this world. That is intended by forgiveness.

127. By He can do everything' means He can forgive whichever criminal He may please. and punish which ever criminal He may please. It does not mean that He would punish any person without any crime. Hence there is no contradiction in the verse.

 

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Maidah verse 40 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Maidah ayat 38 which provides the complete commentary from verse 38 through 40.

(5:40) Do you not know that to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth? He chastises whom He wills and forgives whom He wills. Allah is All-Powerful.

There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.

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