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Quran-42:44 Surah Ash-shura English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

Transliteration:( Wa mai yudli lillaahu famaa lahoo minw waliyyin min ba'dih; wa taraz zaalimeena lammaa ra awul 'azaaba yaqooloona hal ilaa maraddin min sabeel )

44.And whom Allah leaves to go on a wrong way, he has not protector for him, thereafter (120). And you will see (121) the wrongdoers when they see the punishment, saying: "Is there any way (122) to return?"

Surah Ash-Shura Ayat 44 Tafsir (Commentry)



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

120. From this we learn there is no helper for the one who is gone astray. The believers have many helpers from Allah Almighty. If you desire to have helpers in this world and the Hereafter then adopt faith and piety. Anyone ho says that he has no helper today or on the Day of Judgement, he is openly declaring his infidelity and apostasy.

121. By "unjust is meant either the polytheists or the infidels. It should be remembered that an infidel would wish to come again in the world o seek atonement for his infidelity.

122. Oh believers! You will see them after the duties of the Day, of Judgement, or at the time when the inmates of Hell are being thrown in.

This tells us that the infidels would be thrown into Hell in the open. The believers would be seeing their fate. One should further remember that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم is witnessing these events today as well.

On the night of Me'raaj the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم had see the infidels being punished in Hell, although physically they would only be thrown in it after the Day of Judgement.

Ibn-Kathir

44. And whomsoever Allah sends astray, for him there is no protector after Him. And you will see the wrongdoers, when they behold the torment, they will say: “Is there any way of return” 45. And you will see them brought forward to it (Hell) made humble by disgrace, (and) looking with stealthy glance. And those who believe will say: “Verily, the losers are they who lose themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection.” Verily, the wrongdoers will be in a lasting torment. 46. And they will have no protectors to help them other than Allah. And he whom Allah sends astray, for him there is no way.


The State of the Wrongdoers on the Day of Resurrection

Allah tells us that whatever He wills happens and whatever He does not will does not happen, and no one can make it happen. Whomever He guides, none can lead astray, and whomever He leads astray, none can guide, as He says:

﴿وَمَن يُضْلِلْ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُ وَلِيًّا مُّرْشِدًا﴾

(but he whom He sends astray, for him you will find no protecting to lead him.) (18:17). Then Allah tells us about the wrongdoers, i.e., the idolators who associate others in worship with Allah:

﴿لَمَّا رَأَوُاْ اْلَعَذَابَ﴾

(when they behold the torment,) i.e., on the Day of Resurrection, they will wish that they could go back to this world.

﴿يَقُولُونَ هَلْ إِلَى مَرَدٍّ مّن سَبِيلٍ﴾

(they will say: “Is there any way of return”) This is like the Ayah:

﴿وَلَوْ تَرَى إِذْ وُقِفُواْ عَلَى النَّارِ فَقَالُواْ يلَيْتَنَا نُرَدُّ وَلاَ نُكَذِّبَ بِـَايَـتِ رَبِّنَا وَنَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ – بَلْ بَدَا لَهُمْ مَّا كَانُواْ يُخْفُونَ مِن قَبْلُ وَلَوْ رُدُّواْ لَعَـدُواْ لِمَا نُهُواْ عَنْهُ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَكَـذِبُونَ ﴾

(If you could but see when they will be held over the (Hell) Fire! They will say: “Would that we were but sent back! Then we would not deny the Ayat of our Lord, and we would be of the believers!” Nay, it has become manifest to them what they had been concealing before. But if they were returned, they would certainly revert to that which they were forbidden. And indeed they are liars.) (6:27-28)

﴿وَتَرَاهُمْ يُعْرَضُونَ عَلَيْهَا﴾

(And you will see them brought forward to it) means, to the Fire.

﴿خَـشِعِينَ مِنَ الذُّلِّ﴾

(made humble by disgrace,) means, in a befitting manner, because of their previous disobedience towards Allah.

﴿يَنظُرُونَ مِن طَرْفٍ خَفِىٍّ﴾

((and) looking with stealthy glance.) Mujahid said, “In a humiliated manner.” That is, they will steal glances at it, because they will be afraid of it. But the thing that they are afraid of will undoubtedly happen, and worse than that — may Allah save us from that.

﴿وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ﴾

(And those who believe will say) means, on the Day of Resurrection they will say:

﴿إِنَّ الْخَـسِرِينَ﴾

(Verily, the losers…) means, the greatest losers.

﴿الَّذِينَ خَسِرُواْ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَأَهْلِيهِمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَـمَةِ﴾

(are they who lose themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection. ) means, they will be taken to the Fire and deprived of any pleasures in the Hereafter. They will lose themselves, and they will be separated from their loved ones, companions, families and relatives, and they will lose them.

﴿أَلاَ إِنَّ الظَّـلِمِينَ فِى عَذَابٍ مُّقِيمٍ﴾

(Verily, the wrongdoers will be in a lasting torment.) means, everlasting and eternal, with no way out and no escape.

﴿وَمَا كَانَ لَهُم مِّنْ أَوْلِيَآءَ يَنصُرُونَهُم مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ﴾

(And they will have no protectors to help them other than Allah.) means, no one to save them from the punishment and torment which they are suffering.

﴿وَمَن يُضْلِلِ اللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُ مِن سَبِيلٍ﴾

(And he whom Allah sends astray, for him there is no way.) means, no salvation.

(42:44) He whom Allah lets go astray, none after Him can be his protector.[69] You will see that when the wrong-doers observe the chastisement, they will exclaim: “Is there any way to go back?”[70]

69. That is, Allah sent the best Book like the Quran for the guidance of the people, which is giving them the knowledge of the reality in a rational and effective way and guiding them to the right way of life. He sent a Prophet like Muhammad (peace be upon him) for their guidance, a man of better character than whom they had never seen before. And then Allah also showed them the results of the teaching and training of this Book and this Messenger in the lives of the believers. Now, if after witnessing all this, a person turns away from the guidance, Allah casts him into the same deviation from which he has no desire to come out. And when Allah Himself has driven him away, who else can take the responsibility of bringing him to the right way.

70. That is, today when there is a chance of coming back, they are refusing to come back. Tomorrow when the judgment will have been passed and the sentence enforced, then seeing their fate they will wish to come back.

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