Transliteration:( Allazeena kafaroo lahum 'azaabun shadeed; wallazeena aamanoo wa 'amilus saalihaati lahum maghfiratunw wa ajrun kabeer (section 1) )
"For the infidels there is a severe penalty [22], and those who believed and have done good deeds, for them is forgiveness and great reward [23]."
This refers to eternal disgrace and the punishment of angels, from which, if Allah wills, the sinful believers will be protected.
From this, two important points emerge:
Faith takes precedence over actions, because good deeds are not accepted without faith.
Good deeds become a means of forgiveness. Allah Almighty says:
"No doubt, good deeds obliterate ill deeds" (Surah Hud, Verse 114).
7. Those who disbelieve, theirs will be a severe torment; and those who believe and do righteous good deeds, theirs will be forgiveness and a great reward. 8. Is he, then, to whom the evil of his deeds is made fairseeming, so that he considers it as good Verily, Allah sends astray whom He wills, and guides whom He wills. So destroy not yourself in sorrow for them. Truly, Allah is the All-Knower of what they do!
Having stated that the ultimate destiny of the followers of Iblis will be the blazing Fire, Allah then tells us that for those who disbelieve there will be a severe punishment. This is because they obeyed the Shaytan and disobeyed Ar-Rahman. And He tells us that those who believed in Allah and His Messengers
(and do righteous good deeds, theirs will be forgiveness) meaning, from whatever sins they did,
and a great reward. for the good deeds that they did. Then Alla0h says:
(Is he, then, to whom the evil of his deeds is made fairseeming, so that he considers it as good) meaning, `such as disbelievers or immoral persons who do evil deeds and believe that they are doing something good, i.e., a person who is like that has been misguided by Allah, so what can you do for him You cannot help him at all.’
(Verily, Allah sends astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills.) means according to His decree.
(So destroy not yourself in sorrow for them. ) means, do not grieve about that, for Allah is Wise in His decree and He leaves astray whomsoever He leaves astray, and He guides whomsoever He guides, and in doing so He has perfect knowledge and wisdom. Allah says:
(Truly, Allah is the All-Knower of what they do!)
(35:7) A severe chastisement lies in store for those that disbelieve,[13] but there is pardon and a great reward for those that believe and work righteous deeds.[14]
13. “Those who disbelieve”: those who will refuse to believe in this invitation of Allah’s Book and His Messenger.
14. That is, Allah will overlook their errors and will reward them for their good deeds not merely with what they will just deserve but much more richly and generously.
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