Quran-36:45 Surah Ya-sin English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱتَّقُواْ مَا بَيۡنَ أَيۡدِيكُمۡ وَمَا خَلۡفَكُمۡ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُرۡحَمُونَ
45.And when it is said to them: "Be pious for what is before you and what is to come behind [67] you that, perhaps you may receive mercy. (Kanzul Imaan Translation)
(45) But when it is said to them, "Beware of what is before you and what is behind you;[1271] perhaps you will receive mercy..."[1272] (Saheen International Translation)
Surah Ya-Sin Ayat 45 Tafsir (Commentry)
- Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
- Ibn Kathir
- Ala-Madudi
- Shaheen International
📖 Commentary of Surah Ya-Sin – Verse 45
"And when it is said to them: 'Be pious for what is before you and what is to come behind [67] you' that, perhaps you may receive mercy."
✅ [67] Warning Through Past and Future Punishments
This verse highlights a universal warning: When people are advised to fear Allah regarding what has happened before them and what is yet to come, they are being urged to reflect and reform.
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"What is before you" may refer to the punishments of past nations (like ‘Ād, Thamūd, and Fir’awn), which serve as historical warnings.
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"What is to come behind you" could refer to future punishments—whether in this world, the grave, or the Hereafter.
Alternatively, it could mean:
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The past punishments are those in this world,
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And the upcoming ones are of the Hereafter.
In both understandings, the purpose is to instill fear of divine justice and encourage people to seek Allah’s mercy by obeying His commands.
Ibn-Kathir
45. And when it is said to them: “Beware of that which is before you, and that which is behind you, in order that you may receive mercy.” 46. And never came an Ayah from among the Ayat of their Lord to them, but they did turn away from it. 47. And when it is said to them: “Spend of that with which Allah has provided you,” those who disbelieve say to those who believe: “Shall we feed those whom, if Allah willed, He would have fed You are only in a plain error.”
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(36:45) When it is said to such people: “Guard yourselves against what is ahead of you and what has preceded you[41] that mercy be shown to you†(they pay scant heed to it).
Ala-Maududi
(36:45) When it is said to such people: “Guard yourselves against what is ahead of you and what has preceded you[41] that mercy be shown to you” (they pay scant heed to it).
41. “What is behind you”: Which the peoples before you have seen and experienced.
(45) But when it is said to them, "Beware of what is before you and what is behind you;[1271] perhaps you will receive mercy..."[1272]
[1271]- Of sins or of life in this world and the Hereafter. [1272]- The conclusion of this sentence is understood to be "...they ignored the warning."
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