The Holy Quran 24:39 — Surah An-Nur

Arabic text

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَعْمَـٰلُهُمْ كَسَرَابٍۭ بِقِيعَةٍ يَحْسَبُهُ ٱلظَّمْـَٔانُ مَآءً حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَهُۥ لَمْ يَجِدْهُ شَيْـًٔا وَوَجَدَ ٱللَّهَ عِندَهُۥ فَوَفَّىٰهُ حِسَابَهُۥ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ سَرِيعُ ٱلْحِسَابِ

Translation

The deeds of the Kuffaar are (worthless because they have no Imaan) like a mirage on a barren plain that a thirsty person thinks to be water until, when he approaches it (to have a drink of water), he finds nothing. (Similarly, when a Kaafir arrives in the Aakhirah expecting to be rewarded for the good he did in this world, he will find no rewards for him. On the contrary, when he arrives on the Day of Qiyaamah,) He finds only Allaah's decision (punishment) there, after which Allaah grants him his full due (the punishment for his kufr and sins). Allaah is Swift in reckoning.

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

والذين كفروا بربهم وكذَّبوا رسله، أعمالهم التي ظنوها نافعة لهم في الآخرة، كصلة الأرحام وفك الأسرى وغيرها، كسراب، وهو ما يشاهَد كالماء على الأرض المستوية في الظهيرة، يظنه العطشان ماء، فإذا أتاه لم يجده ماء. فالكافر يظن أن أعماله تنفعه، فإذا كان يوم القيامة لم يجد لها ثوابًا، ووجد الله سبحانه وتعالى له بالمرصاد فوفَّاه جزاء عمله كاملا.

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