Surah 39

Surah 39:60

"On the Day of Resurrection you will see those who lied against God, their faces blackened. Is there not a dwelling place in Gehenna for the arrogant?"
The Consequences for Those Who tell Lies against Allah and for Those Who have Taqwa Verses 39:60-61
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Verse 60

وَيَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ تَرَى ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَبُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ وُجُوهُهُم مُّسۡوَدَّةٌۚ أَلَيۡسَ فِي جَهَنَّمَ مَثۡوٗى لِّلۡمُتَكَبِّرِينَ

On the Day of Resurrection you will see those who lied against God, their faces blackened. Is there not a dwelling place in Gehenna for the arrogant?

Verse 61

وَيُنَجِّي ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوۡاْ بِمَفَازَتِهِمۡ لَا يَمَسُّهُمُ ٱلسُّوٓءُ وَلَا هُمۡ يَحۡزَنُونَ

But God will rescue those who guarded (themselves) in their (place of) safety. Evil will not touch them, nor will they sorrow.

Allah tells us that on the Day of Resurrection, some faces will be blackened and some will be whitened. The faces of those who followed splits and divisions will be blackened, and the faces of Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah will be whitened. Allah says here: {And on the Day of Resurrection you will see those who lied against Allah} meaning, by their claims that He had partners or offspring. {their faces will be black.} means, because of their lies and fabrications. {Is there not in Hell an abode for the arrogant?} means, is not Hell sufficient for them as a prison and humiliating final destination, because of their stubborn pride, arrogance and refusal to follow the truth? {And Allah will deliver those who have Taqwa to their places of success.} means, because of what Allah has decreed for them of happiness and victory. {Evil shall touch them not,} means, on the Day of Resurrection. {nor shall they grieve.} means, the greater terror (of that Day) will not cause them grief, for they will be safe from all grief and removed from all evil, and they will attain all that is good.

— from Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Page 414-415)

About this Source & Scholarly Authority (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Universal Sunni Consensus: Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Azim by Hafiz Ibn Kathir (701–774 AH / 1301–1373 AD) is universally regarded across all major schools of Sunni Islam (traditional, Salafi, Ash'ari) as the most authoritative classical exegesis. It is prized because it relies on Tafsir bil-Ma'thur—interpreting the Quran using the Quran itself, authentic Hadiths of Prophet Muhammad, and recorded statements of the early Companions (Sahabah).

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