Surah Ar-Rahman 55:39
سُورَةُ الرَّحۡمَٰن · Medinan · Verse 39 of 78
فَيَوْمَئِذٍۢ لَّا يُسْـَٔلُ عَن ذَنۢبِهِۦٓ إِنسٌۭ وَلَا جَآنٌّۭ
Translation
On that Day neither mankind nor jinn will be asked about their sins.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Meaning and reflection
'So on that Day none will be asked about his sin, neither man nor jinn.' Ibn Ashur and al-Saadi note the meaning: there will be no need for interrogation, because the guilt is already manifest, the marks on the guilty betray them before a single question is asked. Ask yourself: in this life I survive on the ability to explain myself, to give my side, spin the story, manage the impression. This verse describes a moment where none of that machinery runs, because the truth is simply visible, written on me. If my inner reality were suddenly plain to all, with no chance to narrate around it, what would it show? The verse quietly urges me to make my hidden self match my presented self now, while explanation still buys me time.
Grounded in classical tafsir: Ibn Ashur, al-Saadi, al-Biqa'i.
Topics that discuss this verse
Surah Ar-Rahman 55:39 is discussed in 2 study guides on Maani. Each guide gathers the key verses, Arabic words and lessons of one Quranic topic.
- Responsibility (Mas'uliyyah) (key verse)
- Questioning (Su'al)
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