Surah 91. Ash-Shams, Ayah 15
| وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَاهَا |
| Transliteration | : | wa- laa yakhaaf cuqbaa -haa |
| Pickthall | : | He dreadeth not the sequel (of events). |
| Asad | : | for none [of them] had any fear of what might befall them.10 |
| Malik | : | For He (Allah) has no fear of its consequences. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | And for Him is no fear of its consequences. 6158 |
Note - 10Implying that their total lack of compassion for God's
creatures showed that they did not fear His retribution
and, hence, did not really believe in Him.
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Note - 6158This verse has been variously construed. I follow the
general opinion in referring the pronoun "Him" to "their
Lord" in the last verse and the pronoun "its" to the
Punishment that was meted out to all, high and low,
equally. In that case the meaning would be: God decreed
the total destruction of the Thamud; in the case of
creatures any such destruction might cause a loss to
them, and they might fear the consequences of such loss
or destruction, but Allah has created and can create at
will, and there can be no question of any such
apprehension in His case. An alternative view is that
"him" refers to the prophet Salih, mentioned in verse 13.
Then the interpretation would be: Salih had no fear of
the consequences for himself; he had warned the wicked
according to his commission; he was saved by Allah's
mercy as a just and righteous man, and he left them with
regrets (vii. 79). Yet another alternative refers "him"
to the wicked man (mentioned in verse 12) who hamstrung
the she-camel: he feared not the consequences of his
deed.
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This verse has been variously construed. I follow the general opinion in referring the pronoun "Him" to "their Lord" in the last verse and the pronoun "its" to the Punishment that was meted out to all, high and low, equally. In that case the meaning would be: God decreed the total destruction of the Thamud; in the case of creatures any such destruction might cause a loss to them, and they might fear the consequences of such loss or destruction, but Allah has created and can create at will, and there can be no question of any such apprehension in His case. An alternative view is that "him" refers to the prophet Salih, mentioned in verse 13. Then the interpretation would be: Salih had no fear of the consequences for himself; he had warned the wicked according to his commission; he was saved by Allah's mercy as a just and righteous man, and he left them with regrets (vii. 79). Yet another alternative refers "him" to the wicked man (mentioned in verse 12) who hamstrung the she-camel: he feared not the consequences of his deed. |
