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Surah Ar-Ra'd, Ayah 18 (13:18)

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لِلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَجَابُوا۟ لِرَبِّهِمُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ لَمْ يَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لَهُۥ لَوْ أَنَّ لَهُم …

Quran 13:18 is ayah 18 of Surah Ar-Ra'd (“The Thunder”), a Medinan surah of 43 ayahs. It is in Juz 13, on page 251 of the Madani Mushaf.

13:18
لِلَّذِينَٱسْتَجَابُوا۟لِرَبِّهِمُٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚوَٱلَّذِينَلَمْيَسْتَجِيبُوا۟لَهُۥلَوْأَنَّلَهُممَّافِىٱلْأَرْضِجَمِيعًاوَمِثْلَهُۥمَعَهُۥلَٱفْتَدَوْا۟بِهِۦٓ ۚأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَلَهُمْسُوٓءُٱلْحِسَابِوَمَأْوَىٰهُمْجَهَنَّمُ ۖوَبِئْسَٱلْمِهَادُ١٨
lilladhīna is'tajābū lirabbihimu l-ḥus'nā wa-alladhīna lam yastajībū lahu law anna lahum mā fī l-arḍi jamīʿan wamith'lahu maʿahu la-if'tadaw bihi ulāika lahum sūu l-ḥisābi wamawāhum jahannamu wabi'sa l-mihādu

For those who have responded to their Lord is the best [reward], but those who did not respond to Him - if they had all that is in the earth entirely and the like of it with it, they would [attempt to] ransom themselves thereby. Those will have the worst account, and their refuge is Hell, and wretched is the resting place.(18)

Word by word

  1. لِلَّذِينَlilladhīnaFor those who
  2. ٱسْتَجَابُوا۟is'tajābūresponded
  3. لِرَبِّهِمُlirabbihimuto their Lord
  4. ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚl-ḥus'nā(is) the bliss
  5. وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaAnd for those who
  6. لَمْlam(did) not
  7. يَسْتَجِيبُوا۟yastajībūrespond
  8. لَهُۥlahuto Him
  9. لَوْlawif
  10. أَنَّannathat
  11. لَهُمlahumthey had
  12. مَّاmāwhatever
  13. فِىfī(is) in
  14. ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
  15. جَمِيعًاjamīʿanall
  16. وَمِثْلَهُۥwamith'lahuand like of it
  17. مَعَهُۥmaʿahuwith it
  18. لَٱفْتَدَوْا۟la-if'tadawsurely they would offer ransom
  19. بِهِۦٓ ۚbihiwith it
  20. أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَulāikaThose
  21. لَهُمْlahumfor them
  22. سُوٓءُsūu(is) a terrible
  23. ٱلْحِسَابِl-ḥisābireckoning
  24. وَمَأْوَىٰهُمْwamawāhumand their abode
  25. جَهَنَّمُ ۖjahannamu(is) Hell
  26. وَبِئْسَwabi'saand wretched
  27. ٱلْمِهَادُl-mihādu(is) the resting place

Tafsir (commentary) of 13:18

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Reward of the Blessed and Wretched Ones

Allah mentions the final destination of the blessed ones and the wretched ones,

لِلَّذِينَ اسْتَجَابُواْ لِرَبِّهِمُ

(For those who answered their Lord's call) obeyed Allah and followed His Messenger (Muhammad ﷺ) by obeying his commands and believing in the narrations he brought about the past and the future, theirs will be,

الْحُسْنَى

(Al-Husna), which is the good reward. Allah said that Dhul-Qarnayn declared,

قَالَ أَمَّا مَن ظَلَمَ فَسَوْفَ نُعَذِّبُهُ ثُمَّ يُرَدُّ إِلَى رَبِّهِ فَيُعَذِّبُهُ عَذَاباً نُّكْراً - وَأَمَّا مَنْ آمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَـلِحاً فَلَهُ جَزَآءً الْحُسْنَى وَسَنَقُولُ لَهُ مِنْ أَمْرِنَا يُسْراً

(As for him who does wrong, we shall punish him, and then he will be brought back unto his Lord, Who will punish him with a terrible torment (Hell). But as for him who believes and works righteousness, he shall have the best reward (Al-Husna), and we shall speak unto him mild words by our command)18: 87-88 Allah said in another Ayah,

لِّلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُواْ الْحُسْنَى وَزِيَادَةٌ

(For those who have done good is the best (Al-Husna) and even more.) 10: 26 Allah said next,

وَالَّذِينَ لَمْ يَسْتَجِيبُواْ لَهُ

(But those who answered not His call,) disobeyed Allah,

لَوْ أَنَّ لَهُمْ مَّا فِى الاٌّرْضِ جَمِيعاً

(if they had all that is in the earth together) meaning, in the Hereafter. This Ayah says: Had the earth's fill of gold and its like with it, they would try to ransom themselves from Allah's torment at that time. However, this will not be accepted from them. Verily, Allah the Exalted will not accept any type of exchange from,

أُوْلَـئِكَ لَهُمْ سُوءُ الْحِسَـبِ

(For them there will be the terrible reckoning.) in the Hereafter, when they will be reckoned for the Naqir and the Qitmir, the big and the small. Verily, he who is reckoned in detail on that Day will receive punishment, hence Allah's statement next,

وَمَأْوَاهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَبِئْسَ الْمِهَادُ

(Their dwelling place will be Hell; and worst indeed is that place for rest.)

أَفَمَن يَعْلَمُ أَنَّمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَبِّكَ الْحَقُّ كَمَنْ هُوَ أَعْمَى إِنَّمَا يَتَذَكَّرُ أُوْلُواْ الأَلْبَـبِ

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