Verse. 4651

٥٠ - ق

50 - Qaf

وَجَاۗءَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّعَہَا سَاۗىِٕقٌ وَّشَہِيْدٌ۝۲۱
Wajaat kullu nafsin maAAaha saiqun washaheedun

English

Ahmed Ali

Each soul will come with a driver and a witness.

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Tafseer

'Abdullāh Ibn 'Abbās / Muḥammad al-Fīrūzabādī

تفسير : (and every soul cometh, along with it a driver) leading it to its lord; this driver is the angel who recorded the evil deeds it had committed (and a witness) before its lord; this is the angels who recorded its good deeds; and it is also said that this witness is man's works.

Jalāl al-Dīn al-Maḥallī

تفسير : and, thereat, every soul will come, to the site for the gathering, accompanied by a driver, an angel to drive it there, and a witness, to testify to its deeds, namely, the hands and the feet and others; and it will be said to the disbeliever:

Sahl al-Tustari

تفسير : and every soul will come accompanied by a driver and a witness.this means: the recording [angels] (kataba) who were with him in this world will lead him to the gathering place and will testify either for or against him. then the servant says, ‘is not what you say the truth? indeed, you have said: and if you were to enumerate god’s favours you could never number them [14:34]’. and your prophet <img border="0" src="images/salatonmassenger.jpg" width="24" height="22"> said, ‘none of you enters paradise through his works, but only through his mercy.’ then god says, ‘my words are the truth, and my prophet <img border="0" src="images/salatonmassenger.jpg" width="24" height="22"> has spoken truly, so therefore proceed to paradise through my mercy.’he said:this is the meaning of his words, exalted is he: …and for them is forgiveness and a generous provision [8:74].his words, exalted is he: