Eternal Words 6-Sura Al-'An'am Verse160
Verse160
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(160) مَنْ جاءَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ فَلَهُ عَشْرُ أَمْثالِها وَ مَنْ جاءَ بِالسَّيِّئَةِ فَلا يُجْزى إِلاَّ مِثْلَها وَ هُمْ لا يُظْلَمُونَ
160. " Whoever brings a good (deed), he shall have ten times its like, and whoever brings vice, he shall not be recompensed but with its like, and they shall not be dealt with unjustly."
Commentary :
In this holy verse the multifold reward given for good deeds is referred to. Through previous verse, the wrong doers were threatened and reprimanded upon their evil deeds, while here, in this verse, the Qur'an clearly says :
" Whoever brings a good (deed), he shall have ten times its like, ..."
But as for those who commit a sin, Allah will punish them equally as much as their sin. As a result of the greatness of His grace and generosity,Allah bestows the reward of a good action more than its due, and forgives the faults of the sinners. And, if he punishes one, He punishes as much as the one deserves, not more than that. The verse continues saying :
"...and whoever brings vice, he shall not be recompensed but with its like, ..."
Some of the commentators believe that the purpose of the Qur'anic word /hasanah/ (a good deed) is ' Unity ', and the purpose of the word /sayyi'ah/ (a vice) is 'infidelity'. According to this meaning, the essence of good deeds is Unity and the essence of vices is infidelity.
"... and they shall not be dealt with unjustly."
There will not be done any unjust against anybody, because none will be punished more than what one deserves.
Therefore, Allah treats with His grace when He gives reward, but He treats with His justice when He punishes. The tenfold rewards that He gives for a good action, only one part is the wage of it and the rest nine parts are 'Allah's grace'. Sura An-Nisa, No. 4, Verse 173 says : "... He will pay them their rewards fully and will bestow them more out of His Grace."
It is worthy to note that the tenfold reward is for all believers in general, but some deeds which are done in some circumstances by some qualified persons will be bestowed upto seven hundred times rewards, and even without measure rewards either.
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