Surah Al-Baqarah Ayat 141 (2:141 Quran) With Tafsir

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Surah Baqarah Ayat 141 in Arabic Text

تِلۡكَ أُمَّةٞ قَدۡ خَلَتۡۖ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتۡ وَلَكُم مَّا كَسَبۡتُمۡۖ وَلَا تُسۡـَٔلُونَ عَمَّا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ

Tilka ummatun qad khalat lahaa maa kasabat wa lakum maa kasabtum wa laa tus’aloona ‘ammaa kaano ya’maloon (section 16, End Juz 1)

English Translation

Here you can read various translations of verse 141

Sahih International
That is a nation which has passed on. It will have [the consequence of] what it earned, and you will have what you have earned. And you will not be asked about what they used to do.

Yusuf Ali
“That was a people that hath passed away. They shall reap the fruit of what they did, and ye of what ye do! Of their merits there is no question in your case:

Abul Ala Maududi
They were a people who have passed away and they shall be repaid for what they earned and you for what you earn: you will not be questioned as to what they did. “

Muhsin Khan
That was a nation who has passed away. They shall receive the reward of what they earned, and you of what you earn. And you will not be asked of what they used to do.

Pickthall
Those are a people who have passed away; theirs is that which they earned and yours that which ye earn. And ye will not be asked of what they used to do.

Dr. Ghali
That is a nation (that) has already passed away; it will have whatever it earned; and you will have whatever you have earned; and you will not be questioned about whatever they used to do.

Abdel Haleem
That community passed away: what they earned belongs to them, and what you earn belongs to you. You will not be answerable for their deeds.

Muhammad Junagarhi
یہ امت ہے جو گزرچکی، جو انہوں نے کیا ان کے لئے ہے اور جو تم نے کیا تمہارے لئے، تم ان کےاعمال کے بارے میں سوال نہ کئے جاؤ گے

Quran 2 Verse 141 Explanation

For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Baqarah ayat 141, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.

Ala-Maududi

(2:141) Now, they were a people who passed away. Theirs is what they earned, and yours is what you earn; you shall not be questioned concerning what they did.

There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Baqarah verse 140 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Baqarah ayat 139 which provides the complete commentary from verse 139 through 141.

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