The Holy Quran 14:18 — Surah Ibrahim

Arabic text

مَّثَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِرَبِّهِمْ ۖ أَعْمَـٰلُهُمْ كَرَمَادٍ ٱشْتَدَّتْ بِهِ ٱلرِّيحُ فِى يَوْمٍ عَاصِفٍ ۖ لَّا يَقْدِرُونَ مِمَّا كَسَبُوا۟ عَلَىٰ شَىْءٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلضَّلَـٰلُ ٱلْبَعِيدُ

Translation

The example of the (good) actions of those who do not believe in their Rabb is like that of ashes that are blown away by a wind on a stormy day. They have absolutely no control of what (actions) they earn (Just as none can gather together the ashes once they are scattered, so too the Kuffaar will not have any good acts to show on the Day of Qiyaamah because there will be no rewards for them there. Their rewards will have been already given to them in this world). This is a distant (for) deviation (from the straight path).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The parable of the disbelievers' deeds: some disbelievers might have thought: after all, we did many good works in the world by way of charity and alms; our good character became well known among people; we came to the aid of many in their distress; and in one form or another we also worshipped Allah.

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