The Holy Quran 41:22 — Surah Fussilat

Arabic text

وَمَا كُنتُمْ تَسْتَتِرُونَ أَن يَشْهَدَ عَلَيْكُمْ سَمْعُكُمْ وَلَآ أَبْصَـٰرُكُمْ وَلَا جُلُودُكُمْ وَلَـٰكِن ظَنَنتُمْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَعْلَمُ كَثِيرًا مِّمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ

Translation

(Addressing these people on the Day of Qiyaamah, Allaah will say,) "You did not hide (your actions thinking) that your ears, eyes and skins will testify against you (as you now see them doing), but (even worse than this,) you (foolishly) thought that Allaah is unaware of most of the things you do."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

That is, you used to sin hiding from others. You did not know that your hands and feet would tell, so that you should hide from them too. And even had you wished to, where was the power to do so? Reproach of the disbelievers: that is, in reality your conduct shows as if you had no conviction at all of the all-encompassing knowledge of Almighty Allah, and…

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