The Holy Quran 58:18 — Surah Al-Mujadila

Arabic text

يَوْمَ يَبْعَثُهُمُ ٱللَّهُ جَمِيعًا فَيَحْلِفُونَ لَهُۥ كَمَا يَحْلِفُونَ لَكُمْ ۖ وَيَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُمْ عَلَىٰ شَىْءٍ ۚ أَلَآ إِنَّهُمْ هُمُ ٱلْكَـٰذِبُونَ

Translation

On the Day (of Qiyaamah) when Allaah shall raise them all (from their graves), they will take oaths before Him (that they are sincere Muslims) just as they take oaths before you (Muslims) thinking that they are in good stead (that they will get away with it and be saved from punishment). Behold! They are certainly liars (and will never be able to fool Allaah).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The oaths of the hypocrites in the Hereafter: that is, the habit formed here will not leave them there either. Just as they escape by lying before you and think that they are very clever and playing a very fine game, so before Allah too they will be ready to swear false oaths: “Our Lord! We were not like that, we were like this.

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