Tafsir Ibn Kathir -> Surah Al-Isra' -> Praising the Qur'an

Allah praises His noble Book, the Qur'an, which He revealed to His Messenger Muhammad . It directs people to the best and clearest of ways.

﴿ظˆظژظٹظڈط¨ظژط´ظ‘ظگط±ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈط¤ظ’ظ…ظگظ†ظگظٹظ†ظژ﴾

(gives good news to those who believe,) in it a

﴿ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظٹظژط¹ظ’ظ…ظژظ„ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط§ظ„طµظ‘ظژظ€ظ„ظگط­ظژط§طھظگ﴾

(those who do righteous deeds,) in accordance with it, telling them

﴿ط£ظژظ†ظ‘ظژ ظ„ظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ط£ظژط¬ظ’ط±ظ‹ط§ ظƒظژط¨ظگظٹط±ظ‹ط§﴾

(that they will have a great reward,) i.e., on the Day of Resurrection. And He tells

﴿ظˆط£ظژظ†ظ‘ظژ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظ„ط§ظژ ظٹظڈط¤ظ’ظ…ظگظ†ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ط§ظ‘ظŒط®ظگط±ظژط©ظگ﴾

(those who do not believe in the Hereafter,) that

﴿ظ„ظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ط¹ظژط°ظژط§ط¨ط§ظ‹ ط£ظژظ„ظگظٹظ…ط§ظ‹﴾

(for them is a painful torment,) i.e. on the Day of Resurrection. As Allah says:

﴿ظپظژط¨ظژط´ظ‘ظگط±ظ’ظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ط¨ظگط¹ظژط°ظژط§ط¨ظچ ط£ظژظ„ظگظٹظ…ظچ ﴾

(... then announce to them a painful torment.) ﴿84:24﴾

﴿ظˆظژظٹظژط¯ظ’ط¹ظڈ ط§ظ„ط¥ظگظ†ظ’ط³ظژظ€ظ†ظڈ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ط´ظ‘ظژط±ظ‘ظگ ط¯ظڈط¹ظژط¢ط،ظژظ‡ظڈ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ’ط®ظژظٹظ’ط±ظگ ظˆظژظƒظژط§ظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ط¥ظگظ†ظ’ط³ظژظ€ظ†ظڈ ط¹ظژط¬ظڈظˆظ„ط§ظ‹ ﴾

(11. And man invokes (Allah) for evil as he invokes (Allah) for good and man is ever hasty.)