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Reflections on Surah Al-Baqarah Ayah 123
واتقوا يوما لا تجزي نفس عن نفس شييا ولا يقبل منها عدل ولا تنفعها شفاعة ولا هم ينصرون ١٢٣
وَٱتَّقُوا۟ يَوْمًۭا لَّا تَجْزِى نَفْسٌ عَن نَّفْسٍۢ شَيْـًۭٔا وَلَا يُقْبَلُ مِنْهَا عَدْلٌۭ وَلَا تَنفَعُهَا شَفَـٰعَةٌۭ وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ ١٢٣
وَٱتَّقُواْﲀ
يَوۡمٗاﲁ
لَّاﲂ
تَجۡزِيﲃ
نَفۡسٌﲄ
عَنﲅ
نَّفۡسٖﲆ
شَيۡـٔٗاﲇ
وَلَاﲈ
يُقۡبَلُﲉ
مِنۡهَاﲊ
عَدۡلٞﲋ
وَلَاﲌ
تَنفَعُهَاﲍ
شَفَٰعَةٞﲎ
وَلَاﲏ
هُمۡﲐ
يُنصَرُونَﲑ
١٢٣ﲒ
And guard yourselves against the Day when no soul will be of any help to another. No ransom will be taken, no intercession accepted, and no help will be given.
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15 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 2:123
No Soul for Another
Reading Al-Baqarah (2:123) through the Hadith
Allah ﷻ says:
لَا تَجْزِي نَفْسٌ عَن نَّفْسٍ
"No soul will avail another."
The Qur'an speaks here of a nafs — a soul.
Not a person, not a human being.
A soul.
Not a label, not a family name, not a place in society,
but who we truly are before Allah.
Until only one truth remains:
One soul cannot answer for another.
The Prophet ﷺ gave this same reminder to those closest to him...
Reading Al-Baqarah (2:123) through the Hadith
Allah ﷻ says:
لَا تَجْزِي نَفْسٌ عَن نَّفْسٍ
"No soul will avail another."
The Qur'an speaks here of a nafs — a soul.
Not a person, not a human being.
A soul.
Not a label, not a family name, not a place in society,
but who we truly are before Allah.
Until only one truth remains:
One soul cannot answer for another.
The Prophet ﷺ gave this same reminder to those closest to him...