بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Believers and Sinners — In the Light of the Holy Quran

“Or do those who commit evil deeds think We will make them like those who have believed and done righteous deeds—equal in their life and their death? Evil is what they judge.”
(الجاثیہ ۔ 21 — Surah Al-Jathiyah: 21, Sahih International)

Allah Ta‘ala, in the Noble Quran, declares: Do you think your Lord will treat those who follow the truth and those who reject it as equal? What has happened to your reasoning—what kind of judgments are you making? Which court has issued such a verdict, and in which law is it written?

One person struggles to earn lawful (halal) sustenance with difficulty, while another increases his wealth through riba (usury), accumulating bank balances, building houses upon houses and factories upon factories—will Allah make them equal? One cannot afford medicine for his child through halal means, while another spends wealth earned through haram on trips abroad for his children—will Allah’s law treat them the same?

One rises at night to drink alcohol, while another rises at night to spread his prayer mat and water the earth with his tears in Tahajjud—will they be equal? What has happened to you—how do you judge? Is there another Quran that states the night drinker and the one who stands in Tahajjud are equal? Will Allah equate the liar with the truthful, the one dealing in riba with the one who avoids it, the one who lowers his gaze with the one who casts it freely, the one who listens to the Quran with the one who listens to music?

Show any book that declares the one who abuses and the one who makes du‘a are equal; the one who commits zina and the one who prostrates are equal; the disobedient heart and the obedient heart are equal.

O servants of Allah! Allah is also Ar-Rahman (The Most Merciful). He forgives whom He wills, whenever He wills. If your life until now has been immersed in sin—even if you have not performed a single good deed—still, the door remains open. Turn to Allah in tawbah (repentance), and He will forgive. Cry before Him; and if you cannot cry, at least present yourself before Him with the humility of one who wishes to cry—He will decree forgiveness and guidance for you.

But if the mindset is “I will repent later” or “I will do it tomorrow,” then remember: that tomorrow may never come. If one dies in such heedlessness, then accountability will follow. The Quran’s verdict is clear—every deed will be accounted for.

If someone is advised to perform Salah or to avoid evil, he may say, “Allah is Forgiving.” Indeed, Allah is Forgiving, and one must always maintain good hope in Him. But when that same person strives day and night to earn wealth, is Allah not Ar-Razzaq (The Provider)? Then why not sit at home? Why go to the shop, the office, or the factory? He gives sustenance without measure—why not rely on Him completely?

His answer would be: “Has sustenance ever come while sitting idle at home?” This is the state of contradiction being addressed.

O servants of Allah! Just as we strive for livelihood while believing Allah to be the Best Provider, in the same way we must strive to avoid sins and perform righteous deeds while believing Him to be Ar-Rahman, Al-Ghafur (The Most Forgiving), and Ar-Rahim (The Most Merciful). Before our call comes and we remain unprepared, let us all turn to Allah together in repentance for our past sins, and seek His guidance to avoid them in the future.

May Allah Ta‘ala grant guidance to the entire Ummah, enable us to walk again upon the paths of Deen that we have forgotten, and grant us the ability to rise above sectarianism and internal divisions and stand united against disbelief, obscenity, and immorality like a solid wall. آمین.