يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِنَّ وَعۡدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقّٞۖ فَلَا تَغُرَّنَّكُمُ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَلَا يَغُرَّنَّكُم بِٱللَّهِ ٱلۡغَرُورُ
O mankind! Allah’s promise is indeed true. So do not let the life of the world deceive you, nor let the Deceiver deceive you concerning Allah.
Agha Ali Puya Commentary
Commentary on Quran 35:5
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 35:5] Man is exhorted to remember that he has come from Allah and will return to Allah, whereupon he will be required to render an account of the life he spent in this world. Man should constantly remind himself that in the life of the next realm, he will receive either the reward or punishment which he himself has earned from his good or bad actions while in this world. Allah has promised man mercy on account of his good actions and punishment on account of the bad, and His promise is true. Man should not be deluded by the deceptive instigation of satanic thoughts to commit sins, while counting on Allah's mercy for forgiveness, or believing erroneously that he will have time to repent. Death may come at any time. See Luqman : 33. Through the seductive temptations of the vanities of this world, man is made to forget the hereafter, and Shaytan may make him spiritually blind, gradually deluding him until his thoughts and life style become evil. Man should constantly be on his guard, turning away from evil, seeking the pardon of Allah, and effecting amendments immediately as and wherever necessary.