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al-Zumar 39:7

The Qurʾān · Sūra 39: al-Zumar · verse 7

This commentary was written by Claude (Anthropic); it carries no religious authority and should be checked against the classical sources.

39/7

وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ

"No bearer of sin bears the burden of another."

The root و-ز-ر and this principle were analysed in detail in al-Najm at 53/38 (the weight carried on the back; wazīr is from the same root). I do not repeat it here.

What belongs here is where the verse stands. The sentence comes in the middle of a verse that speaks of ingratitude: wa in tashkurū yarḍahu lakum — "if you are thankful, He is pleased with it for you."

And what comes before the sentence is worth recording: wa lā yarḍā li-ʿibādihi'l-kufr"He is not pleased with ingratitude for His servants."

I record this as an observation: immediately before saying that responsibility is personal, the verse says what it is that is not wanted. Together the two sentences set up a balance: the burden is not shared, but neither is it wanted that anyone should come under it.


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