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Study one of the Most Beautiful Names

الْمُقْسِطُAl-Muqsit

A concise English guide: The One Who Does Justice. The full study explains why no short English phrase can exhaust the Arabic Name.

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Begin with the evidence status

Al-Muqsit is commonly explained as The One who acts with perfect justice or The Equitable. The traditional catalogue label is familiar, and the Qur’an powerfully commands and praises justice. However, the controlled morphology review did not locate the exact singular title lemma in the Qur’anic text. The honest exact-title count is therefore zero.

This does not mean that justice is absent from the Qur’an, nor does it deny the perfection of اللّٰه (ALLAH). It means we must state the evidence at the right level. The related root has 25 tokens. Three are plural human descriptions meaning those who act equitably. Three are human actions of dealing equitably. Fifteen are the noun for justice or equity. Two are comparisons meaning more equitable. Two describe unjust or deviant people with a related form whose meaning moves in the opposite moral direction.

This page is therefore a lesson in both justice and honesty. We will learn what the Qur’an says about equitable conduct while keeping the exact title on hold. A beautiful meaning does not give us permission to claim a Qur’anic word form that the controlled corpus did not locate.

اللّٰه (ALLAH) loves those who act equitably

Qur’an study · Al-Ma’idah

Ayah 5:42

Qur’an source
Arabic Qur’an:
سَمَّٰعُونَ لِلۡكَذِبِ أَكَّٰلُونَ لِلسُّحۡتِۚ فَإِن جَآءُوكَ فَٱحۡكُم بَيۡنَهُمۡ أَوۡ أَعۡرِضۡ عَنۡهُمۡۖ وَإِن تُعۡرِضۡ عَنۡهُمۡ فَلَن يَضُرُّوكَ شَيۡـٔٗاۖ وَإِنۡ حَكَمۡتَ فَٱحۡكُم بَيۡنَهُم بِٱلۡقِسۡطِۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُقۡسِطِينَ ٤٢
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سَمَّٰعُونَsammāʿūnaListeners
لِلۡكَذِبِlil'kadhibito [the] falsehood
أَكَّٰلُونَakkālūnadevourers
لِلسُّحۡتِۚlilssuḥ'tiof the forbidden
فَإِنfa-inSo if
جَآءُوكَjāūkathey come to you
فَٱحۡكُمfa-uḥ'kumthen judge
بَيۡنَهُمۡbaynahumbetween them
أَوۡawor
أَعۡرِضۡaʿriḍturn away
عَنۡهُمۡۖʿanhumfrom them
وَإِنwa-inAnd if
تُعۡرِضۡtuʿ'riḍyou turn away
عَنۡهُمۡʿanhumfrom them
فَلَنfalanthen never
يَضُرُّوكَyaḍurrūkawill they harm you
شَيۡـٔٗاۖshayan(in) anything
وَإِنۡwa-inAnd if
حَكَمۡتَḥakamtayou judge
فَٱحۡكُمfa-uḥ'kumthen judge
بَيۡنَهُمbaynahumbetween them
بِٱلۡقِسۡطِۚbil-qis'ṭiwith [the] justice
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
يُحِبُّyuḥibbuloves
ٱلۡمُقۡسِطِينَl-muq'siṭīnathe ones who are just
Meaning in translation

Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.

Primary · Saheeh International

[They are] avid listeners to falsehood, devourers of [what is] unlawful. So if they come to you, [O Muḥammad], judge between them or turn away from them. And if you turn away from them – never will they harm you at all. And if you judge, judge between them with justice. Indeed, Allāh loves those who act justly.

Compare · M. Pickthall

Listeners for the sake of falsehood! Greedy for illicit gain! If then they have recourse unto thee (Muhammad) judge between them or disclaim jurisdiction. If thou disclaimest jurisdiction, then they cannot harm thee at all. But if thou judgest, judge between them with equity. Lo! Allah loveth the equitable.

Compare · A. Yusuf Ali

(They are fond of) listening to falsehood, of devouring anything forbidden. If they do come to thee, either judge between them, or decline to interfere. If thou decline, they cannot hurt thee in the least. If thou judge, judge in equity between them. For Allah loveth those who judge in equity.

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Tawheed Club reverence note: Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him). This editorial note is separate from the named translations above, which are displayed word-for-word without alteration.

Qur’an 5:42 instructs the Messenger that if he judges between people, he should judge with justice, and it says that اللّٰه (ALLAH) loves those who act equitably. The selected related word is plural. It describes human beings who practise justice; it does not grammatically call اللّٰه (ALLAH) Al-Muqsit.

This is still a magnificent teaching. Divine love is attached to just conduct. Fairness is not reserved for people we like. The verse’s setting involves judgment between people, where personal preference, group loyalty and pressure can distort decisions.

For a child, justice can begin with taking turns and hearing both sides. For an adult, it includes contracts, family decisions, workplace authority and online accusations. Yet neither level should say, “This verse contains the exact Name Al-Muqsit.” It contains a plural human form from the related field.

Repair conflict with justice

Qur’an study · Al-Hujurat

Ayah 49:9

Qur’an source
Arabic Qur’an:
وَإِن طَآئِفَتَانِ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ٱقۡتَتَلُواْ فَأَصۡلِحُواْ بَيۡنَهُمَاۖ فَإِنۢ بَغَتۡ إِحۡدَىٰهُمَا عَلَى ٱلۡأُخۡرَىٰ فَقَٰتِلُواْ ٱلَّتِي تَبۡغِي حَتَّىٰ تَفِيٓءَ إِلَىٰٓ أَمۡرِ ٱللَّهِۚ فَإِن فَآءَتۡ فَأَصۡلِحُواْ بَيۡنَهُمَا بِٱلۡعَدۡلِ وَأَقۡسِطُوٓاْۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُقۡسِطِينَ ٩
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وَإِنwa-inAnd if
طَآئِفَتَانِṭāifatānitwo parties
مِنَminaamong
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَl-mu'minīnathe believers
ٱقۡتَتَلُواْiq'tatalūfight
فَأَصۡلِحُواْfa-aṣliḥūthen make peace
بَيۡنَهُمَاۖbaynahumābetween both of them
فَإِنۢfa-inBut if
بَغَتۡbaghatoppresses
إِحۡدَىٰهُمَاiḥ'dāhumāone of them
عَلَىʿalāon
ٱلۡأُخۡرَىٰl-ukh'rāthe other
فَقَٰتِلُواْfaqātilūthen fight
ٱلَّتِيallatīone which
تَبۡغِيtabghīoppresses
حَتَّىٰḥattāuntil
تَفِيٓءَtafīait returns
إِلَىٰٓilāto
أَمۡرِamri(the) command
ٱللَّهِۚl-lahi(of) Allah
فَإِنfa-inThen if
فَآءَتۡfāatit returns
فَأَصۡلِحُواْfa-aṣliḥūthen make peace
بَيۡنَهُمَاbaynahumābetween them
بِٱلۡعَدۡلِbil-ʿadliwith justice
وَأَقۡسِطُوٓاْۖwa-aqsiṭūand act justly
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
يُحِبُّyuḥibbuloves
ٱلۡمُقۡسِطِينَl-muq'siṭīnathose who act justly
Meaning in translation

Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.

Primary · Saheeh International

And if two factions among the believers should fight, then make settlement between the two. But if one of them oppresses the other, then fight against the one that oppresses until it returns to the ordinance of Allāh. And if it returns, then make settlement between them in justice and act justly. Indeed, Allāh loves those who act justly.

Compare · M. Pickthall

And if two parties of believers fall to fighting, then make peace between them. And if one party of them doeth wrong to the other, fight ye that which doeth wrong till it return unto the ordinance of Allah; then, if it return, make peace between them justly, and act equitably. Lo! Allah loveth the equitable.

Compare · A. Yusuf Ali

If two parties among the Believers fall into a quarrel, make ye peace between them: but if one of them transgresses beyond bounds against the other, then fight ye (all) against the one that transgresses until it complies with the command of Allah; but if it complies, then make peace between them with justice, and be fair: for Allah loves those who are fair (and just).

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Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.

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This verse addresses conflict between groups of believers. It commands reconciliation, resistance to aggression and then renewed settlement with justice. It again closes by saying that اللّٰه (ALLAH) loves those who act equitably. Both a related action and the plural human description occur here.

Justice is not passive neutrality between an aggressor and someone harmed. The verse recognises wrongdoing and calls for it to stop, then requires a fair settlement. At the same time, it does not license revenge, humiliation or permanent hostility after return to what is right.

A teacher can use a non-traumatic classroom example: two pupils disagree over shared equipment; one then takes everything. The adult first stops the unfair action, hears each side and restores a fair arrangement. The aim is repair under truth, not winning applause for punishment.

Justice toward people outside your group

Qur’an study · Al-Mumtahanah

Ayah 60:8

Qur’an source
Arabic Qur’an:
لَّا يَنۡهَىٰكُمُ ٱللَّهُ عَنِ ٱلَّذِينَ لَمۡ يُقَٰتِلُوكُمۡ فِي ٱلدِّينِ وَلَمۡ يُخۡرِجُوكُم مِّن دِيَٰرِكُمۡ أَن تَبَرُّوهُمۡ وَتُقۡسِطُوٓاْ إِلَيۡهِمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُقۡسِطِينَ ٨
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لَّاlāNot
يَنۡهَىٰكُمُyanhākumu(does) forbid you
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
عَنِʿanifrom
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
لَمۡlam(do) not
يُقَٰتِلُوكُمۡyuqātilūkumfight you
فِيfīin
ٱلدِّينِl-dīnithe religion
وَلَمۡwalamand (do) not
يُخۡرِجُوكُمyukh'rijūkumdrive you out
مِّنminof
دِيَٰرِكُمۡdiyārikumyour homes
أَنanthat
تَبَرُّوهُمۡtabarrūhumyou deal kindly
وَتُقۡسِطُوٓاْwatuq'siṭūand deal justly
إِلَيۡهِمۡۚilayhimwith them
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
يُحِبُّyuḥibbuloves
ٱلۡمُقۡسِطِينَl-muq'siṭīnathose who act justly
Meaning in translation

Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.

Primary · Saheeh International

Allāh does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes – from being righteous toward them and acting justly toward them. Indeed, Allāh loves those who act justly.

Compare · M. Pickthall

Allah forbiddeth you not those who warred not against you on account of religion and drove you not out from your homes, that ye should show them kindness and deal justly with them. Lo! Allah loveth the just dealers.

Compare · A. Yusuf Ali

Allah forbids you not, with regard to those who fight you not for (your) Faith nor drive you out of your homes, from dealing kindly and justly with them: for Allah loveth those who are just.

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Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.

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Qur’an 60:8 permits kindness and justice toward people who have not fought Muslims because of religion or driven them from their homes. It again says that اللّٰه (ALLAH) loves those who act equitably. This protects the teaching from tribal misuse.

Justice is not limited to Muslims, relatives or supporters. A person’s different faith, ethnicity or background does not make dishonesty lawful. The verse is especially valuable for young Muslims living among people of many beliefs: good conduct and fairness are not a dilution of Tawheed.

The translation panels may use “act justly,” “deal justly” or “be equitable.” These differences help explain the human action. They still do not turn the plural recipient of Divine love into the singular Divine catalogue title.

Stand firmly for justice

Qur’an study · An-Nisa

Ayah 4:135

Qur’an source
Arabic Qur’an:
۞ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ كُونُواْ قَوَّٰمِينَ بِٱلۡقِسۡطِ شُهَدَآءَ لِلَّهِ وَلَوۡ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِكُمۡ أَوِ ٱلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِ وَٱلۡأَقۡرَبِينَۚ إِن يَكُنۡ غَنِيًّا أَوۡ فَقِيرٗا فَٱللَّهُ أَوۡلَىٰ بِهِمَاۖ فَلَا تَتَّبِعُواْ ٱلۡهَوَىٰٓ أَن تَعۡدِلُواْۚ وَإِن تَلۡوُۥٓاْ أَوۡ تُعۡرِضُواْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ خَبِيرٗا ١٣٥
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۞ يَٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnawho
ءَامَنُواْāmanūbelieve[d]
كُونُواْkūnūBe
قَوَّٰمِينَqawwāmīnacustodians
بِٱلۡقِسۡطِbil-qis'ṭiof justice
شُهَدَآءَshuhadāa(as) witnesses
لِلَّهِlillahito Allah
وَلَوۡwalaweven if
عَلَىٰٓʿalā(it is) against
أَنفُسِكُمۡanfusikumyourselves
أَوِawior
ٱلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِl-wālidaynithe parents
وَٱلۡأَقۡرَبِينَۚwal-aqrabīnaand the relatives
إِنinif
يَكُنۡyakunhe be
غَنِيًّاghaniyyanrich
أَوۡawor
فَقِيرٗاfaqīranpoor
فَٱللَّهُfal-lahufor Allah
أَوۡلَىٰawlā(is) nearer
بِهِمَاۖbihimāto both of them
فَلَاfalāSo (do) not
تَتَّبِعُواْtattabiʿūfollow
ٱلۡهَوَىٰٓl-hawāthe desire
أَنanlest
تَعۡدِلُواْۚtaʿdilūyou deviate
وَإِنwa-inAnd if
تَلۡوُۥٓاْtalwūyou distort
أَوۡawor
تُعۡرِضُواْtuʿ'riḍūrefrain
فَإِنَّfa-innathen indeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
كَانَkānais
بِمَاbimāof what
تَعۡمَلُونَtaʿmalūnayou do
خَبِيرٗاkhabīranAll-Aware
Meaning in translation

Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.

Primary · Saheeh International

O you who have believed, be persistently standing firm in justice, witnesses for Allāh, even if it be against yourselves or parents and relatives. Whether one is rich or poor, Allāh is more worthy of both. So follow not [personal] inclination, lest you not be just. And if you distort [your testimony] or refuse [to give it], then indeed Allāh is ever, of what you do, Aware.

Compare · M. Pickthall

O ye who believe! Be ye staunch in justice, witnesses for Allah, even though it be against yourselves or (your) parents or (your) kindred, whether (the case be of) a rich man or a poor man, for Allah is nearer unto both (them ye are). So follow not passion lest ye lapse (from truth) and if ye lapse or fall away, then lo! Allah is ever Informed of what ye do.

Compare · A. Yusuf Ali

O ye who believe! stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah, even as against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, and whether it be (against) rich or poor: for Allah can best protect both. Follow not the lusts (of your hearts), lest ye swerve, and if ye distort (justice) or decline to do justice, verily Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do.

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Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.

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This verse commands believers to stand firmly for justice, even when testimony affects themselves, parents or close relatives. It then warns against following desire and against distorting or withholding testimony.

The relevant token is the noun for justice, not the title Al-Muqsit. It belongs in this lesson because it shows the standard that equitable people must serve. Justice is tested precisely when truth is costly. Being fair only when it benefits us is self-interest wearing the clothes of principle.

For online life, this means not editing screenshots to remove context, not repeating an accusation because it targets someone disliked, and not changing the standard when a friend is involved. If evidence is uncertain, say it is uncertain. If a claim is wrong, correct it with the same visibility used to spread it.

Scales of justice on the Day of Judgment

Qur’an study · Al-Anbiya’

Ayah 21:47

Qur’an source
Arabic Qur’an:
وَنَضَعُ ٱلۡمَوَٰزِينَ ٱلۡقِسۡطَ لِيَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ فَلَا تُظۡلَمُ نَفۡسٞ شَيۡـٔٗاۖ وَإِن كَانَ مِثۡقَالَ حَبَّةٖ مِّنۡ خَرۡدَلٍ أَتَيۡنَا بِهَاۗ وَكَفَىٰ بِنَا حَٰسِبِينَ ٤٧
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وَنَضَعُwanaḍaʿuAnd We set
ٱلۡمَوَٰزِينَl-mawāzīnathe scales
ٱلۡقِسۡطَl-qis'ṭa(of) the justice
لِيَوۡمِliyawmifor (the) Day
ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِl-qiyāmati(of) the Resurrection
فَلَاfalāso not
تُظۡلَمُtuẓ'lamuwill be wronged
نَفۡسٞnafsunany soul
شَيۡـٔٗاۖshayan(in) anything
وَإِنwa-inAnd if
كَانَkāna(there) be
مِثۡقَالَmith'qālaweight
حَبَّةٖḥabbatin(of) a seed
مِّنۡminof
خَرۡدَلٍkhardalina mustard
أَتَيۡنَاataynāWe will bring
بِهَاۗbihā[with] it
وَكَفَىٰwakafāAnd sufficient
بِنَاbinā(are) We
حَٰسِبِينَḥāsibīna(as) Reckoners
Meaning in translation

Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.

Primary · Saheeh International

And We place the scales of justice for the Day of Resurrection, so no soul will be treated unjustly at all. And if there is [even] the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it forth. And sufficient are We as accountant.

Compare · M. Pickthall

And We set a just balance for the Day of Resurrection so that no soul is wronged in aught. Though it be of the weight of a grain of mustard seed, We bring it. And We suffice for reckoners.

Compare · A. Yusuf Ali

We shall set up scales of justice for the Day of Judgment, so that not a soul will be dealt with unjustly in the least, and if there be (no more than) the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it (to account): and enough are We to take account.

Sources used for this ayah panelOpen the Arabic, audio and translation notes
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API snapshot for Qur’an 21:47. The selected riwayah and Mushaf text field are recorded with the source data.
Reading aids
A full learner transliteration is not displayed; use the recitation and Arabic with a capable teacher. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.

Open Qur’an 21:47 and the named translations on Quran.com

Qur’an 21:47 speaks of scales of justice for the Day of Resurrection and says no soul will be wronged at all. Even a deed of the weight of a mustard seed will be brought. The verse closes with the sufficiency of the reckoning.

The root token is again the noun “justice.” The verse clearly teaches Divine justice through the actions and judgment of اللّٰه (ALLAH), but it is not an exact Al-Muqsit title occurrence. Action evidence and title evidence must remain labelled separately.

This distinction strengthens rather than weakens the page. Learners see exactly where the belief is taught and exactly what the Arabic form is doing. Transparency makes the evidence easier to review and harder to manipulate.

A related form with the opposite moral direction

Qur’an study · Al-Jinn

Ayah 72:14

Qur’an source
Arabic Qur’an:
وَأَنَّا مِنَّا ٱلۡمُسۡلِمُونَ وَمِنَّا ٱلۡقَٰسِطُونَۖ فَمَنۡ أَسۡلَمَ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ تَحَرَّوۡاْ رَشَدٗا ١٤
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
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A full learner transliteration is not displayed here. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than guessing its sounds from English letters.

Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study

Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.

Contextual gloss, not a complete translation

Each word card: Arabic · reading aid · contextual gloss

وَأَنَّاwa-annāAnd that we
مِنَّاminnāamong us
ٱلۡمُسۡلِمُونَl-mus'limūna(are) Muslims
وَمِنَّاwaminnāand among us
ٱلۡقَٰسِطُونَۖl-qāsiṭūna(are) unjust
فَمَنۡfamanAnd whoever
أَسۡلَمَaslamasubmits
فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَfa-ulāikathen those
تَحَرَّوۡاْtaḥarrawhave sought
رَشَدٗاrashadan(the) right path
Meaning in translation

Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.

Primary · Saheeh International

And among us are Muslims [in submission to Allāh], and among us are the unjust. And whoever has become Muslim – those have sought out the right course.

Compare · M. Pickthall

And there are among us some who have surrendered (to Allah) and there are among us some who are unjust. And whoso hath surrendered to Allah, such have taken the right path purposefully.

Compare · A. Yusuf Ali

'Amongst us are some that submit their wills (to Allah), and some that swerve from justice. Now those who submit their wills – they have sought out (the path) of right conduct:

Sources used for this ayah panelOpen the Arabic, audio and translation notes
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API snapshot for Qur’an 72:14. The selected riwayah and Mushaf text field are recorded with the source data.
Reading aids
A full learner transliteration is not displayed; use the recitation and Arabic with a capable teacher. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.

Open Qur’an 72:14 and the named translations on Quran.com

Qur’an 72:14 contrasts those who submit with a group described by a related form meaning unjust or deviant. The words share the same consonantal root field, but Arabic form and context change the moral direction. The equitable person and the unjust person must not be confused.

In this controlled root map, the positive form IV lane concerns acting equitably, while the form I lane in 72:14–15 concerns deviating or acting unjustly. The labels and the complete verse context must travel together; shared root letters do not make the two lanes synonyms.

This is a strong warning against building theology from unvowelled letters alone. A search result may group related forms, but a learner must still inspect morphology, sentence and meaning. Two further scale terms at Qur’an 17:35 and 26:182 can also appear in a naive substring search, yet their QAC root has an extra consonant and is excluded from the exact three-letter root count.

Qur’an study · Al-Jinn

Ayah 72:15

Qur’an source
Arabic Qur’an:
وَأَمَّا ٱلۡقَٰسِطُونَ فَكَانُواْ لِجَهَنَّمَ حَطَبٗا ١٥
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
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A full learner transliteration is not displayed here. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than guessing its sounds from English letters.

Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study

Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.

Contextual gloss, not a complete translation

Each word card: Arabic · reading aid · contextual gloss

وَأَمَّاwa-ammāAnd as for
ٱلۡقَٰسِطُونَl-qāsiṭūnathe unjust
فَكَانُواْfakānūthey will be
لِجَهَنَّمَlijahannamafor Hell
حَطَبٗاḥaṭabanfirewood
Meaning in translation

Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.

Primary · Saheeh International

But as for the unjust, they will be, for Hell, firewood.'

Compare · M. Pickthall

And as for those who are unjust, they are firewood for hell.

Compare · A. Yusuf Ali

'But those who swerve,- they are (but) fuel for Hell-fire'-

Sources used for this ayah panelOpen the Arabic, audio and translation notes
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API snapshot for Qur’an 72:15. The selected riwayah and Mushaf text field are recorded with the source data.
Reading aids
A full learner transliteration is not displayed; use the recitation and Arabic with a capable teacher. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.

Open Qur’an 72:15 and the named translations on Quran.com

The following verse states the consequence for the unjust or deviant group. Displaying it alongside 72:14 keeps the contrast complete and prevents the first related form from being taught without its immediate outcome. Both selected related words describe created beings; neither is the equitable form, and neither supplies exact evidence for the Divine title Al-Muqsit.

The complete related-root account

The exact three-letter root has 25 tokens. The fifteen justice nouns occur at 3:18, 3:21, 4:127, 4:135, 5:8, 5:42, 6:152, 7:29, 10:4, 10:47, 10:54, 11:85, 21:47, 55:9 and 57:25. The three plural equitable-person descriptions occur at 5:42, 49:9 and 60:8. The three equitable human actions occur at 4:3, 49:9 and 60:8.

The two comparative forms occur at 2:282 and 33:5. The two unjust-person forms occur at 72:14 and 72:15. These groups total 25 and remain separate from the zero exact singular-title count. Basmalah accounting changes neither total.

The phrase “اللّٰه (ALLAH) loves those who act equitably” is confirmed three times. It must not be rewritten as “اللّٰه (ALLAH) is Al-Muqsit” and counted three times. The first sentence has human recipients of Divine love; the second is a Divine predication that is not present in those clauses.

What perfect justice does—and does not mean

Divine justice is not limited by forgotten evidence, bribery, fear, fatigue or social pressure. Human judges can only work with what is available to them and can make mistakes. اللّٰه (ALLAH) knows what was public, hidden, intended and actually done.

Justice does not mean every person receives the same thing in every situation. Equality of human worth does not erase different rights, responsibilities or needs. Fairness requires giving each matter its due under truth, not mechanically dividing every outcome into identical pieces.

Mercy and justice should not be imagined as rival forces fighting inside اللّٰه (ALLAH). We affirm His Names and actions without building a human psychological picture of Him. The Qur’an teaches both perfect justice and vast mercy. Our limited understanding of a particular event does not authorise us to accuse the Lord of contradiction.

What this changes in ordinary life

Hear both sides before deciding. This is especially important for parents, teachers and community leaders. A quick story from the most confident speaker may be incomplete. Make space for evidence and distinguish fact from interpretation.

Use the same standard for friends and opponents. If conduct would be wrong when done by someone you dislike, it does not become right when done by your own group. Qur’an 4:135 makes self-interest part of the test.

Repair what can be repaired. Justice is not only identifying blame. It can include returning property, correcting a public statement, changing a harmful process and monitoring whether the repair works. Forgiveness may be virtuous, but it should not be forced on someone as a way to hide continuing harm.

Al-Muqsit and related Names

Al-Hakam is connected through judgment. Al-Adl is a familiar traditional label connected to justice, but it requires its own evidence record and must not be treated as a substitute occurrence for Al-Muqsit. Al-Haqq relates through truth, because justice cannot be sound when facts are deliberately distorted.

These comparisons are educational, not a method for borrowing evidence. A verse about justice does not automatically count once for every Name whose English gloss feels related.

Learn it at your level

First encounter

اللّٰه (ALLAH) commands justice and loves people who act equitably. The exact singular Qur’anic title form was not located in this review.

Ages 5–7 with an adult

Use a turn-taking example. Ask each child what happened before deciding how to put it right.

Ages 8–11

Read Qur’an 60:8 and explain why fairness is not limited to people from your own group.

Ages 12–15

Compare 49:9 and 4:135. List the steps of stopping harm, hearing truth and restoring fairness.

Ages 16+ and adults

Explain why three plural human descriptions, three human actions and fifteen justice nouns produce zero exact singular Divine-title occurrences.

Adult and teacher guide

State the evidence hold at the beginning, not in small print at the end. Learners should understand that the page respects the traditional catalogue while refusing to mislabel Qur’anic grammar. This models intellectual trustworthiness.

Use scenarios that are emotionally safe. Do not ask a child to disclose family conflict to complete an activity. A fictional disagreement over turns, property or group work can teach the method without exposing private harm.

With older learners, build a five-row morphology table: justice noun, equitable action, equitable person, comparative fairness and unjust person. Ask what would go wrong if every row were counted as Al-Muqsit. Revisit after a week and ask them to explain the difference between title evidence and attribute/action teaching in their own words.

Check your understanding

  1. What is the exact singular-title count in this controlled review?
  2. How many tokens belong to the exact three-letter root?
  3. Who do the three plural muqsit-related words describe?
  4. Which three verses say اللّٰه (ALLAH) loves those who act equitably?
  5. Why is Qur’an 21:47 relevant but not an exact-title occurrence?
  6. What does Qur’an 4:135 require when justice affects relatives or ourselves?
  7. Why are the forms at 72:14–15 morally different?
  8. Which two scale terms are excluded from the root by exact matching?
  9. How should an online accusation be handled fairly?
  10. Why must related Names keep separate evidence ledgers?

Frequently asked questions

What does Al-Muqsit mean?

“The One who acts with perfect justice” or “The Equitable” are useful traditional explanations. The exact singular title was not located in the controlled Qur’anic corpus.

Does the Qur’an teach that اللّٰه (ALLAH) is just?

Yes, through clear statements about judgment, the scales of justice and the absence of wrongdoing. That teaching must still be distinguished from an exact title-form count.

Can the three plural human forms be counted as the Name?

No. They describe people who act equitably and are loved by اللّٰه (ALLAH).

Why keep the page if exact-title evidence is zero?

To teach the traditional label transparently, present the Qur’anic justice field accurately and prevent false occurrence claims.

Does repeating Al-Muqsit guarantee success in court?

No approved evidence here establishes a fixed repetition or guaranteed legal outcome. Seek lawful advice, present honest evidence and ask اللّٰه (ALLAH) for justice.

Share this accurately

Shareable summary: Al-Muqsit is traditionally explained as The Equitable, but the controlled Qur’an review locates zero exact singular-title tokens. The related justice root has 25 tokens, including three plural human descriptions at 5:42, 49:9 and 60:8. Those verses say that اللّٰه (ALLAH) loves people who act equitably; they do not grammatically call Him Al-Muqsit.

Sources and review ledger

  • Displayed Qur’an panels: 5:42, 49:9, 60:8, 4:135, 21:47, 72:14 and 72:15.
  • Exact selected singular title: 0 raw, 0 valid, 0 Divine, 0 non-Divine and 0 unresolved.
  • Exact three-letter root: 25 tokens; naive substring result 27 is rejected.
  • Human plural equitable-person forms: 3; human equitable actions: 3; justice nouns: 15; comparatives: 2; unjust-person forms: 2.
  • Basmalah impact: 0.
  • Named translations: Saheeh International, M. Pickthall and A. Yusuf Ali.
  • Named tafsir: Ibn Kathir (Abridged) where installed, separated from translation.
  • Lexical source: Quranic Arabic Corpus morphology v0.4.
  • Arabic display: immutable Quran Foundation QPC Hafs snapshot through controlled shortcodes.
  • Publication state: noindex ; exact-title hold remains visible pending qualified review.

Controlled Qur’an evidence record

What the source data establishes

This research panel separates an exact Arabic lemma, its use in a passage, an English translator’s wording, and a claim that the wording functions there as a Divine Name. Those are related questions, but they are not the same count.

Numbered āyah text0

Exact-lemma candidates in the 6,236 numbered āyahs of the Quranic Arabic Corpus.

Outside the basmalah formula0

The same candidate count after removing formula tokens in Qur’an 1:1 and 27:30.

All visible muṣḥaf basmalahs0

Includes the 112 unnumbered sūrah-opening basmalahs where this Name occurs in that formula.

Across the Qur’an0 sūrahs

Candidate lemma distribution, not a theological ranking.

First candidateNot located

Reading order in the numbered text.

Last candidateNot located

Useful for checking that the full corpus was covered.

The best English answer is transparent, not overconfident

Current learner-facing wording: The One Who Does Justice. This remains a short navigation aid. The Arabic Name carries a semantic range and Qur’anic context that one English label cannot exhaust.

These phrases are reading aids from the source data. Tawheed Club does not combine them into a new translation or claim that the most frequent English phrase is automatically the most complete definition.

Names and forms found beside this record

No adjacent core-list lemma pairing is currently recorded. That does not mean the Name has no theological relationship with other Names; it means the site will not invent one from an English similarity.

Counting method, sources and limitsOpen the reproducible research record
Qur’anic morphology
Quranic Arabic Corpus v0.4, built on the verified Tanzil Uthmani text. The unchanged source snapshot and SHA-256 checksum are retained by Tawheed Club.
Arabic display and translations
Quran Foundation QPC Hafs / Quran.com Content API v4. Representative panels show Saheeh International, M. Pickthall and A. Yusuf Ali separately.
Basmalah rule
The numbered-ayah corpus includes 1:1 and 27:30. The full visible-mushaf figure adds 112 unnumbered surah-opening basmalahs to Allah, Ar-Rahman and Ar-Rahim. The excluding-basmalah figure removes the formula tokens at 1:1 and 27:30.
Catalogue boundary
The core 99 is a controlled teaching enumeration. The authentic hadith establishes ninety-nine Names and the reward for ahsaha; catalogue membership does not by itself authenticate every individual traditional-list entry.
Review state
Live noindex research candidate. Automated corpus coverage is complete; Arabic form, contextual referent, meaning, pairing and final release approval remain individually recorded human-How sources are presented.