Why are they punished so sternly? Allah says it is all earned. They earned this punishment. On top of that, He says Wifāq which is normally translated “exact
recompense” but it is an emphatic verbal noun (masdar). Wifāq does not simply mean
an exact, like for like reward. It means that this is the very definition of an exact and like for like reward, or justice in other words. You get what you earned in exact accordance. Allah says that if this is not justice, nothing is as relayed by the emphatic form فِعال . He is emphasizing that Allah is totally just here. How?
Earned. Wifāq
Why are they punished so sternly? Allah says it is all earned. They earned this punishment. On top of that, He says Wifāq which is normally translated “exact
recompense” but it is an emphatic verbal noun (masdar). Wifāq does not simply mean
an exact, like for like reward. It means that this is the very definition of an exact and like for like reward, or justice in other words. You get what you earned in exact accordance. Allah says that if this is not justice, nothing is as relayed by the emphatic form فِعال . He is emphasizing that Allah is totally just here. How?