ذلك بأنهم شاقوا الله ورسوله ومن يشاقق الله ورسوله فإن الله شديد العقاب
That (is) because they opposed Allah and His Messenger. And whoever opposes Allah and His Messenger, then indeed, Allah (is) Severe in Punishment.
Shadid al-'Iqab (The Severe)—unified with Shadid al-Mihal, Sari' al-'Iqab, and Dhu 'Iqab—warns of Allah’s stern, inescapable reckoning against persistent tyranny and defiance. In the Quran, this Divine Name appears 19 times across 19 verses in 10 surahs, from Quran 2:165 (Surah Al-Baqarah) to Quran 59:7 (Surah Al-Hashr).
Reflection: Balancing awe of Allah’s justice alongside hope in His mercy protects the believer from complacency, oppression, and arrogance.
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ذلك بأنهم شاقوا الله ورسوله ومن يشاقق الله ورسوله فإن الله شديد العقاب
That (is) because they opposed Allah and His Messenger. And whoever opposes Allah and His Messenger, then indeed, Allah (is) Severe in Punishment.
واتقوا فتنة لا تصيبن الذين ظلموا منكم خاصة واعلموا أن الله شديد العقاب
And fear a trial not which will afflict those who do wrong among you exclusively. And know that Allah (is) Severe in Punishment.
وإذ زين لهم الشيطان أعمالهم وقال لا غالب لكم اليوم من الناس وإني جار لكم فلما تراءت الفئتان نكص على عقبيه وقال إني بريء منكم إني أرى ما لا ترون إني أخاف الله والله شديد العقاب
And when made fair-seeming to them the Shaitaan their deeds and he said, "No (one) (can) overcome [to] you today from the people and indeed, I am a neighbor for you." But when came in sight the two forces he turned away on his heels and said, "Indeed, I am free of you. Indeed, I see what not (do) you see, indeed, I [I] fear Allah. And Allah (is) Severe in Punishment."
كدأب آل فرعون والذين من قبلهم كفروا بآيات الله فأخذهم الله بذنوبهم إن الله قوي شديد العقاب
Like (the) way (of) people Firaun and those who (were) from before them. They disbelieved in (the) Signs (of) Allah, so seized them Allah for their sins. Indeed, Allah (is) All-Strong (and) Severe in Punishment.