Surah Al-Jathiyah Ayah 21

أَمْ حَسِبَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱجْتَرَحُوا۟ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ أَن نَّجْعَلَهُمْ كَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ سَوَآءً مَّحْيَاهُمْ وَمَمَاتُهُمْ ۚ سَآءَ مَا يَحْكُمُونَ

In Saheeh International's English translation, Quran 45:21 says: “Or do those who commit evils think We will make them like those who have believed and done righteous deeds - [make them] equal in their life and their death?<sup foot_note=197357>1</sup> Evil is that which they judge [i.e., assume].”

Translation source: Saheeh International

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Quran 45:21 is in Surah Al-Jathiyah, chapter 45 of the Quran.

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