Al Mā’idah

وَعَدَ اللّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ الصَّالِحَاتِ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَأَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌ

وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَكَذَّبُواْ بِآيَاتِنَا أُوْلَـئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْجَحِيمِ

9. "Allah has promised those who believe and do good deeds that they will have forgiveness and a great reward."

10. "And (as for) those who disbelieve and deny Our Signs (revelations), these are the companions of Hell."

Allah's way of treatment is such that, in the Qur'an, next to the statement of some particular commandments, in order to emphasize and complete them, He points to some general laws and principals. So, here, in verse 9, to emphasize on the subject of the execution of justice and rightfully bearing witness, it says:

In contrast with the above-mentioned group, there are those who reject Allah and deny His Signs, i.e. the verses of the Qur'an. Such people will be in Hell. It says:

It is worthy of attention that the phrases: 'forgiveness' and 'a great reward' are referred to in the verse as a promise of Allah (s.w.t.) where it says: "Allah has promised ..." while the 'retribution of Hell' has been mentioned as a result of 'deeds '. The verse implies that those who have deeds such as so and so, will have a fate so and so. In fact, this meaning is a hint to the grace and favour of Allah (s.w.t.) regarding the rewards in the Hereafter which will never be paralleled with the insignificant deeds of the mortals in this world.

Also, the chastisements in the coming world have no aspect of vengeance, but they are the fruit of the evil deeds of human beings in the present world.