Surah 22 Al-Hajj — Ayah 72
وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتُنَا بَيِّنَٰتٍۢ تَعْرِفُ فِى وُجُوهِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ٱلْمُنكَرَ ۖ يَكَادُونَ يَسْطُونَ بِٱلَّذِينَ يَتْلُونَ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتِنَا ۗ قُلْ أَفَأُنَبِّئُكُم بِشَرٍّۢ مِّن ذَٰلِكُمُ ۗ ٱلنَّارُ وَعَدَهَا ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ۖ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ
Уларга очиқ-ойдин оятларимиз тиловат қилинаётганида, куфр келтирганларнинг юзларида инкорни кўрурсан. Улар ўзларига оятларимизни тиловат қилиб бераётганларга чанг солишга оз қолурлар. Сен уларга: «Бунингиздан ҳам ёмонроқ нарсанинг хабарини берайми? У дўзахдир. Аллоҳ уни куфр келтирганларга ваъда қилгандир. Ва у нақадар ёмон қайтиш жойидир», деб айт.
wa-idhā tut'lā ʿalayhim āyātunā bayyinātin taʿrifu fī wujūhi alladhīna kafarū l-munkara yakādūna yasṭūna bi-alladhīna yatlūna ʿalayhim āyātinā qul afa-unabbi-ukum bisharrin min dhālikumu l-nāru waʿadahā l-lahu alladhīna kafarū wabi'sa l-maṣīru
Word by word
- وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when
- تُتْلَىٰ tut'lā are recited
- عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim to them
- ءَايَـٰتُنَا āyātunā Our Verses
- بَيِّنَـٰتٍۢ bayyinātin clear
- تَعْرِفُ taʿrifu you will recognize
- فِى fī on
- وُجُوهِ wujūhi (the) faces
- ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna (of) those who
- كَفَرُوا۟ kafarū disbelieve
- ٱلْمُنكَرَ ۖ l-munkara the denial
- يَكَادُونَ yakādūna They almost
- يَسْطُونَ yasṭūna attack
- بِٱلَّذِينَ bi-alladhīna those who
- يَتْلُونَ yatlūna recite
- عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim to them
- ءَايَـٰتِنَا ۗ āyātinā Our Verses
- قُلْ qul Say
- أَفَأُنَبِّئُكُم afa-unabbi-ukum Then shall I inform you
- بِشَرٍّۢ bisharrin of worse
- مِّن min than
- ذَٰلِكُمُ ۗ dhālikumu that
- ٱلنَّارُ l-nāru The Fire
- وَعَدَهَا waʿadahā Allah (has) promised it
- ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah (has) promised it
- ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna (for) those who
- كَفَرُوا۟ ۖ kafarū disbelieve
- وَبِئْسَ wabi'sa and wretched
- ٱلْمَصِيرُ l-maṣīru (is) the destination
Tafsir · Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Idolators' worship of others besides Allah and Their vehement rejection of the Ayat of Allah
Allah tells us that the idolators, in their ignorance and disbelief, worship besides Allah others which He has sent down no authority for, i.e., no proof or evidence for such behavior. This is like the Ayah:
(And whoever calls upon, besides Allah, any other god, of whom he has no proof; then his reckoning is only with his Lord. Surely, the disbelievers will not be successful.) 23:117 So Allah says here:
(for which He has sent down no authority, and of which they have no knowledge;) meaning, they have no knowledge in the subject that they fabricate lies about; it is only something which was handed down to them from their fathers and ancestors, with no evidence or proof, and its origins lie in that which the Shaytan beautified for them and made attractive to them. Allah warned them:
(and for the wrongdoers there is no helper.) meaning, no one to help them against Allah when He sends His punishment and torment upon them. Then Allah says:
(And when Our clear Ayat are recited to them, ) means, when the Ayat of the Qur'an and clear evidence and proof for Tawhid of Allah are mentioned to them, and they are told that there is no god besides Allah and that the Messengers spoke the truth,
(They are nearly ready to attack with violence those who recite Our Ayat to them.) then they nearly attack and do harm to those who bring proof to them from the Qur'an, and cause them harm using their tongues and hands.
(Say) O Muhammad to these people,
(Shall I tell you of something worse than that The Fire which Allah has promised to those who disbelieved,) The fire and wrath and torment of Allah are far worse than that with which you are trying to scare the believing close friends of Allah in this world. The punishment in the Hereafter for these deeds of yours is worse than that what you claim you want to do to the believers.
(and worst indeed is that destination!) how terrible is the Fire as a final destination and abode!
(Evil indeed it is as an abode and as a place to rest in. ) 25:66