يُضَـٰعَفْ لَهُ ٱلْعَذَابُ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ وَيَخْلُدْ فِيهِۦ مُهَانًا 69
Translations
Multiplied for him is the punishment on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein humiliated -
Transliteration
Yudaa'af lahu al-'adhaabu yawma al-qiyaamati wa yakhlud feehi muhaaanaa
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah describes the punishment of those who associate partners with Allah and commit major sins, stating that their torment will be doubled on the Day of Judgment and they will remain in it humiliated. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir and Al-Qurtubi emphasize that the doubling of punishment reflects the gravity of shirk (polytheism) and the rejection of Allah's signs, while the term 'muhaaanaa' (humiliated/disgraced) underscores the eternal shame and degradation accompanying such punishment.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears in the context of Surah Al-Furqan, which was revealed in Mecca and addresses the idolaters of Quraysh who associated partners with Allah. The broader passage (25:68-69) discusses those who invoke other deities alongside Allah and commit murder—acts considered among the gravest sins in Islam—and their corresponding punishment.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'The greatest sins are to associate partners with Allah and to disobey parents.' (Sahih Bukhari 2654). Additionally, in Muslim 90, the Prophet described shirk as the only sin Allah will not forgive, reinforcing the severity emphasized in this ayah.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah serves as a powerful reminder of the seriousness of associating partners with Allah and committing grave sins, encouraging believers to maintain sincere monotheism and seek repentance. It underscores that true fear of Allah and awareness of the Day of Judgment should motivate righteous conduct and complete devotion to Him alone.
Related Ayahs
وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّن مَّنَعَ مَسَـٰجِدَ ٱللَّهِ أَن يُذْكَرَ فِيهَا ٱسْمُهُۥ وَسَعَىٰ فِى خَرَابِهَآ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ مَا كَانَ لَهُمْ أَن يَدْخُلُوهَآ إِلَّا خَآئِفِينَ ۚ لَهُمْ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا خِزْىٌ وَلَهُمْ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ
And who are more unjust than those who prevent the name of Allāh from being mentioned [i.e., praised] in His mosques and strive toward their destruction. It is not for them to enter them except in fear. For them in this world is disgrace, and they will have in the Hereafter a great punishment.
أَفَلَمْ يَهْدِ لَهُمْ كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ يَمْشُونَ فِى مَسَـٰكِنِهِمْ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ لِّأُو۟لِى ٱلنُّهَىٰ
Then, has it not become clear to them how many generations We destroyed before them as they walk among their dwellings? Indeed in that are signs for those of intelligence.
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فَأُعَذِّبُهُمْ عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَمَا لَهُم مِّن نَّـٰصِرِينَ
And as for those who disbelieved, I will punish them with a severe punishment in this world and the Hereafter, and they will have no helpers."