هَـٰذِهِ ٱلنَّارُ ٱلَّتِى كُنتُم بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ 14
Translations
"This is the Fire which you used to deny.
Transliteration
Hadhihī an-nāru allatī kuntum bihā tukadhdhibūn
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah presents the deniers with the reality of Hell, saying 'This is the Fire which you used to deny.' The phrase emphasizes the confrontation between what the disbelievers rejected in the worldly life and its inevitable manifestation in the afterlife. According to Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari, this is a moment of realization where the deniers witness the tangible punishment they mocked, transforming abstract warning into concrete reality.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears in the context of Surah At-Tur, a Meccan chapter that vividly describes the Day of Judgment and the states of the righteous and the wicked. The surah emphasizes the certainty of resurrection and the consequences of denial, addressing the Meccan polytheists who persistently rejected the Prophet's warnings about accountability in the afterlife.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'The Fire has 70,000 curtains; between each curtain is a distance of 70 years' (Sunan Ibn Majah). Additionally, Surah At-Tur 52:11-12 relates to the hadith about those who turned away from the message despite its clarity.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah serves as a stark reminder that rejecting divine truth does not negate its reality; disbelievers will inevitably face the consequences of their denial. Modern believers should recognize that sincere warnings from Allah are mercies, and accepting truth in this life is far better than confronting its reality in punishment.
Related Ayahs
قُلْ نَعَمْ وَأَنتُمْ دَٰخِرُونَ
Say, "Yes, and you will be [rendered] contemptible."
أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَـٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ
When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?
يُخْرِجُ ٱلْحَىَّ مِنَ ٱلْمَيِّتِ وَيُخْرِجُ ٱلْمَيِّتَ مِنَ ٱلْحَىِّ وَيُحْىِ ٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ تُخْرَجُونَ
He brings the living out of the dead and brings the dead out of the living and brings to life the earth after its lifelessness. And thus will you be brought out.
إِلَيْهِ مَرْجِعُكُمْ جَمِيعًا ۖ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقًّا ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَبْدَؤُا۟ ٱلْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُۥ لِيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَهُمْ شَرَابٌ مِّنْ حَمِيمٍ وَعَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْفُرُونَ
To Him is your return all together. [It is] the promise of Allāh [which is] truth. Indeed, He begins the [process of] creation and then repeats it that He may reward those who have believed and done righteous deeds, in justice. But those who disbelieved will have a drink of scalding water and a painful punishment for what they used to deny.