وَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ عَذَابًا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ 47
Translations
And indeed, for those who have wronged is a punishment before that, but most of them do not know.
Transliteration
Wa-inna lilladhina dhalamoo AAadhaaban doona dhalik wa-laakin aktharhum laa yaaAAlamoon
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah warns that those who commit injustice and transgression will face punishment even in this worldly life, apart from the greater punishment awaiting them in the Hereafter. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari interpret this as referring to the various afflictions, calamities, and divine retribution that Allah sends upon the oppressors during their lifetime—such as internal strife, loss of security, and degradation—yet most people remain heedless and fail to recognize these signs as divine warnings.
Revelation Context
Surah At-Tur is a Meccan surah that emphasizes divine punishment and accountability on the Day of Judgment. This ayah appears in a passage discussing the certainty of Allah's punishment for the disbelievers and wrongdoers, forming part of the surah's broader theme of warning the Meccan polytheists about the inevitable consequences of their transgressions against Allah's signs.
Related Hadiths
The concept relates to the hadith in Sahih Bukhari where the Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'Whoever commits injustice, the burden of that injustice will be upon him.' Additionally, the Quranic principle in Surah Ar-Rum (30:41) is thematically connected: 'Corruption has appeared throughout the land and sea because of what the hands of people have earned.'
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah teaches believers to recognize that wrongdoing carries immediate worldly consequences from Allah, serving as a mercy and warning before the Final Day—encouraging us to reflect on social turmoil, loss of security, and hardship as potential divine admonitions to repent and reform our conduct.
Related Ayahs
ضُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلذِّلَّةُ أَيْنَ مَا ثُقِفُوٓا۟ إِلَّا بِحَبْلٍ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَحَبْلٍ مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَبَآءُو بِغَضَبٍ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَضُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْمَسْكَنَةُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ يَكْفُرُونَ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَيَقْتُلُونَ ٱلْأَنۢبِيَآءَ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ بِمَا عَصَوا۟ وَّكَانُوا۟ يَعْتَدُونَ
They have been put under humiliation [by Allāh] wherever they are overtaken, except for a rope [i.e., covenant] from Allāh and a rope [i.e., treaty] from the people [i.e., the Muslims]. And they have drawn upon themselves anger from Allāh and have been put under destitution. That is because they disbelieved in [i.e., rejected] the verses of Allāh and killed the prophets without right. That is because they disobeyed and [habitually] transgressed.
وَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَدْعُونَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا ءَاخَرَ وَلَا يَقْتُلُونَ ٱلنَّفْسَ ٱلَّتِى حَرَّمَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَا يَزْنُونَ ۚ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ يَلْقَ أَثَامًا
And those who do not invoke with Allāh another deity or kill the soul which Allāh has forbidden [to be killed], except by right, and do not commit unlawful sexual intercourse. And whoever should do that will meet a penalty.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا۟ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا۟ فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ ٱلْحَرِيقِ
Indeed, those who have tortured the believing men and believing women and then have not repented will have the punishment of Hell, and they will have the punishment of the Burning Fire.
فَهَلْ يَنتَظِرُونَ إِلَّا مِثْلَ أَيَّامِ ٱلَّذِينَ خَلَوْا۟ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ قُلْ فَٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟ إِنِّى مَعَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْمُنتَظِرِينَ
So do they wait except for like [what occurred in] the days of those who passed on before them? Say, "Then wait; indeed, I am with you among those who wait."