لَأَمْلَأَنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنكَ وَمِمَّن تَبِعَكَ مِنْهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ 85
Translations
[That] I will surely fill Hell with you and those of them that follow you all together."
Transliteration
La-amlaa'anna jahannama minka wa mimman tabi'aka minhum ajma'een
Tafsir (Explanation)
Allah addresses Iblis (Satan), declaring that He will fill Hell with him and all those from mankind and jinn who follow him until the Day of Judgment. This ayah emphasizes the inevitable consequence of rejecting Allah's guidance and following Satan's path. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari note this is part of Allah's judgment upon Iblis after his expulsion from mercy, illustrating that those who willfully align themselves with evil will share in its punishment.
Revelation Context
This ayah concludes the dialogue between Allah and Iblis in Surah Sad (verses 71-85), where Iblis had requested respite until the Day of Judgment after his disobedience. The surah is Meccan and addresses the rejection of the Prophet Muhammad and the Quran by the disbelievers of Mecca, using Iblis's rebellion as a parallel example of arrogance and rejection of divine guidance.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'The Shaitan sits on every path of the son of Adam.' (Sunan Ibn Majah). Additionally, Hadith Qudsi records Allah saying: 'I have created servants for Myself as monotheists, but the devils came and turned them away from their religion.' (Sahih Muslim, related by Abu Hurairah)
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah reminds believers that following desires and rejecting divine guidance leads to inevitable punishment, while emphasizing that we have the free will to reject Satan's influence through obedience to Allah. It serves as a powerful warning that our choices in this life determine our eternal fate.
Related Ayahs
جَنَّـٰتِ عَدْنٍ مُّفَتَّحَةً لَّهُمُ ٱلْأَبْوَٰبُ
Gardens of perpetual residence, whose doors will be opened to them.
قَالَ لَقَدْ ظَلَمَكَ بِسُؤَالِ نَعْجَتِكَ إِلَىٰ نِعَاجِهِۦ ۖ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ ٱلْخُلَطَآءِ لَيَبْغِى بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ وَقَلِيلٌ مَّا هُمْ ۗ وَظَنَّ دَاوُۥدُ أَنَّمَا فَتَنَّـٰهُ فَٱسْتَغْفَرَ رَبَّهُۥ وَخَرَّ رَاكِعًا وَأَنَابَ ۩
[David] said, "He has certainly wronged you in demanding your ewe [in addition] to his ewes. And indeed, many associates oppress one another, except for those who believe and do righteous deeds - and few are they." And David became certain that We had tried him, and he asked forgiveness of his Lord and fell down bowing [in prostration] and turned in repentance [to Allāh].
أَمْ نَجْعَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ كَٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَمْ نَجْعَلُ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ كَٱلْفُجَّارِ
Or should We treat those who believe and do righteous deeds like corrupters in the land? Or should We treat those who fear Allāh like the wicked?
فَسَخَّرْنَا لَهُ ٱلرِّيحَ تَجْرِى بِأَمْرِهِۦ رُخَآءً حَيْثُ أَصَابَ
So We subjected to him the wind blowing by his command, gently, wherever he directed,