كَمْ تَرَكُوا۟ مِن جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ 25
Translations
How much they left behind of gardens and springs
Transliteration
Kam tarakoo min jannatinw wa 'uyoon
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah refers to the gardens and springs that the disbelieving people of Pharaoh left behind when they were destroyed, emphasizing the material blessings they abandoned through their rejection of faith. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari interpret this as a reminder of how those who reject Allah's signs lose not only their spiritual salvation but also their worldly possessions and comforts. The ayah serves as a vivid illustration of the consequences of disbelief and the transient nature of material wealth when separated from obedience to Allah.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears in the context of Surah Ad-Dukhan, which was revealed in Mecca and details the destruction of Pharaoh's people. The surah recounts how the Egyptians, despite witnessing miraculous signs through Prophet Musa, refused to believe and were subsequently destroyed. This specific verse reflects on the material abundance they possessed but ultimately lost due to their arrogance and disbelief.
Related Hadiths
While no hadith directly quotes this ayah, the theme relates to the hadith in Sahih Muslim where the Prophet (ﷺ) warned about the deception of worldly possessions: 'The love of this world and the hatred of death shorten one's lifespan.' The principle of losing worldly blessings through disobedience is affirmed throughout the Sunnah.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah teaches us that material prosperity without faith is ultimately meaningless and can be lost in an instant, encouraging believers to prioritize spiritual wealth and obedience to Allah over accumulation of worldly possessions. It serves as a sobering reminder that true security and lasting benefit come only through submission to Allah's will.
Related Ayahs
وَذَرِ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ دِينَهُمْ لَعِبًا وَلَهْوًا وَغَرَّتْهُمُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۚ وَذَكِّرْ بِهِۦٓ أَن تُبْسَلَ نَفْسٌۢ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ لَيْسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَلِىٌّ وَلَا شَفِيعٌ وَإِن تَعْدِلْ كُلَّ عَدْلٍ لَّا يُؤْخَذْ مِنْهَآ ۗ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُبْسِلُوا۟ بِمَا كَسَبُوا۟ ۖ لَهُمْ شَرَابٌ مِّنْ حَمِيمٍ وَعَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْفُرُونَ
And leave those who take their religion as amusement and diversion and whom the worldly life has deluded. But remind with it [i.e., the Qur’ān], lest a soul be given up to destruction for what it earned; it will have other than Allāh no protector and no intercessor. And if it should offer every compensation, it would not be taken from it [i.e., that soul]. Those are the ones who are given to destruction for what they have earned. For them will be a drink of scalding water and a painful punishment because they used to disbelieve.
فَٱخْتَلَفَ ٱلْأَحْزَابُ مِنۢ بَيْنِهِمْ ۖ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن مَّشْهَدِ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ
Then the factions differed [concerning Jesus] from among them, so woe to those who disbelieved - from the scene of a tremendous Day.
فَإِنَّهُمْ لَـَٔاكِلُونَ مِنْهَا فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنْهَا ٱلْبُطُونَ
And indeed, they will eat from it and fill with it their bellies.
وَكَذَّبَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ وَمَا بَلَغُوا۟ مِعْشَارَ مَآ ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمْ فَكَذَّبُوا۟ رُسُلِى ۖ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ نَكِيرِ
And those before them denied, and they [i.e., the people of Makkah] have not attained a tenth of what We had given them. But they [i.e., the former peoples] denied My messengers, so how [terrible] was My reproach.