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
وَلَوْ أَنَّ قُرْءَانًا سُيِّرَتْ بِهِ ٱلْجِبَالُ أَوْ قُطِّعَتْ بِهِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَوْ كُلِّمَ بِهِ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ ۗ بَل لِّلَّهِ ٱلْأَمْرُ جَمِيعًا ۗ أَفَلَمْ يَا۟يْـَٔسِ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَن لَّوْ يَشَآءُ ٱللَّهُ لَهَدَى ٱلنَّاسَ جَمِيعًا ۗ وَلَا يَزَالُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ تُصِيبُهُم بِمَا صَنَعُوا۟ قَارِعَةٌ أَوْ تَحُلُّ قَرِيبًا مِّن دَارِهِمْ حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِىَ وَعْدُ ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُخْلِفُ ٱلْمِيعَادَ
And if there was any Qur’ān [i.e., recitation] by which the mountains would be removed or the earth would be broken apart or the dead would be made to speak, [it would be this Qur’ān], but to Allāh belongs the affair entirely. Then have those who believed not accepted that had Allāh willed, He would have guided the people, all of them? And those who disbelieve do not cease to be struck, for what they have done, by calamity - or it will descend near their home - until there comes the promise of Allāh. Indeed, Allāh does not fail in [His] promise.
ذَٰلِكَ جَزَآؤُهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ بِمَا كَفَرُوا۟ وَٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ ءَايَـٰتِى وَرُسُلِى هُزُوًا
That is their recompense - Hell - for what they denied and [because] they took My signs and My messengers in ridicule.
أَفَأَمِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ مَكَرُوا۟ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ أَن يَخْسِفَ ٱللَّهُ بِهِمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ أَوْ يَأْتِيَهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ
Then, do those who have planned evil deeds feel secure that Allāh will not cause the earth to swallow them or that the punishment will not come upon them from where they do not perceive?
وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكَ لَعْنَتِىٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
And indeed, upon you is My curse until the Day of Recompense."