۞ هَـٰذَانِ خَصْمَانِ ٱخْتَصَمُوا۟ فِى رَبِّهِمْ ۖ فَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ قُطِّعَتْ لَهُمْ ثِيَابٌ مِّن نَّارٍ يُصَبُّ مِن فَوْقِ رُءُوسِهِمُ ٱلْحَمِيمُ 19
Translations
These are two adversaries who have disputed over their Lord. But those who disbelieved will have cut out for them garments of fire. Poured upon their heads will be scalding water
Transliteration
Hadhani khaasmani ikhtasamoo fee rabbihim, fa alladhina kafaroo quttiat lahum thiyabun min narin yusabbu min fawqi ruoosihimu al-hamim
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah describes two groups in dispute regarding their Lord: the believers and the disbelievers. For those who rejected faith, Allah has prepared garments of fire, with scalding water poured over their heads from above. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari interpret this as depicting the severe punishment of the disbelievers in the Hellfire, emphasizing the reality of divine justice and the consequences of rejecting the truth.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears in the context of Surah Al-Hajj, which discusses the Pilgrimage and contrasts the states of believers and disbelievers. The surah was revealed in Medina and addresses the fundamental disagreement between those who accept Allah's guidance and those who reject it, illustrating the eternal conflict between truth and falsehood.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: 'The Fire will be displayed to the people on the Day of Resurrection, and they will see it. Some will say: O Lord, protect me from the Fire' (Tirmidhi). Also related is the hadith about the punishment of disbelievers in the grave, which connects to the broader theme of accountability.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah serves as a sobering reminder of the grave consequences of rejecting divine truth and should motivate believers to strengthen their faith, seek knowledge of Islam, and constantly warn others of the realities of the afterlife with compassion and wisdom.
Related Ayahs
قُل لِّلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ يَغْفِرُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ لَا يَرْجُونَ أَيَّامَ ٱللَّهِ لِيَجْزِىَ قَوْمًۢا بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ
Say, [O Muḥammad], to those who have believed that they [should] forgive those who expect not the days of Allāh [i.e., of His retribution] so that He may recompense a people for what they used to earn.
تَرَى ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ مُشْفِقِينَ مِمَّا كَسَبُوا۟ وَهُوَ وَاقِعٌۢ بِهِمْ ۗ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ فِى رَوْضَاتِ ٱلْجَنَّاتِ ۖ لَهُم مَّا يَشَآءُونَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْفَضْلُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ
You will see the wrongdoers fearful of what they have earned, and it will [certainly] befall them. And those who have believed and done righteous deeds will be in lush regions of the gardens [in Paradise] having whatever they will in the presence of their Lord. That is what is the great bounty.
لَّـٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحْقَابًا
In which they will remain for ages [unending].
وَبَيْنَهُمَا حِجَابٌ ۚ وَعَلَى ٱلْأَعْرَافِ رِجَالٌ يَعْرِفُونَ كُلًّۢا بِسِيمَىٰهُمْ ۚ وَنَادَوْا۟ أَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ أَن سَلَـٰمٌ عَلَيْكُمْ ۚ لَمْ يَدْخُلُوهَا وَهُمْ يَطْمَعُونَ
And between them will be a partition [i.e., wall], and on [its] elevations are men who recognize all by their mark. And they call out to the companions of Paradise, "Peace be upon you." They have not [yet] entered it, but they long intensely.