وَيَصْلَىٰ سَعِيرًا 12
Translations
And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.
Transliteration
wa-yasla sa'eeran
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah describes the punishment of the disbeliever who will enter and burn in the blazing fire (sa'eer). According to Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari, this refers to those who rejected faith and turned away from the signs of Allah, emphasizing that their ultimate destination is Hellfire as a consequence of their willful denial. The verb 'yasla' (will enter/burn) conveys both the action of entering the fire and the continuous suffering within it.
Revelation Context
Surah Al-Inshiqaq is a Meccan surah that focuses on the certainty of the Day of Judgment and the divine reckoning. This ayah appears in the latter portion of the surah (verses 7-15) which specifically contrasts the fates of the righteous believer with the disbeliever, establishing the themes of accountability and consequences in the Hereafter.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'The fire of the people of this world is one-seventieth of the fire of Hell,' (Sahih Bukhari, Book of Tawhid). Additionally, the hadith in Sahih Muslim regarding the vastness of Hellfire emphasizes the reality of this punishment described in the Quran.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah serves as a solemn reminder that rejection of divine truth carries eternal consequences, motivating believers to steadfast faith and righteous action. It underscores the importance of heeding Allah's signs during one's lifetime, as the Hereafter will bring irreversible judgment based on one's deeds and beliefs.
Related Ayahs
فَٱلْيَوْمَ لَا تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا تُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
So today [i.e., the Day of Judgement] no soul will be wronged at all, and you will not be recompensed except for what you used to do.
هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن تَأْتِيَهُمُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ أَوْ يَأْتِىَ أَمْرُ رَبِّكَ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ فَعَلَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ وَمَا ظَلَمَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَلَـٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ
Do they [i.e., the disbelievers] await except that the angels should come to them or there comes the command of your Lord? Thus did those do before them. And Allāh wronged them not, but they had been wronging themselves.
۞ قَالَ قَرِينُهُۥ رَبَّنَا مَآ أَطْغَيْتُهُۥ وَلَـٰكِن كَانَ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍۭ بَعِيدٍ
His [devil] companion will say, "Our Lord, I did not make him transgress, but he [himself] was in extreme error."
إِلَيْهِ مَرْجِعُكُمْ جَمِيعًا ۖ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقًّا ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَبْدَؤُا۟ ٱلْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُۥ لِيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَهُمْ شَرَابٌ مِّنْ حَمِيمٍ وَعَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْفُرُونَ
To Him is your return all together. [It is] the promise of Allāh [which is] truth. Indeed, He begins the [process of] creation and then repeats it that He may reward those who have believed and done righteous deeds, in justice. But those who disbelieved will have a drink of scalding water and a painful punishment for what they used to deny.