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
يَوْمَئِذٍ يُوَفِّيهِمُ ٱللَّهُ دِينَهُمُ ٱلْحَقَّ وَيَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلْحَقُّ ٱلْمُبِينُ
That Day, Allāh will pay them in full their true [i.e., deserved] recompense, and they will know that it is Allāh who is the manifest Truth [i.e., perfect in justice].
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.
فَسَتَذْكُرُونَ مَآ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ ۚ وَأُفَوِّضُ أَمْرِىٓ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بَصِيرٌۢ بِٱلْعِبَادِ
And you will remember what I [now] say to you, and I entrust my affair to Allāh. Indeed, Allāh is Seeing of [His] servants."
وَوُضِعَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ فَتَرَى ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ مُشْفِقِينَ مِمَّا فِيهِ وَيَقُولُونَ يَـٰوَيْلَتَنَا مَالِ هَـٰذَا ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ لَا يُغَادِرُ صَغِيرَةً وَلَا كَبِيرَةً إِلَّآ أَحْصَىٰهَا ۚ وَوَجَدُوا۟ مَا عَمِلُوا۟ حَاضِرًا ۗ وَلَا يَظْلِمُ رَبُّكَ أَحَدًا
And the record [of deeds] will be placed [open], and you will see the criminals fearful of that within it, and they will say, "Oh, woe to us! What is this book that leaves nothing small or great except that it has enumerated it?" And they will find what they did present [before them]. And your Lord does injustice to no one.