ذَٰلِكَ جَزَآؤُهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ بِمَا كَفَرُوا۟ وَٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ ءَايَـٰتِى وَرُسُلِى هُزُوًا 106
Translations
That is their recompense - Hell - for what they denied and [because] they took My signs and My messengers in ridicule.
Transliteration
Dhālika jazāuhum jahannamu bimā kafarū wattakhādhū āyātī wa rusulī huzuwā
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah concludes the discussion of those who reject Allah's signs and mock His messengers, stating that their recompense is Hell as a consequence of their disbelief and mockery. Ibn Kathir and Al-Qurtubi emphasize that taking the signs of Allah and His messengers as objects of ridicule and jest is a grave sin that warrants severe punishment, as such mockery reflects a hardened heart and rejection of divine truth.
Revelation Context
This verse concludes Surah Al-Kahf and appears within the broader Meccan context addressing those who rejected the Prophet Muhammad and the Quranic message. It serves as a powerful closing reminder of the ultimate consequence for those who persistently deny Allah's signs and ridicule His messengers, reinforcing themes of accountability that permeate the surah.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'Whoever mocks at the religion of Allah or at His messenger or His signs, he indeed commits disbelief' (Tirmidhi 2676). Additionally, the hadith in Sahih Muslim about the punishment of the people of Hell emphasizes that mockery of divine signs leads to severe chastisement.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah reminds believers of the gravity of mocking divine signs or the messengers of Allah, warning that such actions have eternal consequences. For modern readers, it emphasizes the importance of treating religious truths with reverence and respect, and serves as a sobering reminder that flippant disregard for faith ultimately leads to divine punishment.
Related Ayahs
فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ أُولَىٰهُمَا بَعَثْنَا عَلَيْكُمْ عِبَادًا لَّنَآ أُو۟لِى بَأْسٍ شَدِيدٍ فَجَاسُوا۟ خِلَـٰلَ ٱلدِّيَارِ ۚ وَكَانَ وَعْدًا مَّفْعُولًا
So when the [time of] promise came for the first of them, We sent against you servants of Ours - those of great military might, and they probed [even] into the homes, and it was a promise fulfilled.
فَلَمَّآ ءَاسَفُونَا ٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَأَغْرَقْنَـٰهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ
And when they angered Us, We took retribution from them and drowned them all.
لِلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَجَابُوا۟ لِرَبِّهِمُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ لَمْ يَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لَهُۥ لَوْ أَنَّ لَهُم مَّا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا وَمِثْلَهُۥ مَعَهُۥ لَٱفْتَدَوْا۟ بِهِۦٓ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ سُوٓءُ ٱلْحِسَابِ وَمَأْوَىٰهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ ۖ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ
For those who have responded to their Lord is the best [reward], but those who did not respond to Him - if they had all that is in the earth entirely and the like of it with it, they would [attempt to] ransom themselves thereby. Those will have the worst account, and their refuge is Hell, and wretched is the resting place.
فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فَأُعَذِّبُهُمْ عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَمَا لَهُم مِّن نَّـٰصِرِينَ
And as for those who disbelieved, I will punish them with a severe punishment in this world and the Hereafter, and they will have no helpers."