فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ 19
Translations
So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
Transliteration
Faqutila kayfa qaddara
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah expresses a curse upon Walid ibn al-Mughirah (or those like him who rejected the Quran), with the phrase meaning 'May he be destroyed, how he planned/determined!' According to Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari, the ayah condemns the arrogance and scheming of those who heard the Quran but deliberately plotted against it and the Prophet Muhammad. The word 'qaddara' (he determined/planned) refers to his deliberate calculation to reject and oppose the divine message despite recognizing its truth.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears in the context of Surah Al-Muddaththir's rebuke of those who mock and reject the Quran. The surah addresses the rejecters of Mecca, particularly referencing Walid ibn al-Mughirah, a prominent Meccan elder who heard the Quran and acknowledged its beauty but refused to believe due to arrogance and desire to maintain his status. The ayah follows Allah's description of his stubbornness and precedes warnings about the consequences of rejection.
Related Hadiths
While no hadith directly quotes this ayah, related traditions include those in Sahih Bukhari about Walid ibn al-Mughirah's rejection and the accounts of how he tried to counter the Quran with false accusations. The broader theme relates to hadiths about those who reject truth despite knowing it (Sahih Muslim 164, on hearts being sealed).
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah reminds believers that rejecting truth despite recognizing it is a grave sin deserving of severe condemnation, and serves as a warning against allowing pride, worldly status, or personal interests to override submission to Allah's guidance.