وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ 15
Translations
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Transliteration
Wa-ilun yawma-idhin lil-mukadhdhibin
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah pronounces severe woe and destruction upon those who reject and deny the signs of Allah and His messengers on the Day of Judgment. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir emphasize that 'wail' (وَيْلٌ) denotes a valley in Hell and represents the ultimate punishment for disbelief. Al-Tabari notes this ayah serves as a solemn warning repeated throughout Surah Al-Mursalat to reinforce the consequences of denying divine truth.
Revelation Context
Surah Al-Mursalat is a Meccan surah revealed during the period of intense opposition to the Prophet Muhammad's message. This ayah appears within a sequence of powerful warnings about the Day of Judgment, emphasizing that those who consistently reject the message delivered by the emissaries (angels and prophets) will face dire consequences in the Hereafter.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'Wail (destruction) is a valley in Hell. The least of its punishments is that it will be as an iron hook placed in one's brain, from which his brain matter flows out.' (Jami' at-Tirmidhi) - This hadith illustrates the severity of 'wail' mentioned in the ayah.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah reminds believers of the gravity of rejecting divine guidance and the ultimate accountability before Allah on the Day of Judgment. It serves as a motivation to accept truth, warn others, and maintain faith during times of opposition and disbelief.
Related Ayahs
قُل لِّعِبَادِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ يُقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُنفِقُوا۟ مِمَّا رَزَقْنَـٰهُمْ سِرًّا وَعَلَانِيَةً مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِىَ يَوْمٌ لَّا بَيْعٌ فِيهِ وَلَا خِلَـٰلٌ
[O Muḥammad], tell My servants who have believed to establish prayer and spend from what We have provided them, secretly and publicly, before a Day comes in which there will be no exchange [i.e., ransom], nor any friendships.
خَـٰشِعَةً أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلَّذِى كَانُوا۟ يُوعَدُونَ
Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. That is the Day which they had been promised.
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.
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].