وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ 28
Translations
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Transliteration
Waylun yawma-idhin lil-mukazzibeen
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah pronounces severe warning and destruction (wail) upon those who reject and deny the truth on the Day of Judgment. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari emphasize that 'wail' refers to a valley in Hell, while others interpret it as a general expression of profound grief and ruin. The repetition of this phrase throughout Surah Al-Mursalat serves as a powerful refrain emphasizing the certainty of punishment for those who persistently deny Allah's signs and the message of His messengers.
Revelation Context
Surah Al-Mursalat is a Meccan surah revealed during a period of intense rejection of Prophet Muhammad's message. This ayah appears as a recurring refrain (appearing 10 times in the surah) that punctuates warnings about the Day of Judgment, emphasizing the inevitable consequences awaiting the disbelievers who rejected the message brought by the emissaries (angels and prophets).
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'Whoever dies while associating partners with Allah will enter the Fire.' (Sahih Bukhari 4497). Additionally, the hadith in Sahih Muslim describes the intense punishment of the deniers on the Day of Judgment, reinforcing the Quranic warning of this ayah.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah reminds believers that denial of Allah's signs and His messengers carries severe consequences, and encourages sincere acceptance of divine guidance. It should motivate readers to reflect on their own faith and ensure they do not fall into the category of those who knowingly reject the truth.
Related Ayahs
بَلْ تَأْتِيهِم بَغْتَةً فَتَبْهَتُهُمْ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ رَدَّهَا وَلَا هُمْ يُنظَرُونَ
Rather, it will come to them unexpectedly and bewilder them, and they will not be able to repel it, nor will they be reprieved.
وَيَعْلَمَ ٱلَّذِينَ يُجَـٰدِلُونَ فِىٓ ءَايَـٰتِنَا مَا لَهُم مِّن مَّحِيصٍ
And [that is so] those who dispute concerning Our signs may know that for them there is no place of escape.
وَلَقَدْ أُوحِىَ إِلَيْكَ وَإِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكَ لَئِنْ أَشْرَكْتَ لَيَحْبَطَنَّ عَمَلُكَ وَلَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ
And it was already revealed to you and to those before you that if you should associate [anything] with Allāh, your work would surely become worthless, and you would surely be among the losers.
۞ فَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوٓا۟ أَخْرِجُوٓا۟ ءَالَ لُوطٍ مِّن قَرْيَتِكُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ أُنَاسٌ يَتَطَهَّرُونَ
But the answer of his people was not except that they said, "Expel the family of Lot from your city. Indeed, they are people who keep themselves pure."