أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ حَقًّا ۚ وَأَعْتَدْنَا لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ عَذَابًا مُّهِينًا 151
Translations
Those are the disbelievers, truly. And We have prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating punishment.
Transliteration
Ulaa'ika humu al-kafirun haqqa wa a'tadna lil-kafirina adhaban muhina
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah declares that those who reject Allah and His signs are true disbelievers, deserving of a humiliating punishment. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir explain that this verse emphasizes the reality and certainty of disbelief for those who persistently deny the truth after it has been made clear to them, and warns of the degrading torment prepared for them in the Hereafter.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears in the context of Surah An-Nisa's discussion of those who reject Allah's signs and turn away from faith. It follows verses addressing those who deny Allah's oneness and reject the prophets, serving as a definitive statement about the consequences of such rejection.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'Whoever disbelieves in Allah after having believed—except one who is forced while his heart is at peace with faith—but whoever opens his breast to disbelief, upon them is wrath from Allah, and for them is a great punishment' (Surah An-Nahl 16:106, with thematic connection in Sahih Muslim 150).
Themes
Key Lesson
This verse reminds believers that persistent rejection of divine guidance leads to self-deception and inevitable accountability, encouraging us to reflect on our own stance toward truth and to seek knowledge with sincerity rather than arrogance. It emphasizes that true belief requires both intellectual acceptance and sincere submission to Allah's will.