سَنَفْرُغُ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَ ٱلثَّقَلَانِ 31
Translations
We will attend to you, O prominent beings.
Transliteration
Sanafruġu lakum ayyuha ath-thaqalān
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah, addressed to the two weighty beings (jinn and mankind), conveys Allah's promise that He will turn His full attention and judgment toward them. Classical scholars like Al-Tabari and Ibn Kathir interpret 'sanafrugh' (We shall attend/turn to you) as Allah's declaration that He will hold both creation accountable on the Day of Judgment with complete focus and justice. The ayah emphasizes that despite the vastness of creation, Allah's awareness and judgment of human and jinn actions are absolute and unavoidable.
Revelation Context
Surah Ar-Rahman is a Medinan surah that emphasizes Allah's mercy and blessings, interspersed with references to accountability. This particular ayah appears in the latter portion of the surah where the focus shifts from describing Allah's mercies to reminding both jinn and humans of their ultimate accountability before their Lord, creating a balance between hope and responsibility.
Related Hadiths
The concept relates to Hadith Qudsi: 'O son of Adam, I have not created anything more beloved to Me than you... if you draw near to Me by a handspan, I draw near to you by an arm's length' (Sahih Bukhari 7405), emphasizing Allah's personal attention to His servants. Additionally, Surah Al-Infitar 82:10-12 complements this with the recording angels who are fully attentive to our deeds.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah serves as a powerful reminder that despite our worldly distractions and feelings of insignificance, Allah is fully aware of and will personally address the deeds of every conscious being. It should inspire believers to live with awareness of divine accountability and to prepare for the Day of Judgment through righteous conduct.
Related Ayahs
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
And you, [O Muḥammad], are free of restriction in this city
وَإِن كَانَ طَآئِفَةٌ مِّنكُمْ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِٱلَّذِىٓ أُرْسِلْتُ بِهِۦ وَطَآئِفَةٌ لَّمْ يُؤْمِنُوا۟ فَٱصْبِرُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يَحْكُمَ ٱللَّهُ بَيْنَنَا ۚ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ ٱلْحَـٰكِمِينَ
And if there should be a group among you who has believed in that with which I have been sent and a group that has not believed, then be patient until Allāh judges between us. And He is the best of judges."
قَالَ أَمَّا مَن ظَلَمَ فَسَوْفَ نُعَذِّبُهُۥ ثُمَّ يُرَدُّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ فَيُعَذِّبُهُۥ عَذَابًا نُّكْرًا
He said, "As for one who wrongs, we will punish him. Then he will be returned to his Lord, and He will punish him with a terrible punishment [i.e., Hellfire].
هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن تَأْتِيَهُمُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ أَوْ يَأْتِىَ رَبُّكَ أَوْ يَأْتِىَ بَعْضُ ءَايَـٰتِ رَبِّكَ ۗ يَوْمَ يَأْتِى بَعْضُ ءَايَـٰتِ رَبِّكَ لَا يَنفَعُ نَفْسًا إِيمَـٰنُهَا لَمْ تَكُنْ ءَامَنَتْ مِن قَبْلُ أَوْ كَسَبَتْ فِىٓ إِيمَـٰنِهَا خَيْرًا ۗ قُلِ ٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟ إِنَّا مُنتَظِرُونَ
Do they [then] wait for anything except that the angels should come to them or your Lord should come or that there come some of the signs of your Lord? The Day that some of the signs of your Lord will come no soul will benefit from its faith as long as it had not believed before or had earned through its faith some good. Say, "Wait. Indeed, we [also] are waiting."