هَـٰذِهِ ٱلنَّارُ ٱلَّتِى كُنتُم بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ 14
Translations
"This is the Fire which you used to deny.
Transliteration
Hadhihī an-nāru allatī kuntum bihā tukadhdhibūn
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah presents the deniers with the reality of Hell, saying 'This is the Fire which you used to deny.' The phrase emphasizes the confrontation between what the disbelievers rejected in the worldly life and its inevitable manifestation in the afterlife. According to Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari, this is a moment of realization where the deniers witness the tangible punishment they mocked, transforming abstract warning into concrete reality.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears in the context of Surah At-Tur, a Meccan chapter that vividly describes the Day of Judgment and the states of the righteous and the wicked. The surah emphasizes the certainty of resurrection and the consequences of denial, addressing the Meccan polytheists who persistently rejected the Prophet's warnings about accountability in the afterlife.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'The Fire has 70,000 curtains; between each curtain is a distance of 70 years' (Sunan Ibn Majah). Additionally, Surah At-Tur 52:11-12 relates to the hadith about those who turned away from the message despite its clarity.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah serves as a stark reminder that rejecting divine truth does not negate its reality; disbelievers will inevitably face the consequences of their denial. Modern believers should recognize that sincere warnings from Allah are mercies, and accepting truth in this life is far better than confronting its reality in punishment.
Related Ayahs
أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَلَمْ يَعْىَ بِخَلْقِهِنَّ بِقَـٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْـِۧىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ ۚ بَلَىٰٓ إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Do they not see that Allāh, who created the heavens and earth and did not fail in their creation, is able to give life to the dead? Yes. Indeed, He is over all things competent.
وَٱلسَّلَـٰمُ عَلَىَّ يَوْمَ وُلِدتُّ وَيَوْمَ أَمُوتُ وَيَوْمَ أُبْعَثُ حَيًّا
And peace is on me the day I was born and the day I will die and the day I am raised alive."
وَمِنْ ءَايَـٰتِهِۦٓ أَنَّكَ تَرَى ٱلْأَرْضَ خَـٰشِعَةً فَإِذَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْهَا ٱلْمَآءَ ٱهْتَزَّتْ وَرَبَتْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَحْيَاهَا لَمُحْىِ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰٓ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
And of His signs is that you see the earth stilled, but when We send down upon it rain, it quivers and grows. Indeed, He who has given it life is the Giver of Life to the dead. Indeed, He is over all things competent.
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْمَشَـٰرِقِ وَٱلْمَغَـٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَـٰدِرُونَ
So I swear by the Lord of [all] risings and settings that indeed We are able