The Forgiver, The Forgiving One — Verse 70

40:70 · Ghafir

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ٱلَّذِینَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِٱلۡكِتَـٰبِ وَبِمَاۤ أَرۡسَلۡنَا بِهِۦ رُسُلَنَاۖ فَسَوۡفَ یَعۡلَمُونَ ۝٧٠
alladhīna kadhabū bil-kitābi wabimā arsalnā bihi rusulanā fasawfa yaʿlamūn
The Forgiver, The Forgiving One / Ghafir (40:70)
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those who reject the Scripture and the messages We have sent through Our messengers? They will find ou
alladhīna kadhabū bil-kitābi wabimā arsalnā bihi rusulanā fasawfa yaʿlamūn

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Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged)
The End of Those Who dispute and deny the Signs of Allah Allah says, `do you not wonder, O Muhammad, at those who deny the signs of Allah and dispute the truth by means of falsehood, how their minds are diverted from the truth and are misguided' الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُواْ بِالْكِـتَـبِ وَبِمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا بِهِ رُسُلَنَا (Those who deny the Book, and that with which We sent Our Messengers) means, guidance and clear proof. فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ (they will come to know.) This is a stern warning and clear threat from the Lord to these people. This is like the Ayah: وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ (Woe that Day to the deniers!) (77:15) إِذِ الاٌّغْلَـلُ فِى أَعْنَـقِهِمْ والسَّلَـسِلُ (When iron collars will be rounded over their necks, and the chains.) means, the chains will be attached to the iron collars, and the keepers of Hell will drag them along on their faces, sometimes to the boiling water, and sometimes to the Fire. Allah says: يُسْحَبُونَ فِىالْحَمِيمِ ثُمَّ فِى النَّارِ يُسْجَرُونَ (they shall be dragged along, in the boiling water, then they will be burned in the Fire. ) This is like the Ayat: هَـذِهِ جَهَنَّمُ الَّتِى يُكَذِّبُ بِهَا الْمُجْرِمُونَ - يَطُوفُونَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ حَمِيمٍ ءَانٍ (This is the Hell which the criminals denied. They will go between it and the fierce boiling water!) (55:43-44). After describing how they will eat Zaqqum (a bitter tree of Hell) and drink Hamim (boiling water), Allah says: ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرْجِعَهُمْ لإِلَى الْجَحِيمِ (Then thereafter, verily, their return is to the flaming fire of Hell.) (37:68), And Allah says: وَأَصْحَـبُ الشِّمَالِ مَآ أَصْحَـبُ الشِّمَالِ - فِى سَمُومٍ وَحَمِيمٍ - وَظِلٍّ مِّن يَحْمُومٍ - لاَّ بَارِدٍ وَلاَ كَرِيمٍ h(And those on the Left Hand -- how (unfortunate) will be those on the Left Hand In fierce hot wind and boiling water, and shadow of black smoke, (that shadow) neither cool nor (even) pleasant.) until ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمْ أَيُّهَا الضَّآلُّونَ الْمُكَذِّبُونَ - لاّكِلُونَ مِن شَجَرٍ مِّن زَقُّومٍ - فَمَالِـُونَ مِنْهَا الْبُطُونَ - فَشَـرِبُونَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْحَمِيمِ - فَشَـرِبُونَ شُرْبَ الْهِيمِ - هَـذَا نُزُلُهُمْ يَوْمَ الدِّينِ (Then moreover, verily, -- you the erring-ones, the deniers (of Resurrection)! You verily, will eat of the trees of Zaqqum. Then you will fill your bellies therewith, and drink boiling water on top of it. And you will drink (that) like thirsty camels! That will be their entertainment on the Day of Recompense!) (56: 41-44, 51-56), إِنَّ شَجَرَةَ الزَّقُّومِ - طَعَامُ الاٌّثِيمِ - كَالْمُهْلِ يَغْلِى فِى الْبُطُونِ - كَغَلْىِ الْحَمِيمِ - خُذُوهُ فَاعْتِلُوهُ إِلَى سَوَآءِ الْجَحِيمِ - ثُمَّ صُبُّواْ فَوْقَ رَأْسِهِ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْحَمِيمِ - ذُقْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْكَرِيمُ - إِنَّ هَـذَا مَا كُنتُمْ بِهِ تَمْتَرُونَ (Verily, the tree of Zaqqum will be the food of the sinners. Like boiling oil, it will boil in the bellies, like the boiling of scalding water. (It will be said:) "Seize him and drag him into the midst of blazing Fire, then pour over his head the torment of boiling water. Taste you (this)! Verily, you were (pretending to be) the mighty, the generous! Verily, this is that whereof you used to doubt!") (44:43-50) i.e., this will be said to them to rebuke and ridicule them. ثُمَّ قِيلَ لَهُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تُشْرِكُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ (Then it will be said to them: "Where are (all) those whom you considered partners -- besides Allah") means, it will be said to them, `where are the idols whom you used to worship instead of Allah Can they help you today' قَـالُواْ ضَـلُّواْ عَنَّا (They will say: "They have vanished from us...") mean, they have gone away and they cannot do anything for us.' بَل لَّمْ نَكُنْ نَّدْعُواْ مِن قَبْلُ شَيْئاً (Nay, we did not invoke (worship) anything before. ) means, they will deny that they worshipped them. This is like the Ayah: ثُمَّ لَمْ تَكُنْ فِتْنَتُهُمْ إِلاَّ أَن قَالُواْ وَاللَّهِ رَبِّنَا مَا كُنَّا مُشْرِكِينَ (There will then be (left) no Fitnah (excuse) for them but to say: "By Allah, our Lord, we were not those who joined others in worship with Allah.") (6:23) Allah says: كَذَلِكَ يُضِلُّ اللَّهُ الْكَـفِرِينَ (Thus Allah leads astray the disbelievers). ذَلِكُمْ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَفْرَحُونَ فِى الاٌّرْضِ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ وَبِمَا كُنتُمْ تَمْرَحُونَ (That was because you had been exulting in the earth without any right, and that you used to rejoice extremely.) means, the angels will say to them, `what you are suffering now is your recompense for your exulting in the earth without any right, and for your extravagance.' ادْخُلُواْ أَبْوَبَ جَهَنَّمَ خَـلِدِينَ فِيهَا فَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى الْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ (Enter the gates of Hell to abide therein, and (indeed) what an evil abode of the arrogant!) means, what a terrible abode and final destination, filled with humiliation and severe punishment for those who arrogantly ignored the signs of Allah and refused to accept His proof and evidence. And Allah knows best.
Tafsir al-Jalalayn
those who deny the Book the Qur’ān and that wherewith We have sent Our messengers in the way of the affirmation of God’s Oneness and belief in the Resurrection — and these deniers are the Meccan disbelievers. But they will come to know the punishment for their denials;
Tafsir Muyassar
هؤلاء المشركون الذين كذَّبوا بالقرآن والكتب السماوية التي أنزلها الله على رسله لهداية الناس، فسوف يعلم هؤلاء المكذبون عاقبة تكذيبهم حين تُجعل الأغلال في أعناقهم، والسلاسل في أرجلهم، وتسحبهم زبانية العذاب في الماء الحار الذي اشتدَّ غليانه وحرُّه، ثم في نار جهنم يوقد بهم.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
"الذين كذبوا بالكتاب وبما أرسلنا به رسلنا" أي من الهدى والبيان "فسوف يعلمون" هذا تهديد شديد ووعيد أكيد من الرب جل جلاله لهؤلاء كما قال تعالى "ويل يومئذ للمكذبين".
Tafsir Al Wasit
وقوله : ( الذين كَذَّبُواْ بالكتاب . . ) بدل من قوله ( إِنَّ الذين يُجَادِلُونَ في آيَاتِ الله ) أى : تعجب من هؤلاء الذين كذبوا بالقرآن الكريم . الذى أنزلناه إليك - يا محمد - لتخرجهم به من الظلمات إلى النور .وكذبوا - أيضا - ( وَبِمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا بِهِ رُسُلَنَا ) من سائر الكتب والمعجزات . فهم لم يكتفوا بالتكذيب بك بل أضافوا إلى ذلك تكذيبهم بكل كتاب ورسول .وقوله - تعالى - : ( فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ ) وعيد شديد لهم على تكذيبهم بالرسل وبكتبهم ، أى : فسوف يعلمون سوء عاقبة تكذيبهم لأنبياء الله - تعالى - ولكتبه التى أنزلها عليهم .
Tafsir al-Tabari
القول في تأويل قوله تعالى : الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِالْكِتَابِ وَبِمَا أَرْسَلْنَا بِهِ رُسُلَنَا فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ (70)يقول تعالى ذكره: ألم تر إلى الذين يجادلون في آيات الله أنى يصرفون الذين كذّبوا بكتاب الله, وهو هذا القرآن; و " الذين " الثانية في موضع خفض ردّا لها على " الذين " الأولى على وجه النعت ( وَبِمَا أَرْسَلْنَا بِهِ رُسُلَنَا ) يقول: وكذّبوا أيضا مع تكذيبهم بكتاب الله بما أرسلنا به رسلنا من إخلاص العبادة لله, والبراءة مما يعبد دونه من الآلهة والأنداد, والإقرار بالبعث بعد الممات للثواب والعقاب.
Tafseer Al-Baghawi
" الذين كذبوا بالكتاب وبما أرسلنا به رسلنا فسوف يعلمون "
Tafseer Tanwir al-Miqbas
الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِالْكِتَابِ وَبِمَا أَرْسَلْنَا بِهِ رُسُلَنَا فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ (70) وأبدل { الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بالكتاب } من { الَّذِينَ يجادلون } لأن صلتي الموصولين صادقتان على شيء واحد ، فالتكذيب هو ما صْدَقُ الجدال ، والكتاب : القرآن .وعَطْف { وَبِمَا أرْسَلنا به رُسُلنا } يجوز أن يكون على أصل العطف مقتضياً المغايرة ، فيكون المراد : وبما أرسلنا به رسلنا من الكتب قبل نزول القرآن ، فيكون تكذيبهم ما أُرسلت به الرسل مراداً به تكذيبهم جميعَ الأديان كقوله تعالى : { وما قدروا اللَّه حق قدره إذ قالوا ما أنزل الله على بشر من شيء } [ الأنعام : 91 ] ، ويحتمل أنه أريد به التكذيب بالبعث فلعلهم لما جاءهم محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم بإثبات البعث سألوا عنه أهل الكتاب فأثبتوه فأنكر المشركون جميع الشرائع لذلك .ويجوز أن يكون عطفَ مرادف ، فائدته التوكيد ، والمراد ب { رسلنا } محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم كقوله : { كذبت قوم نوح المرسلين } [ الشعراء : 105 ] يعني الرسول نوحاً على أن في العطف فائدة زائدة على ما في المعطوف عليه وهي أن مما جاء به الرسول مواعظ وإرشاداً كثيراً ليس من القرآن .وتفرع على تكذيبهم وعيدهم بما سيلقونه يوم القيامة فقيل فسوف يعلمون ، أي سوف يجدون العذاب الذي كانوا يجادلون فيه فيعلمونه . وعبر عن وجدانهم العذاب بالعلم به بمناسبة استمرارهم على جهلهم بالبعث وتظاهرهم بعدم فهم ما يقوله الرسول فأنذروا بأن ما جهلوه سيتحققونه يومئذٍ كقول الناس : ستعرف منه ما تجهل ، قال أبو علي البصير: ... فتذم رأيك في الذين خصصتَهمدُوني وتَعْرِف منهم ما تجهل ... وحذف مفعول يعلمون } لدلالة { كَذَّبُوا بالكتاب } عليه ، أي يتحققون ما كذبوا به . والظرف الذي في قوله : { إذِ الأغلال في أعناقهم } متعلق ب { يعلمون } أي يعلمون في ذلك الزمن . وشأن ( إذْ ) أن تكون اسماً للزمن الماضي واستعملت هنا للزمن المستقبل بقرينة ( سوف ) فهو إما استعمالُ المجاز بعلاقة الإِطلاق ، وإما استعارة تبعية للزمن المستقبل المحقق الوقوع تشبيهاً بالزمن الماضي وقد تكرر ذلك . ومنه اقترانها ب ( يوم ) في نحو قوله : { يومئذ تحدث أخبارها } [ الزلزلة : 4 ] ، وقوله : { يومئذ يفرح المؤمنون بنصر اللَّه } [ الروم : 4 ، 5 ] . وأول ما يعلمونه حين تكون الأغلال في أعناقهم أنهم يتحققون وقوع البعث .
Tafseer Al Qurtubi
قال أبو قبيل : لا أحسب المكذبين بالقدر إلا الذين يجادلون الذين آمنوا .وقال عقبة بن عامر : قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : ( نزلت هذه الآية في القدرية ) ذكره المهدوي .
Tazkirul Quran
Who were the ones who were happy with untruth and indulged in false pride? These were men who held great stature in their times. They attained some worldly elevation, which alongwith their material possessions made them arrogant and vain. Their success in worldly matters had developed in them a false impression that they were the ones who had attained success, though in actual fact they were the truly deprived people. As the high ranking men of a society become the rejecters of the Truth, the common people also follow them and start denying the Truth. In these verses, a scene of the world Hereafter has been described, when these people will be cast into Hell to be punished for their arrogant behaviour. Their overweening pride would have ultimately dragged them to such low levels that they will find no way to uplift themselves from their position.
Ma'arif-ul-Quran
In verse 64, it was said: وَصَوَّرَ‌كُمْ فَأَحْسَنَ صُوَرَ‌كُمْ (and shaped you, and made your shapes so good -). Allah Ta’ ala has blessed the human person with the most distinct, superior and better-balanced form and shape out of all animals. He was given reason. He was given such hands and feet that he could get together materials to make things for his needs and comfort. Then, his eating and drinking is different, rather far distinct from common animals. They eat or graze or drink directly with their mouth. He uses hands. Common animals eat singles. Some eat meat, others eat grass or leaves, that too in singles. Contrary to that, man eats by combining different things like meat, vegetables, spices, herbs and fruits. He eats by making his food taste good. His culinary creativity knows no bounds when he would take a single fruit from nature, and turn it into all sorts of delicious eatables like pies, fruit cakes, jams, preserves and chutneys. فَتَبَارَ‌كَ اللَّـهُ رَ‌بُّ الْعَالَمِينَ (Blessed is Allah, the Best Creator).
Tanwir al-Miqbas min Tafsir Ibn 'Abbas
(Those who deny the Scripture) the Qur'an (and that wherewith we send Our messengers) of Scriptures. (But they will come to know) on the Day of Judgement what will be done to them. This is a threat to them,
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