The Forgiver, The Forgiving One — Verse 76

40:76 · Ghafir

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ٱدۡخُلُوۤا۟ أَبۡوَ ٰبَ جَهَنَّمَ خَـٰلِدِینَ فِیهَاۖ فَبِئۡسَ مَثۡوَى ٱلۡمُتَكَبِّرِینَ ۝٧٦
ud'khulū abwāba jahannama khālidīna fīhā fabi'sa mathwā l-mutakabirīn
The Forgiver, The Forgiving One / Ghafir (40:76)
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Enter the gates of Hell, there to remain- an evil home for the arrogant.’
ud'khulū abwāba jahannama khālidīna fīhā fabi'sa mathwā l-mutakabirīn

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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
Enter the gates of Hell to abide therein’. Evil then is the ultimate abode of the arrogant!
Tafsir Muyassar
ادخلوا أبواب جهنم عقوبة لكم على كفركم بالله ومعصيتكم له خالدين فيها، فبئست جهنم نزلا للمتكبرين في الدنيا على الله.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
أي فبئس المنزل والمقيل الذي فيه الهوان والعذاب الشديد لمن استكبر عن آيات الله واتباع دلائله وحججه والله أعلم.
Tafsir Al Wasit
وحق عليكم أن يقال لكم بسبب ذلك : ادخلوا أبواب جهنم المفتوحة أمامكم ، حالة كونكم خالدين فيها خلودا أبديا ، فبئس ( مَثْوَى ) أى : مكان المتكبرين ) عن قبول الحق جهنم .وقال - سبحانه - ( فَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى المتكبرين ) ولم يقل فبئس مدخل المتكبرين ، للإِشارة إلى خلودهم فى جهنم ، إذ الثواء معناه الإقامة الدائمة ، مأخوذ من ثوى فلان بالمكان إذا أقام به إقامة دائمة .
Tafsir al-Tabari
وقوله: ( ادْخُلُوا أَبْوَابَ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا ) يقول تعالى ذكره لهم: ادخلوا أبواب جهنم السبعة من كل باب منها جزء مقسوم منكم ( فَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى الْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ ) يقول: فبئس منـزل المتكبرين في الدنيا على الله أن يوحدوه, ويؤمنوا برسله اليوم جهنم.
Tafseer Al-Baghawi
" ادخلوا أبواب جهنم خالدين فيها فبئس مثوى المتكبرين "
Tafseer Tanwir al-Miqbas
ادْخُلُوا أَبْوَابَ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا فَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى الْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ (76)وجملة { ادْخُلوا أبْوَابَ جَهَنَّم } يجوز أن تكون استنئافاً بيانياً لأنهم لما سمعوا التقريع والتوبيخ وأيقنوا بانتفاء الشفيع ترقبوا ماذا سيؤمر به في حقهم فقيل لهم { أدْخُلوا أبوَابَ جهنَّم } ، ويجوز أن تكون بدل اشتمال من جملة { ذلكم بِمَا كنتم تفرحون } الخ ، فإن مدلول اسم الإِشارة العذابُ المشاهد لهم وهو يشتمل على إدخالهم أبواب جهنم والخلودَ فيها .ودخول الأبواب كناية عن الكون في جهنم لأن الأبواب إنما جعلت ليسلك منها إلى البيت ونحوه . و { خالدين } حال مقدرة ، أي مقدراً خلودكم .وفرع عليه { فَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى المُتَكبرين } ، والمخصوص بالذم محذوف لأنه يدل عليه ذكر جهنم أي فبئس مثوى المتكبرين جهنمُ ، ولم يتصل فعل ( بئس ) بتاء التأنيث لأن فاعله في الظاهر هو { مثوى } لأن العبرة بإسناد فعل الذم والمدح إلى الاسم المذكور بعدهما ، وأما اسم المخصوص فهو بمنزلة البيان بعد الإِجمال فهو متبدأ خبره محذوف أو خبرُ مبتدإٍ محذوف ، ولذلك عدّ باب نعم وبئس من طرق الإِطناب .والمثوى : محل الثواء ، والثواء : الإِقامة الدائمة ، وأوثر لفظ { مثوى } دون ( مُدخل ) المناسببِ ل { ادخلوا } لأن المثوى أدل على الخلود فهو أولى بمساءتِهم .والمراد بالمتكبرين : المخاطبون ابتداء لأنهم جادلوا في آيات الله عن كِبْر في صدورهم كما قال تعالى : { إنَّ الذين يجادلون في ءاياتت الله بِغَير سلطانن أتاهم إن في صُدُورهم إلاَّ كِبْرٌ مَا هُم ببالغيه } [ غافر : 56 ] ولأن تكبرهم من فرحهم .وإنما عدل عن ضميرهم إلى الاسم الظاهر وهو { المتكبرين } للإِشارة إلى أن من أسباب وقوعهم في النار تكبرهم على الرسل . وليكون لكل موصوف بالكِبْر حظ من استحقاق العقاب إذا لم يتُب ولم تغلب حسناته على سيئاته إن كان من أهل الإِيمان .
Tafseer Al Qurtubi
ادخلوا أبواب جهنم أي يقال لهم ذلك اليوم ، وقد قال الله تعالى : لها سبعة أبواب فبئس مثوى المتكبرين تقدم جميعه .
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
The word: تَفْرَ‌حُونَ (tafrahun) in verse 75: (This is because you used to rejoice on the earth wrongfully, and because you used to show arrogance.) has been derived from: فَرَح (farah) which means to be happy while the word: تَمْرَ‌حُونَ (tamrahun) is from: مَرَح (marah) which means to exult unduly or to trample over the rights of others by priding on one's wealth and power. Hence, this kind of marah or undue exultation is absolutely blameworthy and Haram (unlawful). As for farah or marah, it can be explained by saying that seeking enjoyment out of sinfulness under the intoxication of wealth coupled with the absence of any thought of there being a God is certainly Haram and impermissible. Meant in this verse is this kind of farah - as it also appears in the story of Qarun (Korah) in the same sense: لَا تَفْرَ‌حْ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الْفَرِ‌حِينَ ("Do not exult. Surely, Allah does not like the exultant.-a1-Qasas, 28:76). There is another degree of farah - that one takes good things of life as blessings from Allah Ta’ ala, and expresses his or her joy on having these - this is permissible, in fact, is recommended (mustahabb), and desirable. It is about such farah that the Qur'an has said: فَبِذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَفْرَ‌حُوا (with these they should rejoice Yunus, 10:58). As for marah, it is a cause of punishment absolutely, without any restriction. Therefore, no qualifying words were added to it. But, in the case of farah, the words: بِغَیرِالحَقِ (bi ghayril-haqq: wrongfully) are added. It was thus pointed out that jubilating over the undue and the impermissible was forbidden (Haram) while being pleased with blessings that are rightful and permissible as an expression of gratitude was an act of ` ibadah (worship of Allah) and thawab (reward from Him).
Tanwir al-Miqbas min Tafsir Ibn 'Abbas
(Enter ye the gates of hell, to dwell therein) never to die or come out. (Evil is the habitation of the scornful) evil is the habitation of the disbelievers in the Fire.
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