سُوْرَةُ الْجِنِّ

Surah Al-Jinn (72) — Ayah 17

The Jinn · Meccan · Juz 29 · Page 573

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لِّنَفْتِنَهُمْ فِيهِ ۚ وَمَن يُعْرِضْ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّهِۦ يَسْلُكْهُ عَذَابًا صَعَدًا ﴿17﴾

Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

That We might try them thereby. And whosoever turns away from the Reminder of his Lord (i.e. this Qur’ân, - and practise not its laws and orders), He will cause him to enter in a severe torment (i.e. Hell).

Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning

لِّنَفْتِنَهُمْ linaftinahum That We might test them
فِيهِ ۚ fīhi therein
وَمَن waman And whoever
يُعْرِضْ yuʿ'riḍ turns away
عَن ʿan from
ذِكْرِ dhik'ri the Remembrance
رَبِّهِۦ rabbihi (of) his Lord
يَسْلُكْهُ yasluk'hu He will make him enter
عَذَابًۭا ʿadhāban a punishment
صَعَدًۭا ṣaʿadan severe

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(Ayah 17) {لِنَفْتِنَهُمْ فِيْهِ وَ مَنْ يُّعْرِضْ … :} That is, the abundance of water and the plentifulness of sustenance are also meant as a test for them, to see whether they express gratitude to Allah in prosperity and remain firm upon His oneness and obedience, or whether they become intoxicated with pride and turn to rebellion. It is understood that, just like hardship, blessing is also a test from Allah. This theme is also mentioned in Surah Al-Anbiya (35), Al-A'raf (168), and Surah Al-Qalam (17 to 20). {’’ صَعَدًا ‘‘ ’’صَعِدَ يَصْعَدُ‘‘} is the verbal noun (masdar) of صَعِدَ يَصْعَدُ. Its literal meaning is "an ascent"; what is meant is such a severe punishment that keeps increasing continuously.

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17. 1. This verse was revealed when a famine was imposed upon the disbelievers of Quraysh, الطَّرِیْقَۃٍ has also been interpreted to mean the path of misguidance.
17. 2. An extremely severe and painful punishment (Ibn Kathir).

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17. So that We might test them through this blessing [14]. And whoever turns away from the remembrance of his Lord, He will subject him to a severe punishment [15].

[14] The form of trial through blessings is that whether they, by benefiting from those blessings, render thanks to Allah and progress further in His obedience, or they completely forget Allah, or by being ungrateful, lose even their original capital.
[15] That is, in his life, his troubles will only increase, he will never find peace, and in the Hereafter, his condition will be such that at every moment, his punishment will only be increased.
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