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Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 119
إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ رَبُّكَ ۚ وَلِذَٰلِكَ خَلَقَهُمْ ۗ وَتَمَّتْ كَلِمَةُ رَبِّكَ لَأَمْلَأَنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ ﴿119﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Except him on whom your Lord has bestowed His Mercy (the follower of truth - Islâmic Monotheism) and for that did He create them. And the Word of your Lord has been fulfilled (i.e. His Saying): "Surely, I shall fill Hell with jinn and men all together."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِلَّا
illā
Except
مَن
man
(on) whom
رَّحِمَ
raḥima
your Lord has bestowed Mercy
رَبُّكَ ۚ
rabbuka
your Lord has bestowed Mercy
وَلِذَٰلِكَ
walidhālika
and for that
خَلَقَهُمْ ۗ
khalaqahum
He created them
وَتَمَّتْ
watammat
And will be fulfilled
كَلِمَةُ
kalimatu
(the) Word of your Lord
رَبِّكَ
rabbika
(the) Word of your Lord
لَأَمْلَأَنَّ
la-amla-anna
Surely I will fill
جَهَنَّمَ
jahannama
Hell
مِنَ
mina
with
ٱلْجِنَّةِ
l-jinati
the Jinn
وَٱلنَّاسِ
wal-nāsi
and the men
أَجْمَعِينَ
ajmaʿīna
all together
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
119. 1. The meaning of "for this reason" has been interpreted by some as "disagreement" and by others as "mercy." In both cases, the concept is that We have created humans for a test. Whoever chooses the path of disagreement from the true religion will fail the test, and whoever adopts it will succeed and become deserving of Allah's mercy.
119. 2. That is, it is established in Allah's decree and decision that there will be some people who will be deserving of Paradise and some who will be deserving of Hell, and Paradise and Hell will be filled with humans and jinn. As mentioned in the hadith, the Prophet ﷺ said, "Paradise and Hell argued with each other. Paradise said, 'What is the matter that only the weak and downtrodden people of society will enter me?' Hell said, 'In me will be the great tyrants and arrogant people.' Allah Almighty said to Paradise, 'You are the manifestation of My mercy; through you, I will show mercy to whomever I wish.' And to Hell, Allah Almighty said, 'You are the manifestation of My punishment; through you, I will punish whomever I wish.' Allah Almighty will fill both Paradise and Hell. In Paradise, there will always be His grace, until Allah creates such a creation that will reside in the remaining space of Paradise, and Hell, despite the abundance of its inhabitants, will cry out, until Allah places His foot in it, upon which Hell will exclaim, 'Enough, enough, by Your honor and majesty!' (Sahih Bukhari)
119. 2. That is, it is established in Allah's decree and decision that there will be some people who will be deserving of Paradise and some who will be deserving of Hell, and Paradise and Hell will be filled with humans and jinn. As mentioned in the hadith, the Prophet ﷺ said, "Paradise and Hell argued with each other. Paradise said, 'What is the matter that only the weak and downtrodden people of society will enter me?' Hell said, 'In me will be the great tyrants and arrogant people.' Allah Almighty said to Paradise, 'You are the manifestation of My mercy; through you, I will show mercy to whomever I wish.' And to Hell, Allah Almighty said, 'You are the manifestation of My punishment; through you, I will punish whomever I wish.' Allah Almighty will fill both Paradise and Hell. In Paradise, there will always be His grace, until Allah creates such a creation that will reside in the remaining space of Paradise, and Hell, despite the abundance of its inhabitants, will cry out, until Allah places His foot in it, upon which Hell will exclaim, 'Enough, enough, by Your honor and majesty!' (Sahih Bukhari)
