سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 60
وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لَكَ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ أَحَاطَ بِٱلنَّاسِ ۚ وَمَا جَعَلْنَا ٱلرُّءْيَا ٱلَّتِىٓ أَرَيْنَـٰكَ إِلَّا فِتْنَةً لِّلنَّاسِ وَٱلشَّجَرَةَ ٱلْمَلْعُونَةَ فِى ٱلْقُرْءَانِ ۚ وَنُخَوِّفُهُمْ فَمَا يَزِيدُهُمْ إِلَّا طُغْيَـٰنًا كَبِيرًا ﴿60﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (remember) when We told you: "Verily! Your Lord has encompassed mankind (i.e. they are in His Grip)." And We made not the vision which we showed you (O Muhammad as an actual eye-witness and not as a dream on the night of Al-Isrâ’) but a trial for mankind, and (likewise) the accursed tree (Zaqqûm, mentioned) in the Qur’ân. We warn and make them afraid but it only increases them in naught save great disbelief, oppression and disobedience to Allâh.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذْ
wa-idh
And when
قُلْنَا
qul'nā
We said
لَكَ
laka
to you
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
رَبَّكَ
rabbaka
your Lord
أَحَاطَ
aḥāṭa
has encompassed
بِٱلنَّاسِ ۚ
bil-nāsi
the mankind
وَمَا
wamā
And not
جَعَلْنَا
jaʿalnā
We made
ٱلرُّءْيَا
l-ru'yā
the vision
ٱلَّتِىٓ
allatī
which
أَرَيْنَـٰكَ
araynāka
We showed you
إِلَّا
illā
except
فِتْنَةًۭ
fit'natan
(as) a trial
لِّلنَّاسِ
lilnnāsi
for mankind
وَٱلشَّجَرَةَ
wal-shajarata
and the tree
ٱلْمَلْعُونَةَ
l-malʿūnata
the accursed
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْقُرْءَانِ ۚ
l-qur'āni
the Quran
وَنُخَوِّفُهُمْ
wanukhawwifuhum
And We threaten them
فَمَا
famā
but not
يَزِيدُهُمْ
yazīduhum
it increases them
إِلَّا
illā
except
طُغْيَـٰنًۭا
ṭugh'yānan
(in) transgression
كَبِيرًۭا
kabīran
great
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.
60. 1 That is, people are under Allah's dominance and control, and whatever Allah wills will happen, not what they wish; or it means the people of Makkah, that they are under Allah's authority, so you should preach the message fearlessly, they will not be able to harm you in any way, We will protect you from them. Or, as at the time of the Battle of Badr and the conquest of Makkah, the way Allah made the disbelievers of Makkah suffer a humiliating defeat, this is being clarified.
60. 2 The Companions and the Followers have interpreted this vision as a physical sight, and by this is meant the incident of Mi'raj, which became a cause of trial for many weak people and they became apostates. And by the tree is meant the (thorny) tree, which the Prophet ﷺ witnessed in Hell during the night of Mi'raj. By اَ لْمَلْعُونَۃَ is meant, a curse upon those who eat it, i.e., the inhabitants of Hell. As in another place it is said: ان شجرۃ الزقوم۔ طعام الاثیم. The tree of Zaqqum is the food of the sinner.
60. 3 That is, due to the malice and stubbornness in the hearts of the disbelievers, instead of bringing faith after seeing the signs, their rebellion and transgression only increases.
60. 2 The Companions and the Followers have interpreted this vision as a physical sight, and by this is meant the incident of Mi'raj, which became a cause of trial for many weak people and they became apostates. And by the tree is meant the (thorny) tree, which the Prophet ﷺ witnessed in Hell during the night of Mi'raj. By اَ لْمَلْعُونَۃَ is meant, a curse upon those who eat it, i.e., the inhabitants of Hell. As in another place it is said: ان شجرۃ الزقوم۔ طعام الاثیم. The tree of Zaqqum is the food of the sinner.
60. 3 That is, due to the malice and stubbornness in the hearts of the disbelievers, instead of bringing faith after seeing the signs, their rebellion and transgression only increases.
