سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ

Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 87

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قَالَ أَمَّا مَن ظَلَمَ فَسَوْفَ نُعَذِّبُهُۥ ثُمَّ يُرَدُّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ فَيُعَذِّبُهُۥ عَذَابًا نُّكْرًا ﴿87﴾
He said: "As for him (a disbeliever in the Oneness of Allâh) who does wrong, we shall punish him, and then he will be brought back unto his Lord, Who will punish him with a terrible torment (Hell).
قَالَ qāla He said
أَمَّا ammā As for
مَن man (one) who
ظَلَمَ ẓalama wrongs
فَسَوْفَ fasawfa then soon
نُعَذِّبُهُۥ nuʿadhibuhu we will punish him
ثُمَّ thumma Then
يُرَدُّ yuraddu he will be returned
إِلَىٰ ilā to
رَبِّهِۦ rabbihi his Lord
فَيُعَذِّبُهُۥ fayuʿadhibuhu and He will punish him
عَذَابًۭا ʿadhāban (with) a punishment
نُّكْرًۭا nuk'ran terrible

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.

87. 1. That is, whoever persists in disbelief and polytheism, We will punish him, meaning there will be no accountability for previous mistakes.