سُوْرَةُ السَّجْدَةِ
Surah As-Sajda (32) — Ayah 21
وَلَنُذِيقَنَّهُم مِّنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْأَدْنَىٰ دُونَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْأَكْبَرِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ ﴿21﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And verily, We will make them taste of the near torment (i.e. the torment in the life of this world, i.e. disasters, calamities, etc.) prior to the supreme torment (in the Hereafter), in order that they may (repent and) return (i.e. accept Islâm).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَنُذِيقَنَّهُم
walanudhīqannahum
And surely, We will let them taste
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلْعَذَابِ
l-ʿadhābi
the punishment
ٱلْأَدْنَىٰ
l-adnā
the nearer
دُونَ
dūna
before
ٱلْعَذَابِ
l-ʿadhābi
the punishment
ٱلْأَكْبَرِ
l-akbari
the greater
لَعَلَّهُمْ
laʿallahum
so that they may
يَرْجِعُونَ
yarjiʿūna
return
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.
21a.-1 By "عذاب ادنی" (some of the lesser or nearer punishment), the punishment or calamities and illnesses of this world are meant. According to some, it refers to the killing that the disbelievers faced in the Battle of Badr, or it is the famine that was imposed upon the people of Makkah. Imam Shawkani says: All these situations can be included in this.
21a.-2 This is the reason for sending lesser punishments before the great punishment of the Hereafter, so that perhaps they may refrain from disbelief, polytheism, and disobedience.
21a.-2 This is the reason for sending lesser punishments before the great punishment of the Hereafter, so that perhaps they may refrain from disbelief, polytheism, and disobedience.
