سُوْرَةُ الْمُرْسَلَاتِ

Surah Al-Mursalaat (77) — Ayah 30

The Emissaries · Meccan · Juz 29 · Page 581

ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ ظِلٍّ ذِى ثَلَـٰثِ شُعَبٍ ﴿30﴾
"Depart you to a shadow (of Hell-Fire smoke ascending) in three columns,
ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ inṭaliqū Proceed
إِلَىٰ ilā to
ظِلٍّۢ ẓillin a shadow
ذِى dhī having
ثَلَـٰثِ thalāthi three
شُعَبٍۢ shuʿabin columns

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.

30. 1. The smoke that will come from Hell will rise and spread in three directions, that is, just as there is the shade of a wall or a tree, this smoke in reality will not be the kind of shade in which the inhabitants of Hell can find any comfort.