سُوْرَةُ التِّيْنِ
Surah At-Tin (95) — Ayah 5
ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَـٰهُ أَسْفَلَ سَـٰفِلِينَ ﴿5﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then We reduced him to the lowest of the low.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
رَدَدْنَـٰهُ
radadnāhu
We returned him
أَسْفَلَ
asfala
(to the) lowest
سَـٰفِلِينَ
sāfilīna
(of the) low
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.
5. 1. This is a reference to the "worst of ages" of man, in which after youth and strength, old age and weakness come, and a person's intellect and mind become like that of a child. Some have taken this to mean the baseness of character into which a person falls, becoming even lower than snakes and scorpions. Some have taken this to mean the punishment of humiliation and disgrace that is for the disbelievers in Hell, as if by turning away from obedience to Allah and His Messenger, man falls from the high rank and honor of his "best stature" into the lowest of the low in Hell.
