سُوْرَةُ الزُّمَرِ
Surah Az-Zumar (39) — Ayah 60
وَيَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ تَرَى ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَبُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ وُجُوهُهُم مُّسْوَدَّةٌ ۚ أَلَيْسَ فِى جَهَنَّمَ مَثْوًى لِّلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ ﴿60﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And on the Day of Resurrection you will see those who lied against Allâh (i.e. attributed to Him sons, partners) - their faces will be black. Is there not in Hell an abode for the arrogant?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَيَوْمَ
wayawma
And (on the) Day
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ
l-qiyāmati
(of) the Resurrection
تَرَى
tarā
you will see
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَذَبُوا۟
kadhabū
lied
عَلَى
ʿalā
about
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
وُجُوهُهُم
wujūhuhum
their faces
مُّسْوَدَّةٌ ۚ
mus'waddatun
(will be) blackened
أَلَيْسَ
alaysa
Is (there) not
فِى
fī
in
جَهَنَّمَ
jahannama
Hell
مَثْوًۭى
mathwan
an abode
لِّلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ
lil'mutakabbirīna
for the arrogant
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 60) ➊ { وَ يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ تَرَى الَّذِيْنَ كَذَبُوْا … :} Although associating partners with Allah, ascribing to Him a wife or children, declaring oneself His beloved, and all other lies are included in lying against Allah, but in the context of these verses, the foremost examples are the two lies mentioned in the previous verses: one, their claim that Allah did not guide them, and two, that Allah did not grant them respite.
➋ { وُجُوْهُهُمْ مُّسْوَدَّةٌ:} The mention of the faces of the disbelievers being blackened on the Day of Resurrection has come in several places in the Noble Qur’an. See Surah Al-Imran (106, 107), Yunus (27), and Abasa (40 to 42).
➌ { اَلَيْسَ فِيْ جَهَنَّمَ مَثْوًى لِّلْمُتَكَبِّرِيْنَ : ’’ مَثْوًى ‘‘ ثَوٰي يَثْوِيْ بِالْمَكَانِ وَ أَثْوٰي فِيْهِ‘‘} To reside in a place, as in Surah Al-Qasas: « وَ مَا كُنْتَ ثَاوِيًا فِيْۤ اَهْلِ مَدْيَنَ » [ القصص : ۴۵ ] “And you were not a resident among the people of Madyan.” From this, it is understood that the cause of their entry into Hell will be their arrogance, that they were not willing to humble themselves before Allah, and despite knowing the truth, they refused to accept it. The cause of their faces being blackened will also be this arrogance, because the face of the arrogant is disfigured to break his arrogance. (Ibn Ashur)
Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: [ لَا يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ مَنْ كَانَ فِيْ قَلْبِهِ مِثْقَالُ ذَرَّةٍ مِنْ كِبْرٍ، قَالَ رَجُلٌ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَّكُوْنَ ثَوْبُهُ حَسَنًا وَ نَعْلُهُ حَسَنَةً، قَالَ إِنَّ اللّٰهَ جَمِيْلٌ يُحِبُّ الْجَمَالَ، الْكِبْرُ بَطَرُ الْحَقِّ وَ غَمْطُ النَّاسِ] [مسلم، الإیمان، باب تحریم الکبر و بیانہ : ۹۱ ] “He who has in his heart an atom’s weight of arrogance will not enter Paradise.” A man said: “A person likes that his clothes are good and his shoes are good (is this also arrogance)?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Allah is very beautiful and loves beauty. Arrogance is rejecting the truth and looking down on people.” Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: [ يُحْشَرُ الْمُتَكَبِّرُوْنَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَمْثَالَ الذَّرِّ فِيْ صُوَرِ الرِّجَالِ يَغْشَاهُمُ الذُّلُّ مِنْ كُلِّ مَكَانٍ فَيُسَاقُوْنَ إِلٰی سِجْنٍ فِيْ جَهَنَّمَ يُسَمَّی بُوْلَسَ تَعْلُوْهُمْ نَارُ الْأَنْيَارِ يُسْقَوْنَ مِنْ عُصَارَةِ أَهْلِ النَّارِ طِيْنَةِ الْخَبَالِ ] [ ترمذي، صفۃ القیامۃ، باب ما جاء في شدۃ الوعید المتکبرین : ۲۴۹۲، قال الترمذي حسن صحیح وقال الألباني حسن ] “The arrogant will be raised on the Day of Resurrection like ants in the forms of men, humiliation covering them from every place. Then they will be driven to a prison in Hell called ‘Bawlas.’ The fire of fires (the greatest fire) will be over them, and they will be given the filth of the people of the Fire, ‘Teenat al-Khabal,’ to drink.” [ أَعَاذَنَا اللّٰہُ مِنْہُ ]
➋ { وُجُوْهُهُمْ مُّسْوَدَّةٌ:} The mention of the faces of the disbelievers being blackened on the Day of Resurrection has come in several places in the Noble Qur’an. See Surah Al-Imran (106, 107), Yunus (27), and Abasa (40 to 42).
➌ { اَلَيْسَ فِيْ جَهَنَّمَ مَثْوًى لِّلْمُتَكَبِّرِيْنَ : ’’ مَثْوًى ‘‘ ثَوٰي يَثْوِيْ بِالْمَكَانِ وَ أَثْوٰي فِيْهِ‘‘} To reside in a place, as in Surah Al-Qasas: « وَ مَا كُنْتَ ثَاوِيًا فِيْۤ اَهْلِ مَدْيَنَ » [ القصص : ۴۵ ] “And you were not a resident among the people of Madyan.” From this, it is understood that the cause of their entry into Hell will be their arrogance, that they were not willing to humble themselves before Allah, and despite knowing the truth, they refused to accept it. The cause of their faces being blackened will also be this arrogance, because the face of the arrogant is disfigured to break his arrogance. (Ibn Ashur)
Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: [ لَا يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ مَنْ كَانَ فِيْ قَلْبِهِ مِثْقَالُ ذَرَّةٍ مِنْ كِبْرٍ، قَالَ رَجُلٌ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَّكُوْنَ ثَوْبُهُ حَسَنًا وَ نَعْلُهُ حَسَنَةً، قَالَ إِنَّ اللّٰهَ جَمِيْلٌ يُحِبُّ الْجَمَالَ، الْكِبْرُ بَطَرُ الْحَقِّ وَ غَمْطُ النَّاسِ] [مسلم، الإیمان، باب تحریم الکبر و بیانہ : ۹۱ ] “He who has in his heart an atom’s weight of arrogance will not enter Paradise.” A man said: “A person likes that his clothes are good and his shoes are good (is this also arrogance)?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Allah is very beautiful and loves beauty. Arrogance is rejecting the truth and looking down on people.” Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: [ يُحْشَرُ الْمُتَكَبِّرُوْنَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَمْثَالَ الذَّرِّ فِيْ صُوَرِ الرِّجَالِ يَغْشَاهُمُ الذُّلُّ مِنْ كُلِّ مَكَانٍ فَيُسَاقُوْنَ إِلٰی سِجْنٍ فِيْ جَهَنَّمَ يُسَمَّی بُوْلَسَ تَعْلُوْهُمْ نَارُ الْأَنْيَارِ يُسْقَوْنَ مِنْ عُصَارَةِ أَهْلِ النَّارِ طِيْنَةِ الْخَبَالِ ] [ ترمذي، صفۃ القیامۃ، باب ما جاء في شدۃ الوعید المتکبرین : ۲۴۹۲، قال الترمذي حسن صحیح وقال الألباني حسن ] “The arrogant will be raised on the Day of Resurrection like ants in the forms of men, humiliation covering them from every place. Then they will be driven to a prison in Hell called ‘Bawlas.’ The fire of fires (the greatest fire) will be over them, and they will be given the filth of the people of the Fire, ‘Teenat al-Khabal,’ to drink.” [ أَعَاذَنَا اللّٰہُ مِنْہُ ]
