سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Surah Ghafir (40) — Ayah 76
ٱدْخُلُوٓا۟ أَبْوَٰبَ جَهَنَّمَ خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا ۖ فَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ ﴿76﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Enter the gates of Hell to abide therein: and (indeed) what an evil abode of the arrogant!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱدْخُلُوٓا۟
ud'khulū
Enter
أَبْوَٰبَ
abwāba
(the) gates
جَهَنَّمَ
jahannama
(of) Hell
خَـٰلِدِينَ
khālidīna
(to) abide forever
فِيهَا ۖ
fīhā
in it
فَبِئْسَ
fabi'sa
and wretched is
مَثْوَى
mathwā
(the) abode
ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ
l-mutakabirīna
(of) 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.
In relation to {اُدْخُلُوْۤا اَبْوَابَ جَهَنَّمَ خٰلِدِيْنَ فِيْهَا … : ’’ اُدْخُلُوْۤا ‘‘}, it should have been (the place of entry for the arrogant is evil) as in {’’ فَبِئْسَ مَدْخَلُ الْمُتَكَبِّرِيْنَ‘‘}, but in relation to {’’ خٰلِدِيْنَ فِيْهَا ‘‘}, it is stated as {’’ فَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى الْمُتَكَبِّرِيْنَ ‘‘}, meaning it is an evil place for the arrogant to reside. The word {’’ مَثْوَى الْمُتَكَبِّرِيْنَ ‘‘} also indicates that arrogance is the cause for entering Hell forever, which led them to deny the signs of Allah and to argue about them, and the condemnation of such argumentation is a fundamental theme of this surah.
