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Surah Fussilat (41) — Ayah 25
۞ وَقَيَّضْنَا لَهُمْ قُرَنَآءَ فَزَيَّنُوا۟ لَهُم مَّا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَحَقَّ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقَوْلُ فِىٓ أُمَمٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ خَـٰسِرِينَ ﴿25﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And We have assigned for them (devils) intimate companions (in this world), who have made fair-seeming to them, what was before them (evil deeds which they were doing in the present worldly life and disbelief in the Reckoning and the Resurrection) and what was behind them (denial of the matters in the coming life of the Hereafter as regards punishment or reward). And the Word (i.e. the torment) is justified against them as it was justified against those who were among the previous generations of jinn and men that had passed away before them. Indeed they (all) were the losers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ وَقَيَّضْنَا
waqayyaḍnā
And We have destined
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
قُرَنَآءَ
quranāa
companions
فَزَيَّنُوا۟
fazayyanū
(who) made fair-seeming
لَهُم
lahum
to them
مَّا
mā
what
بَيْنَ
bayna
(was) before them
أَيْدِيهِمْ
aydīhim
(was) before them
وَمَا
wamā
and what
خَلْفَهُمْ
khalfahum
(was) behind them
وَحَقَّ
waḥaqqa
and (is) justified
عَلَيْهِمُ
ʿalayhimu
against them
ٱلْقَوْلُ
l-qawlu
the Word
فِىٓ
fī
among
أُمَمٍۢ
umamin
nations
قَدْ
qad
(that have) passed away
خَلَتْ
khalat
(that have) passed away
مِن
min
before them
قَبْلِهِم
qablihim
before them
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلْجِنِّ
l-jini
the jinn
وَٱلْإِنسِ ۖ
wal-insi
and the men
إِنَّهُمْ
innahum
Indeed, they
كَانُوا۟
kānū
were
خَـٰسِرِينَ
khāsirīna
losers
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 25) ➊ {وَ قَيَّضْنَا لَهُمْ قُرَنَآءَ …:’’ قُرَنَآءَ ‘‘ ’’قَرِيْنٌ‘‘} is the plural of 'qareen', a companion. {’’اَلْقَيْضُ‘‘} refers to the eggshell. That is, just as the shell is attached to the egg, in the same way, We have attached such evil people to these polytheists who cling to them just as the eggshell clings to the egg. This is the way of Allah that if a person is evil, he is provided with evil companions, who keep showing him green gardens. The result is that the person becomes engrossed in evils and ultimately drowns himself along with his companions. See also Surah Az-Zukhruf (36) and Surah Qaf (23 to 29).
➋ { فَزَيَّنُوْا لَهُمْ مَّا بَيْنَ اَيْدِيْهِمْ … : ’’ مَا بَيْنَ اَيْدِيْهِمْ ‘‘} refers to the deeds they were doing in the world, and {’’ وَ مَا خَلْفَهُمْ ‘‘} refers to the evil deeds they had done before. That is, those evil companions keep making all their present and past evil deeds appear attractive to them, as a result of which they persist in them and become among those people about whom, due to their evil deeds, this statement of Allah applies: « لَاَمْلَـَٔنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَ النَّاسِ اَجْمَعِيْنَ » [ ہود : ۱۱۹ ] "I will surely fill Hell with jinn and mankind all together."
Some commentators have taken {’’ مَا بَيْنَ اَيْدِيْهِمْ ‘‘} to mean the world and {’’ وَ مَا خَلْفَهُمْ ‘‘} to mean the Hereafter. That is, their evil companions also keep them in delusion regarding the Hereafter, saying that firstly, it will not happen at all, and even if it does, just as Allah has blessed you with bounties in the world, He will bless you there as well. See also Surah Maryam (77).
➋ { فَزَيَّنُوْا لَهُمْ مَّا بَيْنَ اَيْدِيْهِمْ … : ’’ مَا بَيْنَ اَيْدِيْهِمْ ‘‘} refers to the deeds they were doing in the world, and {’’ وَ مَا خَلْفَهُمْ ‘‘} refers to the evil deeds they had done before. That is, those evil companions keep making all their present and past evil deeds appear attractive to them, as a result of which they persist in them and become among those people about whom, due to their evil deeds, this statement of Allah applies: « لَاَمْلَـَٔنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَ النَّاسِ اَجْمَعِيْنَ » [ ہود : ۱۱۹ ] "I will surely fill Hell with jinn and mankind all together."
Some commentators have taken {’’ مَا بَيْنَ اَيْدِيْهِمْ ‘‘} to mean the world and {’’ وَ مَا خَلْفَهُمْ ‘‘} to mean the Hereafter. That is, their evil companions also keep them in delusion regarding the Hereafter, saying that firstly, it will not happen at all, and even if it does, just as Allah has blessed you with bounties in the world, He will bless you there as well. See also Surah Maryam (77).
