سُوْرَةُ الْاَحْقَافِ
Surah Al-Ahqaf (46) — Ayah 18
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ حَقَّ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقَوْلُ فِىٓ أُمَمٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ خَـٰسِرِينَ ﴿18﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They are those against whom the Word (of torment) is justified among the previous generations of jinn and mankind that have passed away. Verily, they are ever the losers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
Those
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(are) the ones
حَقَّ
ḥaqqa
(has) proved true
عَلَيْهِمُ
ʿalayhimu
against them
ٱلْقَوْلُ
l-qawlu
the word
فِىٓ
fī
among
أُمَمٍۢ
umamin
nations
قَدْ
qad
(that) already passed away
خَلَتْ
khalat
(that) already 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
are
خَـٰسِرِينَ
khāsirīna
(the) 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 18) ➊ { اُولٰٓىِٕكَ الَّذِيْنَ حَقَّ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقَوْلُ:} That is, those who are disrespectful to parents and deniers of the Hereafter are the very people upon whom the word of Allah has been fulfilled, which He had previously declared: « لَاَمْلَـَٔنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَ النَّاسِ اَجْمَعِيْنَ » [ ھود:۱۱۹] “That I will surely fill Hell with jinn and humans all together.” See also Surah Al-A’raf (18).
➋ { فِيْۤ اُمَمٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ وَ الْاِنْسِ:} That is, by joining those groups of jinn and humans who, among the people of Hell, have passed before them. The company of these worst people itself is the worst punishment.
➌ { اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا خٰسِرِيْنَ: ’’إِنَّ‘‘} The word 'Inna' is for reasoning, meaning their end happened because the capital of life that was given to them in the world for preparation for the Hereafter, instead of benefiting from it, they lost even the principal amount, and this is the real loss that they incurred.
➋ { فِيْۤ اُمَمٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ وَ الْاِنْسِ:} That is, by joining those groups of jinn and humans who, among the people of Hell, have passed before them. The company of these worst people itself is the worst punishment.
➌ { اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا خٰسِرِيْنَ: ’’إِنَّ‘‘} The word 'Inna' is for reasoning, meaning their end happened because the capital of life that was given to them in the world for preparation for the Hereafter, instead of benefiting from it, they lost even the principal amount, and this is the real loss that they incurred.
