سُوْرَةُ الْبُرُوْجِ
Surah Al-Burooj (85) — Ayah 10
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا۟ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا۟ فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ ٱلْحَرِيقِ ﴿10﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, those who put into trial the believing men and believing women (by torturing them and burning them), and then do not turn in repentance (to Allâh), then they will have the torment of Hell, and they will have the punishment of the burning Fire.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
فَتَنُوا۟
fatanū
persecuted
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
l-mu'minīna
the believing men
وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ
wal-mu'mināti
and the believing women
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
لَمْ
lam
not
يَتُوبُوا۟
yatūbū
they repented
فَلَهُمْ
falahum
then for them
عَذَابُ
ʿadhābu
(is the) punishment
جَهَنَّمَ
jahannama
(of) Hell
وَلَهُمْ
walahum
and for them
عَذَابُ
ʿadhābu
(is the) punishment
ٱلْحَرِيقِ
l-ḥarīqi
(of) the Burning Fire
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.
The meaning of (Ayah10){ اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ فَتَنُوا الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ …: ’’فِتْنَةٌ ‘‘} is to put gold into fire in order to test the genuine from the counterfeit. Then this word also began to be used in the sense of burning, tormenting, punishing, and attempting to turn someone away from the truth. By {’’ اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ فَتَنُوْا ‘‘} is meant the Companions of the Ditch (Ashab al-Ukhdud) as well, who threw the believers into trenches of fire, and also all those oppressors among the disbelievers of Quraysh and those who came after them, who tried in various ways to turn the believers away from faith by inflicting different kinds of torment. {’’ فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَ لَهُمْ عَذَابُ الْحَرِيْقِ ‘‘} In Hell there are many kinds of punishment, the most severe of which is burning, so this is mentioned specifically; in addition, for those who burned the believers, the punishment of burning is most fitting. {’’ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوْبُوْا ‘‘} (then did not repent) See the generosity of Allah: even for those who burned the believers, the punishment of Hell is only mentioned if they die without repenting, because repentance wipes out all previous sins. This also encourages repentance.
