سُوْرَةُ الْجَاثِيَةِ
Surah Al-Jaathiya (45) — Ayah 9
وَإِذَا عَلِمَ مِنْ ءَايَـٰتِنَا شَيْـًٔا ٱتَّخَذَهَا هُزُوًا ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُّهِينٌ ﴿9﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when he learns something of Our Verses (this Qur’ân), he makes them a jest. For such there will be a humiliating torment.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
And when
عَلِمَ
ʿalima
he knows
مِنْ
min
of
ءَايَـٰتِنَا
āyātinā
Our Verses
شَيْـًٔا
shayan
anything
ٱتَّخَذَهَا
ittakhadhahā
he takes them
هُزُوًا ۚ
huzuwan
(in) ridicule
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
Those
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
عَذَابٌۭ
ʿadhābun
(is) a punishment
مُّهِينٌۭ
muhīnun
humiliating
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
And when something of Our verses reaches him, he takes it in mockery. For such people there will be a humiliating punishment.
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Which Verses Do the Polytheists Mock:
The chiefs of Quraysh were not willing to listen to even a single verse of the Quran for the sake of admonition. However, they would certainly seek out those verses in which they could find some point to mock the divine verses. Their primary target of ridicule were those verses in which resurrection, the Day of Judgment, and the gathering and resurrection were mentioned. Sayyiduna Khabbab bin Aratt had to receive some wages from ‘As bin Wa’il Sahmi. When he demanded his wages, ‘As said: "Abandon the religion of Muhammadﷺ and you will get your wages." Sayyiduna Khabbabؓ replied: "I will not abandon it even until the day you are resurrected again." ‘As said: "Alright, then when I am resurrected again, I will settle your account." Then, when the verse was revealed that "Allah took His servant by night from Masjid al-Haram to Masjid al-Aqsa," the disbelievers raised a great uproar and said: "Tell us, what madness of his remains now?" And when the verse was revealed that the food of the people of Hell will be the tree of Zaqqum, the disbelievers also began to mock. And when the verse was revealed that there are nineteen keepers appointed over Hell, a certain strongman said to his companions: "I alone will handle eighteen of them; will none of you be able to handle even one?" And when the verse was revealed that the polytheists and their deities will all be thrown into Hell, Abdullah bin al-Zib’ara said: "Then Sayyiduna ‘Isaؑ will also go to Hell. In that case, our deities are better than him." And there are many more such verses, and the disbelievers of Makkah were always in search of such verses that could be mocked.
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Which Verses Do the Polytheists Mock:
The chiefs of Quraysh were not willing to listen to even a single verse of the Quran for the sake of admonition. However, they would certainly seek out those verses in which they could find some point to mock the divine verses. Their primary target of ridicule were those verses in which resurrection, the Day of Judgment, and the gathering and resurrection were mentioned. Sayyiduna Khabbab bin Aratt had to receive some wages from ‘As bin Wa’il Sahmi. When he demanded his wages, ‘As said: "Abandon the religion of Muhammadﷺ and you will get your wages." Sayyiduna Khabbabؓ replied: "I will not abandon it even until the day you are resurrected again." ‘As said: "Alright, then when I am resurrected again, I will settle your account." Then, when the verse was revealed that "Allah took His servant by night from Masjid al-Haram to Masjid al-Aqsa," the disbelievers raised a great uproar and said: "Tell us, what madness of his remains now?" And when the verse was revealed that the food of the people of Hell will be the tree of Zaqqum, the disbelievers also began to mock. And when the verse was revealed that there are nineteen keepers appointed over Hell, a certain strongman said to his companions: "I alone will handle eighteen of them; will none of you be able to handle even one?" And when the verse was revealed that the polytheists and their deities will all be thrown into Hell, Abdullah bin al-Zib’ara said: "Then Sayyiduna ‘Isaؑ will also go to Hell. In that case, our deities are better than him." And there are many more such verses, and the disbelievers of Makkah were always in search of such verses that could be mocked.
