سُوْرَةُ الَّيْلِ
Surah Al-Lail (92) — Ayah 16
ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ﴿16﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Who denies and turns away.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
The one who
كَذَّبَ
kadhaba
denied
وَتَوَلَّىٰ
watawallā
and turned away
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.
16. Who denied and turned away [7].
[7]
The Entry of Sinful Muslims into Hell and the Refutation of the Murji'ah Sect:
The Murji'ah sect has argued from this verse that only disbelievers will be admitted into Hell, and sinful believers will not enter it. Their view is incorrect because they have ignored numerous other verses of the Quran as well as hadiths in which it is explicitly mentioned that sinful believers will also be admitted into Hell, and when the punishment for their sins is completed, they will be taken out of Hell. It is mentioned in the most authentic and widely transmitted hadiths about intercession that a group of sinful Muslims will enter Hell, then, through the intercession of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, they will be taken out of Hell. Therefore, the meaning of this verse is only that in that particular place in Hell which Allah has prepared specifically for the disbelievers and polytheists, only that wretched one will be admitted who rejected the truth and persistently turned away from it.
[7]
The Entry of Sinful Muslims into Hell and the Refutation of the Murji'ah Sect:
The Murji'ah sect has argued from this verse that only disbelievers will be admitted into Hell, and sinful believers will not enter it. Their view is incorrect because they have ignored numerous other verses of the Quran as well as hadiths in which it is explicitly mentioned that sinful believers will also be admitted into Hell, and when the punishment for their sins is completed, they will be taken out of Hell. It is mentioned in the most authentic and widely transmitted hadiths about intercession that a group of sinful Muslims will enter Hell, then, through the intercession of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, they will be taken out of Hell. Therefore, the meaning of this verse is only that in that particular place in Hell which Allah has prepared specifically for the disbelievers and polytheists, only that wretched one will be admitted who rejected the truth and persistently turned away from it.
