سُوْرَةُ التِّيْنِ
Surah At-Tin (95) — Ayah 5
ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَـٰهُ أَسْفَلَ سَـٰفِلِينَ ﴿5﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then We reduced him to the lowest of the low.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
رَدَدْنَـٰهُ
radadnāhu
We returned him
أَسْفَلَ
asfala
(to the) lowest
سَـٰفِلِينَ
sāfilīna
(of the) low
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.
Then We returned him to the lowest of the low [6].
[6]
How is Man Lower than All Creation?
That is, if a human being uses his God-given intellectual abilities and physical strengths in the path of evil, and turns to disobedience and rebellion against Allah, then he falls even below the level of animals. This is because animals have not been given the ability to distinguish between good and evil by Allah, and if a human, despite having this ability, does not use it, he is deemed worse than animals. In fact, morally, man can fall to such depths that are unimaginable even among animals. In human society, evils such as greed, avarice, selfishness, lustfulness, intoxication, baseness, oppression and brutality, plundering, and murder are found. Where are such things seen among animals? In this respect, man truly becomes lower and more degraded than all creation.
[6]
How is Man Lower than All Creation?
That is, if a human being uses his God-given intellectual abilities and physical strengths in the path of evil, and turns to disobedience and rebellion against Allah, then he falls even below the level of animals. This is because animals have not been given the ability to distinguish between good and evil by Allah, and if a human, despite having this ability, does not use it, he is deemed worse than animals. In fact, morally, man can fall to such depths that are unimaginable even among animals. In human society, evils such as greed, avarice, selfishness, lustfulness, intoxication, baseness, oppression and brutality, plundering, and murder are found. Where are such things seen among animals? In this respect, man truly becomes lower and more degraded than all creation.
