Surah Al Araf Ayat 178-179 Translation Tafseer

Para 9 - قَالَ الْمَلَاُ

سورة الاعراف

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

7.178-179

مَنْ یَّهْدِ اللّٰهُ فَهُوَ الْمُهْتَدِیْۚ-وَ مَنْ یُّضْلِلْ فَاُولٰٓىٕكَ هُمُ الْخٰسِرُوْنَ(178) وَ لَقَدْ ذَرَاْنَا لِجَهَنَّمَ كَثِیْرًا مِّنَ الْجِنِّ وَ الْاِنْسِ ﳲ لَهُمْ قُلُوْبٌ لَّا یَفْقَهُوْنَ بِهَا٘-وَ لَهُمْ اَعْیُنٌ لَّا یُبْصِرُوْنَ بِهَا٘-وَ لَهُمْ اٰذَانٌ لَّا یَسْمَعُوْنَ بِهَاؕ-اُولٰٓىٕكَ كَالْاَنْعَامِ بَلْ هُمْ اَضَلُّؕ-اُولٰٓىٕكَ هُمُ الْغٰفِلُوْنَ(179)

Kanz-ul-Irfan

Whomsoever Allah guides then he is guided; and whomsoever Allah misguides then it is they who are the losers.[1] Indeed, We created many jinn and humans for Hell.[1] They have hearts with which they do not comprehend, and they have eyes with which they do not see, and they have ears through which they do not hear. They are like animals, rather they are more astray. It is they who are heedless.

Commentary

[1]

This verse means that creating guidance or misguidance is from Allah Almighty, but the will to adopt either was given to the individual. So if one chooses guidance, Allah Almighty creates guidance within him, and if he chooses misguidance, Allah Almighty creates misguidance within him.

[2]

Although humans and jinn were created for worship, for many Hell shall be their final abode; The ‘ل’ in ‘لِجَھَنَّم’ is the lām of āqibah (outcome) which is understood by those who are familiar with Arabic eloquence.