Al-Mukhtasar · Tafsir · in English
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The Palm Fiber · Meccan · 5 ayahs
111:1Page 603
تَبَّتۡ يَدَآ أَبِي لَهَبٖ وَتَبَّ ١
May the hands of Abū Lahab be ruined, and ruined is he.1
Both hands of the uncle of the Prophet (peace be upon him): Abū Lahab son of ‘Abdul Muṭṭalib have lost because of the loss of his actions; he used to harm the Prophet (peace be upon him). His efforts are in vain.
111:2Page 603
مَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنۡهُ مَالُهُۥ وَمَا كَسَبَ ٢
His wealth will not avail him or that which he gained.
How much can his wealth and his children benefit him? They cannot defend him against the punishment, nor bring any mercy to him.
On the Day of Judgement, he will soon enter the flaring hellfire and suffer its heat.
111:4Page 603
وَٱمۡرَأَتُهُۥ حَمَّالَةَ ٱلۡحَطَبِ ٤
And his wife [as well] - the carrier of firewood.1
And his wife Umm Jamīl who would also harm the Prophet (peace be upon him) by throwing thorns into his path, will also enter it.
Around her neck will be tightly bound a rope with which she will be dragged into the hellfire.
Text: Quranic Universal Library (Tarteel), via spa5k/tafsir_api (MIT), at a fixed version. The ayahs: Quran Foundation. Sources and licences