Tafsir Ibn Kathir on As-Sajdah 32:21

Surah As-Sajdah 32:21

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ﱁ ﱂ ﱃ ﱄ ﱅ ﱆ ﱇ ﱈ ﱉ

And we will surely let them taste the nearer punishment short of the greater punishment that perhaps they will repent.

ولنذيقنهم من العذاب اﻻدنى دون العذاب اﻻكبر

And verily, We will make them taste of the near lighter torment prior to the greater torment, Ibn Abbas said, "The near torment means diseases and problems in this world, and the things that happen to its people as a test from Allah to His servants so that they will repent to Him.'' Something similar was also narrated from Ubayy bin Ka`b, Abu Al-Aliyah, Al-Hasan, Ibrahim An-Nakha`i, Ad-Dahhak, Alqamah, Atiyah, Mujahid, Qatadah, Abd Al-Karim Al-Jazari and Khusayf.

لعلهم يرجعون

in order that they may return

Tafsir of As-Sajdah 32:21

Tafsir Ibn Kathir