Surah Az-Zumar 39:16
ﱸ ﱹ ﱺ ﱻ ﱼ ﱽ ﱾ ﱿ ﲀ ﲁ ﲂ ﲃ ﲄ ﲅ ﲆ ﲇ ﲈ ﲉ
They will have canopies of fire above them and below them, canopies. By that Allah threatens His servants. O My servants, then fear Me.
Tafsir of Az-Zumar 39:16
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Tafsir Ibn Kathir
Verse range: 39:16
لهم من فوقهم ظلل من النار ومن تحتهم ظلل
They shall have coverings of Fire, above them and covering (of Fire) beneath them. This is like the Ayat:
لهم من جهنم مهاد ومن فوقهم غواش وكذلك نجزى الظلمين
Theirs will be a bed of Hell (Fire), and over them coverings (of Hell-fire). Thus do We recompense the wrongdoers! (7:41)
يوم يغشهم العذاب من فوقهم ومن تحت أرجلهم ويقول ذوقوا ما كنتم تعملون
On the Day when the torment (Hell-fire) shall cover them from above them and from underneath their feet, and it will be said: "Taste what you used to do.'' (29:55)
ذلك يخوف الله به عباده
With this Allah frightens His servants: means, Allah tells us about this, which will undoubtedly come to pass, to frighten His servants, so that they will keep away from unlawful things and from sin.
يا عباد فاتقون
O My servants, therefore have Taqwa of Me! means, `fear My wrath, My anger, My punishment and My vengeance.'