Surah Al-Ghashiyah 88:5
ﱽ ﱾ ﱿ ﲀ
They will be given drink from a boiling spring.
Tafsir of Al-Ghashiyah 88:5
Tafsir
Mafatih al-Ghayb
Verse range: 88:5
Al-Ghāshiyah (The Overwhelming Event): Verse 5
Verse Segment:
تسقى من عين . . . . .
Translation & Exegesis:
They will be given to drink from a spring...
Commentary on the Term Āniyah (آني):
The term الآني (al-āni) means that which has reached the extreme limit of its heat, derived from the root Īnā’ (الإيناء), which means delay.
- Supporting Hadith: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said to a man who arrived late for Friday prayer and then stepped over people's necks: "You delayed (ānayta) and caused harm (ādhayta)."
- Parallel Quranic Verse: A similar verse is found in Surah Ar-Rahman: {يَطُوفُونَ بَيْنَهَا وَحَمِيمٍ آنٍ} (They will wander between it and scalding water) (Ar-Rahman: 44).
- Interpretation by Commentators: The commentators state that the heat of this water has reached such an intensity that if a single drop were to fall upon the mountains of this world, they would melt.
Verse Segment:
{ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنْ ضَرِيعٍ }
Translation & Exegesis:
{ They will have no food except from *Ḍarīʿ* (a thorny, bitter plant). }
Commentary on Their Food:
As for what they will eat, it is stated by the Almighty: {لَيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنْ ضَرِيعٍ} (They will have no food except from Ḍarīʿ).