ﱳ ﱴ ﱵ ﱶ ﱷ ﱸ ﱹ ﱺ ﱻ ﱼ ﱽ ﱾ ﱿ ﲀ ﲁ ﲂ ﲃ ﲄ ﲅ ﲆ ﲇ ﲈ ﲉ ﲊ ﲋ ﲌ ﲍ ﲎ ﲏ ﲐ ﲑ ﲒ ﲓ ﲔ ﲕ ﲖ
And those who disbelieved will be driven to Hell in groups until, when they reach it, its gates are opened and its keepers will say, "Did there not come to you messengers from yourselves, reciting to you the verses of your Lord and warning you of the meeting of this Day of yours?" They will say, "Yes, but the word of punishment has come into effect upon the disbelievers.
Tafsir
Verse range: 39:71
"In groups" (zumaran): Scattered throngs, one following another, having gathered into groups. It is said: "Until groups gathered after groups."
Regarding the "groups" of those who feared their Lord, it is said: They are the various ranks—the martyrs, the ascetics, the scholars, the reciters, and others.
It is read: "A warner from among you."
If you ask: Why was "this day" (al-yawm) added to them? I say: They meant the meeting of this time of yours, which is the time of their entry into the Fire, not the Day of Resurrection. The usage of "the day" and "the days" is widespread regarding times of hardship.
"They said: 'Yes'": They came to us and recited to us, but the word of God became binding upon us—"I will surely fill Hell"—due to our evil deeds, just as they said: "Our wretchedness overcame us, and we were a people astray." Thus, they mentioned their deeds that necessitated the word of punishment, which is disbelief and misguidance.
The lam in "the arrogant" (al-mutakabbirin): It is for the generic class. For "the abode of the arrogant" is the subject of bi'sa (how evil), and the subject of bi'sa is a noun defined by the generic lam, or one added to its like. The specific object of condemnation is omitted; the estimation is: "How evil is the abode of the arrogant: Hell."
