ASH SHAAFFAAT — Ayat 62

Tafsir Ibnu Katsir

أَذَلِكَ خَيْرٌ نُّزُلاً أَمْ شَجَرَةُ الزَّقُّومِ - إِنَّا جَعَلْنَـهَا فِتْنَةً لِّلظَّـلِمِينَ - إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٌ تَخْرُجُ فِى أَصْلِ الْجَحِيمِ - طَلْعُهَا كَأَنَّهُ رُءُوسُ الشَّيَـطِينِ - فَإِنَّهُمْ لاّكِلُونَ مِنْهَا فَمَالِئُونَ مِنْهَا الْبُطُونَ - ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمْ عَلَيْهَا لَشَوْباً مِنْ حَمِيمٍ - ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرْجِعَهُمْ لإِلَى الْجَحِيمِ - إِنَّهُمْ أَلْفَوْاْ ءَابَآءَهُمْ ضَآلِّينَ - فَهُمْ عَلَى ءَاثَارِهِمْ يُهْرَعُونَ

62. Is that (Paradise) better entertainment or the tree of Zaqqum 63. Truly, We have made it (as) a trial for the wrongdoers. 64. Verily, it is a tree that springs out of the bottom of Hell-fire, 65. The shoots of its fruit stalks are like the heads of Shayatin. 66. Truly, they will eat thereof and fill their bellies therewith. 67. Then on the top of that they will be given boiling Hamim. 68. Then thereafter, verily, their return is to the flaming fire of Hell. 69. Verily, they found their fathers on the wrong path; 70. So they (too) hastened in their footsteps! Here Allah asks: `Is that which He has mentioned of the delights of Paradise with its food, drink, companions and other joys better entertainment, or