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سُورَةُ الفُرۡقَانِ · 25:69
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يُضَٰعَفْ لَهُ ٱلْعَذَابُ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ وَيَخْلُدْ فِيهِۦ مُهَانًا

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Multiplied for him is the punishment on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein humiliated -

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Introduction

This is āyah 69 of Sūrat Al-Furqaan (The Criterion), the 42nd sūrah in the traditional order of revelation. It was revealed in the Meccan period and sits within Juzʾ 19. Meccan verses tend to address faith, the oneness of God, and the hereafter.

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Revelation & occasion

Asbāb al-Nuzūl
Period
Meccan
Order revealed
42 of 114
Surah
Al-Furqaan (25)
Occasion of revelation · Al-Wahidi

(And those who cry not unto any other god along with Allah�) [25:68-70]. Abu Ishaq al-Tha�alibi informed us> al-Hasan ibn Ahmad al-Makhladi> al-Mu�ammil ibn al-Hasan ibn �Isa> al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn al-Sabbah al-Za�farani> Hajjaj> Ibn Jurayj> Ya�la ibn Muslim> Sa�id ibn Jubayr> Ibn �Abbas who said: �Some idolaters who had committed many murders and fornicated numerous times went to the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace, and said: �What you say and call for is good, if only you could inform us whether there is any expiation for the things we have committed�. As a response, this verse was revealed (And those who cry not unto any other god along with Allah) up to His words (Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful) [25:70]�. This was narrated by Muslim> Ibrahim ibn Dinar> Hajjaj. Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Yahya al-Muzakki informed us> his father> Muhammad ibn Ishaq al-Thaqafi> Ibrahim al-Hanzali and Muhammad ibn al-Sabbah> Jarir> Mansur and al-A�mash> Abu Wa�il> �Amr ibn Shurahbil> Abu Maysarah> �Abd Allah ibn Mas�ud who said: �I asked the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace: �What is the greatest sin?� He said: �It is to ascribe an equal to Allah when it is Him Who has created you�. I asked: �What comes after that?� he said: �It is to kill your child for fear that he might compete with you over food�. I asked: �What comes after that?� he said: �It is to commit adultery with the wife of your neighbour�. Allah, exalted is He, then revealed these verses to confirm his answers (And those who cry not unto any other god along with Allah, nor take the life which Allah hath forbidden save in (course of) justice, nor commit adultery�)�. This was narrated by Bukhari> Musaddid> Yahya and also by Muslim> �Uthman ibn Abi Shaybah> Jarir. Abu Bakr ibn al-Harith informed us> �Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn Ja�far> Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ibrahim> Isma�il ibn Ishaq> al-Haruth ibn al-Zubayr> Abu Rashid, the client of al-Lahibiyyin> Sa�id ibn Salim al-Qaddah> Ibn Jurayh> �Ata�> Ibn �Abbas who said: �Wahshiyy went to the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace, and said: �I came to you seeking sanctuary; so grant me sanctuary in order that I can hear the speech of Allah�.

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And those who invoke not any other god along with Allah, nor kill such person as Allah has forbidden, except for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse – and whoever does this shall receive Athama (68)The torment will be doubled for him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein in disgrace (69)Except those who repent and believe, and do righteous deeds; for those, Allah will change their sins into good deeds, and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful (70)And whosoever repents and does righteous good deeds; then indeed he has repented to Allah Mataba (71) The Attributes of the Servants of the Most Gracious Include Avoiding Shirk, Murder and Zina Imam Ahmad recorded that 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud said, "The Messenger of Allah was asked which sin is the most serious" He said: أَنْ تَجْعَلَ للهِ نِدًّا وَهُوَ خَلَقَكَ (That you appoint a rival to Allah when He has creat…
Provenance

Chains of transmission

Oral — isnād

  1. ~610–632 CERevelation & memorisation

    Received by the Prophet ﷺ and preserved by the ḥuffāẓ (memorisers) among the Companions.

  2. 1st century AHMutawātir transmissionawaiting curation

    Carried by mass-transmission through the generations of qurrāʾ.

  3. TodayLiving chainsawaiting curation

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Written — the manuscript record

  1. ~650 CEʿUthmānic codicesawaiting curation

    The standardised muṣḥaf sent to the great cities (e.g. the Topkapı and Samarqand codices).

  2. 8th–10th c.Early Ḥijāzī & Kūfic foliosawaiting curation

    Surviving leaves in Birmingham, Sanaa, Paris (BnF) and beyond.

  3. Modern printModern printawaiting curation

    The 1924 Cairo edition → today: the standard printed muṣḥaf used worldwide.

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