Meccan · Surah 17 of 114

Al-Israa 17:75

The Night Journey · ayah 75 of 111

إِذًۭا لَّأَذَقْنَٰكَ ضِعْفَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ وَضِعْفَ ٱلْمَمَاتِ ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُ لَكَ عَلَيْنَا نَصِيرًۭا

Ithan laathaqnaka diAAfaalhayati wadiAAfa almamati thumma latajidu laka AAalayna naseera

"Then [if you had], We would have made you taste double [punishment in] life and double [after] death. Then you would not find for yourself against Us a helper."

Saheeh International translation

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Other English translations

Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+

"In that case, We would have made you taste a double punishment in this life, and a double punishment after death and then you would have found no one to help you against Us."

Pickthall (classic)+

"Then had we made thee taste a double (punishment) of living and a double (punishment) of dying, then hadst thou found no helper against Us."

Yusuf Ali (classic)+

"In that case We should have made thee taste an equal portion (of punishment) in this life, and an equal portion in death: and moreover thou wouldst have found none to help thee against Us!"

Tafsīr · classical commentary

Ibn Kathir

Abridged English, public domain

How the Prophet would have been punished if He had given in at all to the Disbelievers' Demands that He change some of the Revelation

Allah tells us how He supported His Prophet and protected him and kept him safe from the evil plots of the wicked transgressors. Allah is the One Who took care of him and helped him, and would not leave him to any of His creation. He is the One Who is His Helper, Supporter and Protector, the One Who is to help him achieve victory and make His religion prevail over those who resist him and oppose him and fight him in the east and in the west. May Allah send peace and blessings upon him until the Day of Judgement.

Tafsir Saʿdi

English translation, public domain

Аллах поддержал Своего пророка, да благословит его Аллах и приветствует, и удержал его от потакания многобожникам, когда он уже готов был пойти им на уступки, потому что он всеми силами стремился исправить этих людей и наставить их на прямой путь. И если бы он уступил их желаниям, то обрек бы себя на мучительное наказание как в этой жизни, так и после смерти. И Аллах приумножил бы его наказание, потому что Он почтил Своего пророка, да благословит его Аллах и приветствует, благами самым совершенным образом и наделил его самыми совершенными знаниями. И произойди это, никто бы не стал помогать Пророку, да благословит его Аллах и приветствует, избавиться от страданий. Но этого не произошло, потому что Всевышний Аллах защитил его от зла и всех путей, ведущих к нему. Он поддержал его и наставил на прямой путь, благодаря чему Пророк Мухаммад, да благословит его Аллах и приветствует, ни в чем не потакал желаниям многобожников. А это значит, что Пророк, да благословит его Аллах и приветствует, был в долгу перед Аллахом за самую совершенную милость и самый прекрасный дар.

Maʿārif al-Qur'ān

Mufti Shafi Usmani, English

After that, it was said: إِذًا لَّأَذَقْنَاكَ ضِعْفَ الْحَيَاةِ وَضِعْفَ الْمَمَاتِ. It means: Supposing the impossible, if you would have come closer to tilting towards their wrong move, your punishment would have been double in life and double after death (in the grave or the Hereafter, because even an insignificant error made by those close to Allah is considered to be very grave). What has been said here is almost the same as was said about the blessed wives of the Holy Prophet ﷺ in Surah al-Ahzab: يَا نِسَاءَ النَّبِيِّ مَن يَأْتِ مِنكُنَّ بِفَاحِشَةٍ مُّبَيِّنَةٍ يُضَاعَفْ لَهَا الْعَذَابُ ضِعْفَيْنِ (0 wives of the Prophet, whoever of you should commit a clear act of immodesty, the punishment for her will be multiplied doubly - 33:30).

Tafsīr sourced from quran.com's open API. These are classical commentaries; for personal rulings consult a qualified scholar.

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