Tafsir of Surah At-Tin (95) — The Fig · التين

Meccan surah, 8 ayat. Read the whole surah

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At-Tin 95:1

وَٱلتِّينِ وَٱلزَّيۡتُونِ

By the fig and the olive

Tafsir 95:1

Allah takes an oath on the fig and the place it grows, and the olive and the place it grows: the land of Palestine where Jesus (peace be upon him) was sent as a Messenger.

At-Tin 95:2

وَطُورِ سِينِينَ

And [by] Mount Sinai

Tafsir 95:2

And He takes an oath on Mount Sinai, near where Allah conversed intimately with Moses (peace be upon him).

At-Tin 95:3

وَهَٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ ٱلۡأَمِينِ

And [by] this secure city [Makkah]

Tafsir 95:3

And He takes an oath on Makkah, the sacred city which gives sanctuary to whoever enters it, and in which Muhammad (peace be upon him) was sent as a Messenger.

At-Tin 95:4

لَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ فِيٓ أَحۡسَنِ تَقۡوِيمٖ

We have certainly created man in the best of stature

Tafsir 95:4

Verily, I have created the human in the most balanced of ways and the best appearance.

At-Tin 95:5

ثُمَّ رَدَدۡنَٰهُ أَسۡفَلَ سَٰفِلِينَ

Then We return him to the lowest of the low

Tafsir 95:5

Then I return him to old age and childishness in the world, so he cannot benefit fully from his body, when he ruins his nature and goes towards the hellfire.

At-Tin 95:6

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَٰتِ فَلَهُمۡ أَجۡرٌ غَيۡرُ مَمۡنُونٖ

Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds, for they will have a reward uninterrupted

Tafsir 95:6

Except for those who have faith in Allah and do good deeds, because they, despite growing old, will get an everlasting reward i.e. Paradise, because they kept their nature pure.

At-Tin 95:7

فَمَا يُكَذِّبُكَ بَعۡدُ بِٱلدِّينِ

So what yet causes you to deny the Recompense

Tafsir 95:7

So O human! What causes you to reject the Day of Requital, after you have seen the many signs of His power?

At-Tin 95:8

أَلَيۡسَ ٱللَّهُ بِأَحۡكَمِ ٱلۡحَٰكِمِينَ

Is not Allah the most just of judges

Tafsir 95:8

Is Allah not the most just and fair of judges by having appointed the Day of Judgement for requital? Is it comprehendible that Allah leaves His servants in vain, without judging between them, by not requiting the doer of good for his good, and the evil-doer for his evil?

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