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Surah Al-Balad, Verse 20

سورة البلد، الآية ٢٠

90:20 Juz 30 Hizb 60 Page 594 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 90:20

عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ ۝٢٠

Transliteration

ʿalayhim nārun mu'ṣadatun

Translation

Over them will be fire closed in.1929

Notes

[1929] The cover over Hell will be sealed and locked, containing its fire and its inhabitants.

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Verse 20 of Surah Al-Balad (90:20), a Meccan surah, is in juz 30, on page 594 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 74 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 20

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A closed fire will be set upon them on the Day of Judgement, with which they will be punished.

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Other translations of verse 20

who will be locked up in the Fire.

The Fire will be shut over them (i.e. they will be enveloped by the Fire without any opening or window or outlet.3

Notes

[3] (V.90:20) "Therein breathing out with deep sighs and roaring will be their portion, and therein they will hear not. **" [The Qur’ân, Verse 21:100]
**Ibn Mas‘ûd رضي الله عنه recited this Verse and then said: "When those (who are destined to remain in the Hell-fire forever) will be thrown in the Hell-fire, each of them will be put in a separate Tabût (Box) of Fire, so that he will not see anyone punished in the Hell-fire except he himself." Then Ibn Mas‘ûd recited this Verse (V.21:100). [Tafsîr Ibn Kathîr, Tabarî and Qurtubî].

Fire will be an awning over them.

On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).

On them is fire closed over.

Over them is a Fire without any outlet (Literally: vaulted/over).

Verse 20 word by word

  1. عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim Over them
  2. نَارٌ nārun (will be the) Fire ن و ر
  3. مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ mu'ṣadatun closed in و ص د

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