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Surah as-Saffat (Those Lined Up) 37 : 65

طَلْعُهَا كَأَنَّهُۥ رُءُوسُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ

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 Muhsin Khan
 Pickthall
 Yusuf Ali
Quran Project
Its emerging fruit as if it was heads of the devils.

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Word Arabic word
(37:65:1)
ṭalʿuhā
Its emerging fruit
(37:65:2)
(37:65:3)
ruūsu
(was) heads
(37:65:4)
l-shayāṭīni
(of) the devils

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Explanatory Note

What is this tree, then? The answer is simple: “It is a tree that grows in the very heart of the blazing fire of hell. Its fruit is like devils’ heads.” Needless to say, people do not know how devils’ heads look. Nevertheless, it is a frightening image. It is sufficient only to think of these heads to be scared. How, then, would they countenance the prospect of these very heads becoming the food with which they fill their bellies?

God made this tree a test for the wrongdoers. When they heard its name, they made fun of it, saying: ‘How could a tree grow in hell without being burnt?’ One of them, Abū Jahl, said in sarcasm: “People of the Quraysh! Do you know what the Zaqqūm tree is that Muĥammad holds up to scare you with? It is the dates of Madinah cooked with butter. Should we get it, we will swallow it without hesitation.”

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The subject matter shows that this Surah was probably sent down in the middle or last stage of the middle Makkan period. The style highlights the raging antagonism and the difficult and discouraging circumstances faced by the Prophet and his companions.

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