Tafsir for verse: 39:16
لَهُم مِّن فَوۡقِهِمۡ ظُلَلٞ مِّنَ ٱلنَّارِ وَمِن تَحۡتِهِمۡ ظُلَلٞۚ ذَٰلِكَ يُخَوِّفُ ٱللَّهُ بِهِۦ عِبَادَهُۥۚ يَٰعِبَادِ فَٱتَّقُونِ ١٦ ﴿16﴾
16For them there are canopies of fire on top of them and canopies (of fire) underneath them. That is the thing against which Allah warns His servants. “So, O servants of Mine, fear Me.”
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Commentary
And beneath them are layers of fire, which are shadows for others. That punishment is what Allah threatens His servants with and warns them, so that they may avoid what brings them into it. O My servants, fear Me and do not expose yourselves to what incurs My wrath. And this is an admonition from Allah, the Exalted, and a profound advice. It has also been recited: O My servants.
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