Quran 90:12

Surah Al-Balad, Verse 12

Verse 12 of 20 in Surah Al-Balad (البلد), chapter 90 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ

EnglishSaheeh International: And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?
TamilJan Trust Foundation: (நபியே!) கணவாய் என்பது என்ன என்பதை உமக்கு எது அறிவிக்கும்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: අකබාව යනු කුමක් දැ? යි නුඹව දැනුවත් කළේ කුමක් ද?
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: اور کیا سمجھا کہ گھاٹی ہے کیا؟.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: 険しい道が何であるかを，あなたに理解させるものは何か。
ChineseMa Jian: 你怎能知道超越山径是什麽事？

Tafsir of 90:12

The Encouragement to traverse upon the Path of Goodness Ibn Zayd said, فَلاَ اقتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ (But he has not attempted to pass on the path that is steep.) "This means, will he not traverse upon the path which contains salvation and good Then He explains this path by his saying, وَمَآ أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ - فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ (And what will make you know the path that is steep Freeing a neck, or giving food.)" Imam Ahmad recorded from Sa`id bin Marjanah that he heard Abu Hurayrah saying that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, «مَنْ أَعْتَقَ رَقَبَةً مُؤمِنَةً أَعْتَقَ اللهُ بِكُلِّ إِرْبٍ أَيْ عُضْوٍ مِنْهَا إِرْبًا مِنْهُ مِنَ النَّارِ حَتْى إِنَّهُ لَيُعْتِقُ بِالْيَدِ الْيَدَ، وَبِالرِّجْلِ الرِّجْلَ، وَبِالْفَرْجِ الْفَرْج» (Whoever frees a believing slave, Allah will free for every limb (of the slave) one of his limbs from the Fire.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)