Quran 22:21

Surah Al-Hajj, Verse 21

Verse 21 of 78 in Surah Al-Hajj (الحج), chapter 22 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَلَهُم مَّقَـٰمِعُ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ

EnglishSaheeh International: And for [striking] them are maces of iron.
TamilJan Trust Foundation: இன்னும் அவர்களுக்கு இரும்பினாலான தண்டங்களும் உண்டு.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: තවද ඔවුනට යකඩින් වූ අත් මුගුරු ඇත.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: اور ان کی سزا کے لئے لوہے کے ہتھوڑے ہیں.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: その上，かれらには鉄の鞭が加えられる。
ChineseMa Jian: 他们将享受铁鞭的抽打。

Tafsir of 22:21

The Reason for Revelation It was recorded in the Two Sahihs that Abu Dharr swore that this Ayah -- هَذَانِ خَصْمَانِ اخْتَصَمُواْ فِى رَبِّهِمْ (These two opponents dispute with each other about their Lord;) was revealed concerning Hamzah and his two companions, and `Utbah and his two companions, on the day of Badr when they came forward to engage in single combat. This is the wording of Al-Bukhari in his Tafsir of this Ayah. Then Al-Bukhari recorded that `Ali bin Abi Talib said, "I will be the first one to kneel down before the Most Merciful so that the dispute may be settled on the Day of Resurrection." Qays (sub-narrator) said, "Concerning them the Ayah was revealed: هَذَانِ خَصْمَانِ اخْتَصَمُواْ فِى رَبِّهِمْ (These two opponents dispute with each other about their Lord;) He (Qays) said, "They are the ones who came forward (for single combat) on the day of Badr: `Ali, Hamzah and `Ubaydah vs., Shaybah bin Rabi`ah, `Utbah bin Rabi`ah and Al-Walid bin `Utbah." This was reported only by Al-Bukhari.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)