AL TIIN — Ayat 1

Tafsir Ibnu Katsir

وَالتِّينِ وَالزَّيْتُونِ - وَطُورِ سِينِينَ - وَهَـذَا الْبَلَدِ الاٌّمِينِ - لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الإِنسَـنَ فِى أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِيمٍ - ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَـهُ أَسْفَلَ سَـفِلِينَ - إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ الصَّـلِحَـتِ فَلَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍ - فَمَا يُكَذِّبُكَ بَعْدُ بِالدِّينِ - أَلَيْسَ اللَّهُ بِأَحْكَمِ الْحَـكِمِينَ

1. By At-Tin and Az-Zaytun. 2. By Tur Sinin. 3. By this city of security. 4. Verily, We created man in the best form. 5. Then We reduced him to the lowest of the low. 6. Save those who believe and do righteous deeds. Then they shall have a reward without end. 7. Then what causes you to deny after this the Recompense 8. Is not Allah the best of judges Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn `Abbas that what is meant by At-Tin is the Masjid of Nuh that was built upon Mount Al-Judi. Mujahid said, ”It is this fig that you have.''