Surah 39:14
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قُلۡ إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ إِنۡ عَصَيۡتُ رَبِّي عَذَابَ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ
Say: ‘Surely I fear, if I disobey my Lord, the punishment of a great Day.’
قُلِ ٱللَّهَ أَعۡبُدُ مُخۡلِصٗا لَّهُۥ دِينِي
Say: ‘I serve God, devoting my religion to Him.
فَٱعۡبُدُواْ مَا شِئۡتُم مِّن دُونِهِۦۗ قُلۡ إِنَّ ٱلۡخَٰسِرِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ خَسِرُوٓاْ أَنفُسَهُمۡ وَأَهۡلِيهِمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِۗ أَلَا ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلۡخُسۡرَانُ ٱلۡمُبِينُ
So serve whatever you please instead of Him.’ Say: ‘Surely the losers are those who lose themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection. Is that not – it is the clearest loss!
لَهُم مِّن فَوۡقِهِمۡ ظُلَلٞ مِّنَ ٱلنَّارِ وَمِن تَحۡتِهِمۡ ظُلَلٞۚ ذَٰلِكَ يُخَوِّفُ ٱللَّهُ بِهِۦ عِبَادَهُۥۚ يَٰعِبَادِ فَٱتَّقُونِ
For them (there are) shadows of fire above them, and shadows (of fire) below them. That is what God frightens His servants with: “My servants! Guard (yourselves) against Me!”’
Allah 'says, say O Muhammad, even though you are the Messenger of Allah:' "Verily, if I disobey my Lord, I am afraid of the torment of a great Day." meaning the Day of Resurrection. This is a conditional sentence, and if what is referred to here applies to the Prophet, it applies even more so to others, "Say: "Allah Alone I worship by doing religious deeds sincerely for His sake only. So, worship what you like besides Him."" This is also a threat, and a disowning of them. "Say: "The losers..."" means, the greatest losers of all, "are those who will lose themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection." means, they will be separated and will never meet again, whether their families have gone to Paradise and they have gone to Hell, or all of them have gone to Hell, they will never meet or feel happiness again. "Verily, that will be a manifest loss!" means, this is the clearest and most obvious loss. Then He describes their state in the Fire: "They shall have coverings of Fire, above them and covering (of Fire) beneath them." This is like the Ayat:...