Surah Al-Balad
Paper-cut picture from Surah Al-Balad: a massive stone vault with its heavy lid sealed shut in dark rocky ground at dusk, a faint red glow along the seam
Al-Balad 90:19–20

A Fire closed over them

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ ١٩ عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌۭ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ ٢٠

Surah mind map
The meaning, simply

But those who disbelieved in Allah's signs are the companions of the left, taken to the Fire, and it is closed over them.

Meaning from Tafsir Al-Muyassar, simplified for children. Reviewed by Sherif Alkady, 17 October 2026.

Words to understand
أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ
the people of the left
مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ
closed over
Think with me

Which path do you choose: the way of the right or the way of the left? Why?

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