Qira'at Fact File for Surah Al-Baqarah 2:119

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2:119

انا ارسلناك بالحق بشيرا ونذيرا ولا تسال عن اصحاب الجحيم ١١٩

إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَـٰكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ بَشِيرًۭا وَنَذِيرًۭا ۖ وَلَا تُسْـَٔلُ عَنْ أَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ ١١٩

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We have surely sent you with the truth ˹O Prophet˺ as a deliverer of good news and a warner. And you will not be accountable for the residents of the Hellfire.

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Juncture

ولا تسىل

Readers

Abū Jaʿfar

Madinah

Ibn ʿĀmir

Damascus

Nāfiʿ

Madinah

Ḥamzah

Kufah

Ibn Kathīr

Makkah

Khalaf

Kufah

Abū ʿAmr

Basrah

al-Kisāʾī

Kufah

Yaʿqūb

Basrah

ʿĀṣim

Kufah

Readings

وَلَا تُسْئَلُ

wa-lā tusʾalu

“You are not (to be) asked about the people of hellfire”

This is a negation: the Prophet (ﷺ) is informed that he is not accountable for the unbelievers’ rejection.

وَلَا تَسْأَلْ

wa-lā tasʾal

“Do not ask about the people of hellfire.”

This is an instruction to the Prophet (ﷺ) to refrain from asking.

Explanation

The two readings convey complementary meanings. The second reading can be taken as an expression for how severe their punishment will be [al-Mahdawi].

He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran