Transliteration:( Intaliqooo ilaa zillin zee salaasi shu'ab )
26. That is, walk towards the smoke of Hell fire, which is so abundant that it spreads in three directions: to the top, the right side, and the left side as is the case in the dispersement of the large quantity of worldly smoke which spreads like hair on top, right and left. Then this smoke would be surrounding the infidels from the top, right and left sides. Therefore it has been called having three branches.
From this, emerge two issues:
1. The smoke of Hell will reach the Field of Accountability where the infidels would be kept for the purpose of accountability just as the Fountain of Kauthar would be flowing for the believers. At this field where the believers would be quenching their thirst while being engaged in the process of giving an account of their deeds. The apostates would be chased away from this fountain, about whom the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم would be saying "These wretches sarcastically: "These companions." were my
2. The infidels obeying the orders of their baser self, the devil and their evil friends, utilized their hearts, tongues and other limbs to do evil deeds. Due to these criminal acts, the smoke would be surrounding them from three sides.
The tafsir of Surah Mursalat verse 30 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Mursalat ayat 29 which provides the complete commentary from verse 29 through 40.
18. Shadow: Shadow of smoke; three columns: Because when a big smoke arises, it is divided into several parts at the top.
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