Surah 104
الهمزة
Al-Humazah
The Traducer
Surah Context
Which was revealed in Makkah (Hammaz, going about with slander) (68:11) Ibn `Abbas said, "Humazah Lumazah means one who reviles and disgraces (others)." Mujahid said, "Al-Humazah is with the hand and the eye, and Al-Lumazah is with the.
Classical references: Ibn Kathir (Abridged).
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged) (104:1).
Last reviewed: 2026-04-10.
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Woe to every fault-finding backbiter
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who amasses riches, counting them over,
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thinking they will make him live for ever.
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No indeed! He will be thrust into the Crusher!
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What will explain to you what the Crusher is?
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It is God’s Fire, made to blaze,
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which rises over people’s hearts.
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It closes in on them
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in towering columns.