Transliteration:( Tal'uhaa ka annahoo ru'oosush Shayaateen )
"Fruit (spikes) of which are like the heads [66] of Shaitaan."
This refers to the hoods of snakes, which resemble the shapes of cactus tree spikes.
Since the infidelity of the disbelievers was in their hearts and their evil actions manifested outwardly, they were like devils in human form.
Therefore, the punishment they receive — the fruit of Zaqqum — is fitting to their nature and deeds.
The tafsir of Surah As-Saffat verse 65 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Saffat ayat 62 which provides the complete commentary from verse 62 through 70.
(37:65) Its spathes are like the heads of satans.[36]
36. Nobody should have the misunderstanding that since no one has seen the head of Satan, it was no use likening the buds of zaqqum to it. This is, in fact, an imaginative kind of the simile, and is employed in the literature of every language. For example, in order to give an idea of the rare beauty of a woman, it is said she is a fairy, and in order to describe her ugliness, it is said that she is a hag or a demon. Likewise, a pious-looking person is described as an angel and a dreadful-looking person as a devil.
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