Surah As Sajda Tafseer

وَلَنُذِيقَنَّهُمْ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ الاَْدْنَى دُونَ الْعَذَابِ الاَْكْبَرِ

And verily, We will make them taste of the near lighter torment prior to the greater torment,

Ibn Abbas said,

"The near torment means diseases and problems in this world, and the things that happen to its people as a test from Allah to His servants so that they will repent to Him."

Something similar was also narrated from Ubayy bin Ka`b, Abu Al-Aliyah, Al-Hasan, Ibrahim An-Nakha`i, Ad-Dahhak, Alqamah, Atiyah, Mujahid, Qatadah, Abd Al-Karim Al-Jazari and Khusayf.

لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ

in order that they may return