Surah Ghafir Ayat 82 Translation Tafseer

Para 24 - فَمَنْ اَظْلَمُ

سورة المؤمن

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

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اَفَلَمْ یَسِیْرُوْا فِی الْاَرْضِ فَیَنْظُرُوْا كَیْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الَّذِیْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْؕ-كَانُوْۤا اَكْثَرَ مِنْهُمْ وَ اَشَدَّ قُوَّةً وَّ اٰثَارًا فِی الْاَرْضِ فَمَاۤ اَغْنٰى عَنْهُمْ مَّا كَانُوْا یَكْسِبُوْنَ(82)

Kanz-ul-Irfan

Did they not travel in the earth so they would see what became of those who preceded them? They were greater than them in number and greater in terms of strength and in terms of signs ˹that they left˺ in the earth, so what good did that which they earned do? [1]

Commentary

[1]

When the Makkan disbelievers would travel from Makkah to the Levant or from Makkah to Yemen, they would pass the ruins of the dwellings of ʿĀd and Thamūd. Did they not learn a lesson from these previous nations, who in contrast to the disbelievers of Makkah were greater in number, physically stronger and had established magnificent edifices? Despite this, when Divine punishment befell these people as a result of their disbelief, they could not attain protection from their polytheism, or denial of the Messengers, or their significant numbers, or strength, or wealth.