Surah Yunus (10) — Ayah 13
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
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Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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[19] The meaning of "qarn" is the people of an era, and here "qurūn" refers to those nations who, in their respective times, attained prominence and were counted among the renowned peoples of the world. By destruction, it is not necessarily meant that some earthly or heavenly punishment was sent upon them to the extent that even their progeny was wiped out; rather, one form of destruction is that the extent to which a nation had risen, it declines to the same degree, so much so that it falls into the depths of humiliation and is no longer even worthy of being counted among the nations of the world—that is, as a consequence of their sins, they are gradually erased from the face of existence.
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The Meaning of Zulm (Oppression):
The meaning of zulm is so broad that it can be applied to every sinful and excessive act. Thus, the greatest sin, shirk (associating partners with Allah), has been called "zulm-e-azeem" (the greatest oppression). In this verse, it is explained that when a nation raises its head or attains prominence, that is the time of its oppression and excesses. Considering others inferior to themselves, they regard it as their right to dominate them by every lawful and unlawful means, and, becoming heedless of the remembrance of Allah, they indulge in every sinful act. It is in such times that Allah sends His messengers to them, but those who are engrossed in luxury and immersed in sinful deeds—how can they accept the words of the messengers? Thus, generally, such nations with criminal consciences denied the messengers. In this way, when, even after the argument from Allah had been completed, they did not change their way of life, Allah destroyed them as a consequence of their crimes.
