سُوْرَةُ الْفُرْقَانِ

Surah Al-Furqaan (25) — Ayah 39

The Criterion · Meccan · Juz 19 · Page 363

وَكُلًّا ضَرَبْنَا لَهُ ٱلْأَمْثَـٰلَ ۖ وَكُلًّا تَبَّرْنَا تَتْبِيرًا ﴿39﴾
And for each (of them) We put forward examples (as proofs and lessons), and each (of them) We brought to utter ruin (because of their disbelief and evil deeds).
وَكُلًّۭا wakullan And each
ضَرَبْنَا ḍarabnā We have set forth
لَهُ lahu for him
ٱلْأَمْثَـٰلَ ۖ l-amthāla the examples
وَكُلًّۭا wakullan and each
تَبَّرْنَا tabbarnā We destroyed
تَتْبِيرًۭا tatbīran (with) destruction

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(Ayah 39) ➊ { وَ كُلًّا ضَرَبْنَا لَهُ الْاَمْثَالَ:} That is, We explained to each one by giving examples and arguments. It can also mean that We explained to each one by mentioning the examples of the previously destroyed nations.

{ وَ كُلًّا تَبَّرْنَا تَتْبِيْرًا : ’’ تَبَّرَ يُتَبِّرُ تَتْبِيْرًا ‘‘} To break something into pieces and fragments.

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39-1. That is, through arguments We have established the proof.

39-2. That is, after all the proof.

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39. For each of them, We set forth examples [51] (from the fate of previous nations), and in the end, We wiped them out completely.

[51] Our way with every nation has always been that a prophet was sent to them, who warned that nation about the fate of the previous peoples. Then, various examples were given to them in different ways to make them understand. They were also given respite to reflect and ponder. Even after all these things, when they persisted in their stubbornness and the proof was established against them, then We destroyed them in such a way that no trace of them remained.