سُوْرَةُ الْعَنْكَبُوْتِ

Surah Al-Ankaboot (29) — Ayah 30

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قَالَ رَبِّ ٱنصُرْنِى عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ ﴿30﴾
He said: "My Lord! Give me victory over the people who are Mufsidûn (those who commit great crimes and sins, oppressors, tyrants, mischief-makers, corrupters).
قَالَ qāla He said
رَبِّ rabbi My Lord
ٱنصُرْنِى unṣur'nī Help me
عَلَى ʿalā against
ٱلْقَوْمِ l-qawmi the people
ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ l-muf'sidīna the corrupters

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(Ayah 30) {قَالَ رَبِّ انْصُرْنِيْ … :} When Lot (peace be upon him) lost hope in their believing, he prayed: "O my Lord! Help me against these corrupt people." {’’ الْقَوْمِ الْمُفْسِدِيْنَ ‘‘} The "al" here is for specification, so the translation is "these corrupt people." Allah's messengers only pray against their people when they are certain that they will not believe.

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30-1. That is, when Prophet Lut (علیہ السلام) became hopeless regarding the reformation of his people, he prayed to Allah for help.

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30. Lot prayed, "My Lord! Help me [47] against these corrupt people."

[47] When the rebellion and opposition of these people reached such an extent, and Prophet Lutؑ lost hope in their coming to the right path, at that time he prayed to Allah Almighty, "Help me in whatever way You deem appropriate and grant me deliverance from these people."