Surah Qaaf (50) — Ayah 14
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
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14. 2. For قَوْمُ تُبَعِ see Surah Ad-Dukhan, (اَهُمْ خَيْرٌ اَمْ قَوْمُ تُبَّــعٍ ۙ وَّالَّذِيْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ ۭ اَهْلَكْنٰهُمْ ۡ اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا مُجْرِمِيْنَ 37) 44. Ad-Dukhan:37) footnote.
14. 3. That is, each one of them denied their respective prophet. In this, there is comfort for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, as if it is being said to you ﷺ that you should not be saddened by the denial from your people, because this is not something new. The nations before you ﷺ also treated their prophets (peace be upon them) in the same way. Secondly, it is a warning to the people of Makkah that the previous nations denied the prophets (peace be upon them), so see what their end was. Do you also want the same end for yourselves? If you do not like this outcome, then leave the path of denial and believe in the Messenger ﷺ.
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[14] The stories of all these nations have already passed in Surah Al-A'raf, Yunus, Hud, Hijr, Furqan, and Dukhan, and the details have come in the footnotes. They may be referred to there.
[15] It may also mean that each of these nations denied their own messenger, and it may also mean that every nation denied all the messengers, because they were deniers of the very concept of messengership. That is, according to their belief, no human could ever come as a messenger. And it may also mean that denying their own messenger was considered equivalent to denying all the messengers, because the fundamental teachings of all messengers are the same. And denying the messengers means denying the teachings of the messenger.
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The Fate of the Nations Who Denied the Hereafter:
A fundamental part of the basic teachings of all messengers has been faith in the Hereafter. And the nations mentioned above—all of them were deniers of the Hereafter, or of being resurrected after death, and of being presented before Allah, and of the belief in being held accountable. The inevitable result of denying the Hereafter is that it leads both individuals and nations onto the paths of mischief and corruption. This is because such people have no fear of being held accountable. Then, when a messenger comes and warns them of their evil end, they have become so rebellious and bold in their sins that they do not accept to return to the right path in any way. On the contrary, they begin to deny and hurt the messengers, and continue to advance in rebellion and disobedience until they are seized as a consequence of their deeds, and their name and trace are wiped from the face of existence.
