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Surah An-Naazi'aat (79) — Ayah 26

Those who drag forth · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 584

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰٓ ﴿26﴾
Verily, in this is an instructive admonition for whosoever fears Allâh.
إِنَّ inna Indeed
فِى in
ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that
لَعِبْرَةًۭ laʿib'ratan surely (is) a lesson
لِّمَن liman for whoever
يَخْشَىٰٓ yakhshā fears

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26. 1. Either it is a consolation for the Prophet ﷺ and a warning to the disbelievers of Makkah that if they do not take heed from the incidents of the previous peoples, their end could also be like that of Pharaoh.

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26. Surely in this is a lesson [18] for whoever fears (Allah's punishment).

[18] That is, just as Pharaoh adopted the path of rebellion, you are doing the same. See what his end was. Take a lesson from this incident, lest you too have to face a similar fate.