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Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 102
وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَخْذُ رَبِّكَ إِذَآ أَخَذَ ٱلْقُرَىٰ وَهِىَ ظَـٰلِمَةٌ ۚ إِنَّ أَخْذَهُۥٓ أَلِيمٌ شَدِيدٌ ﴿102﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Such is the Seizure of your Lord when He seizes the (population of) the towns while they are doing wrong. Verily, His Seizure is painful, (and) severe.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَكَذَٰلِكَ
wakadhālika
And thus
أَخْذُ
akhdhu
(is) the seizure (of) your Lord
رَبِّكَ
rabbika
(is) the seizure (of) your Lord
إِذَآ
idhā
when
أَخَذَ
akhadha
He seizes
ٱلْقُرَىٰ
l-qurā
the cities
وَهِىَ
wahiya
while they
ظَـٰلِمَةٌ ۚ
ẓālimatun
(are) doing wrong
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
أَخْذَهُۥٓ
akhdhahu
His seizure
أَلِيمٌۭ
alīmun
(is) painful
شَدِيدٌ
shadīdun
(and) severe
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.
12. 1. That is, just as Allah Almighty destroyed and ruined the previous towns, He is also capable of seizing the wrongdoers in the same way in the future. In the hadith, it is mentioned that the Prophet ﷺ said: ان اللہ لیملی للظالم حتی اذا اخذہ لم یفلتہ Allah Almighty certainly gives respite to the wrongdoer, but when He seizes him, He pounces suddenly and does not grant any further respite.
