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Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 95
كَأَن لَّمْ يَغْنَوْا۟ فِيهَآ ۗ أَلَا بُعْدًا لِّمَدْيَنَ كَمَا بَعِدَتْ ثَمُودُ ﴿95﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
As if they had never lived there! So away with Madyan (Midian) as away with Thamûd! (All these nations were destroyed).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
كَأَن
ka-an
As if
لَّمْ
lam
not
يَغْنَوْا۟
yaghnaw
they (had) prospered
فِيهَآ ۗ
fīhā
therein
أَلَا
alā
So
بُعْدًۭا
buʿ'dan
away
لِّمَدْيَنَ
limadyana
with Madyan
كَمَا
kamā
as
بَعِدَتْ
baʿidat
was taken away
ثَمُودُ
thamūdu
the Thamud
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.
95. 1. That is, curse, rejection, deprivation and distance from Allah's mercy.
