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Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 58
وَإِن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا نَحْنُ مُهْلِكُوهَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ أَوْ مُعَذِّبُوهَا عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا ۚ كَانَ ذَٰلِكَ فِى ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ مَسْطُورًا ﴿58﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And there is not a town (population) but We shall destroy it before the Day of Resurrection, or punish it with a severe torment. That is written in the Book (of Our Decrees)
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِن
wa-in
And not
مِّن
min
(is) any
قَرْيَةٍ
qaryatin
town
إِلَّا
illā
but
نَحْنُ
naḥnu
We
مُهْلِكُوهَا
muh'likūhā
(will) destroy it
قَبْلَ
qabla
before
يَوْمِ
yawmi
(the) Day
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ
l-qiyāmati
(of) the Resurrection
أَوْ
aw
or
مُعَذِّبُوهَا
muʿadhibūhā
punish it
عَذَابًۭا
ʿadhāban
with a punishment
شَدِيدًۭا ۚ
shadīdan
severe
كَانَ
kāna
That is
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That is
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
l-kitābi
the Book
مَسْطُورًۭا
masṭūran
written
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.
58. 1. By "the Book" is meant the Preserved Tablet (لوح محفوظ). The meaning is that this matter is decided by Allah, which is written in the Preserved Tablet, that We will destroy every town of the disbelievers either through death, and by "town" is meant its inhabitants, and the reason for destruction is their disbelief, polytheism, and oppression and rebellion. Furthermore, this destruction will occur before the Day of Resurrection, otherwise on the Day of Resurrection, without distinction, every town will be subject to ruin and devastation.
