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Surah Maryam (19) — Ayah 98
وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هَلْ تُحِسُّ مِنْهُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ أَوْ تَسْمَعُ لَهُمْ رِكْزًۢا ﴿98﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And how many a generation before them have We destroyed! Can you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) find a single one of them or hear even a whisper of them?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَكَمْ
wakam
And how many
أَهْلَكْنَا
ahlaknā
We (have) destroyed
قَبْلَهُم
qablahum
before them
مِّن
min
of
قَرْنٍ
qarnin
a generation
هَلْ
hal
Can
تُحِسُّ
tuḥissu
you perceive
مِنْهُم
min'hum
of them
مِّنْ
min
any
أَحَدٍ
aḥadin
one
أَوْ
aw
or
تَسْمَعُ
tasmaʿu
hear
لَهُمْ
lahum
from them
رِكْزًۢا
rik'zan
a sound
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.
98. 1. The meaning of "ihsas" is to obtain information through the senses. That is, can you see them with your eyes or touch them with your hands? The question is rhetorical. That is, their existence is not even present in the world so that you could see or touch them, or even hear the faintest sound from them anywhere. Multiple reasons have been mentioned for the acceptance of Islam by Hazrat Umar (ra). In some narrations of history and biography, listening to Surah Taha at his sister and brother-in-law's house and being affected by it is also mentioned. (Fath al-Qadeer)
