سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ
Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 95
وَحَرَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَـٰهَآ أَنَّهُمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ ﴿95﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And a ban is laid on every town (population) which We have destroyed that they shall not return (to this world again, nor repent to Us).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَحَرَٰمٌ
waḥarāmun
And (there is) prohibition
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
upon
قَرْيَةٍ
qaryatin
a city
أَهْلَكْنَـٰهَآ
ahlaknāhā
which We have destroyed
أَنَّهُمْ
annahum
that they
لَا
lā
not
يَرْجِعُونَ
yarjiʿūna
will return
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 As is clear in the translation. Or else in لَا یَرْجِعُوْنَ the لَا is extra, meaning that the town which We have destroyed, its return to the world is forbidden.
