سُوْرَةُ الْحَجِّ
Surah Al-Hajj (22) — Ayah 44
وَأَصْحَـٰبُ مَدْيَنَ ۖ وَكُذِّبَ مُوسَىٰ فَأَمْلَيْتُ لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهُمْ ۖ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ نَكِيرِ ﴿44﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And the dwellers of Madyan (Midian); and belied was Mûsâ (Moses). But I granted respite to the disbelievers for a while, then I seized them, and how (terrible) was My punishment (against their wrong-doing)!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَصْحَـٰبُ
wa-aṣḥābu
And the inhabitants
مَدْيَنَ ۖ
madyana
(of) Madyan
وَكُذِّبَ
wakudhiba
And Musa was denied
مُوسَىٰ
mūsā
And Musa was denied
فَأَمْلَيْتُ
fa-amlaytu
so I granted respite
لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
lil'kāfirīna
to the disbelievers
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
أَخَذْتُهُمْ ۖ
akhadhtuhum
I seized them
فَكَيْفَ
fakayfa
and how
كَانَ
kāna
was
نَكِيرِ
nakīri
My punishment
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.
44. 1. In this, the Prophet ﷺ is being comforted that if these disbelievers of Makkah are denying you, this is nothing new; previous nations also treated their prophets in the same way, and I too kept granting them respite. Then, when their period of respite ended, they were destroyed and ruined. In this, there is an allusion and hint for the polytheists of Makkah that despite your denial, you have so far been spared from divine punishment, so do not think that there is no one to hold you accountable; rather, this is a respite from Allah which He grants to every nation. But if they do not take advantage of this respite and do not choose the path of obedience and submission, then they are either destroyed or subdued and humiliated through the Muslims.
44. 2. That is, how I deprived them of My blessings and subjected them to punishment and destruction.
44. 2. That is, how I deprived them of My blessings and subjected them to punishment and destruction.
