سُوْرَةُ الْفُرْقَانِ
Surah Al-Furqaan (25) — Ayah 40
وَلَقَدْ أَتَوْا۟ عَلَى ٱلْقَرْيَةِ ٱلَّتِىٓ أُمْطِرَتْ مَطَرَ ٱلسَّوْءِ ۚ أَفَلَمْ يَكُونُوا۟ يَرَوْنَهَا ۚ بَلْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ نُشُورًا ﴿40﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And indeed they have passed by the town [of Prophet Lût (Lot)] on which was rained the evil rain. Did they (disbelievers) not then see it (with their own eyes)? Nay! But they used not to expect any resurrection.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And verily
أَتَوْا۟
ataw
they have come
عَلَى
ʿalā
upon
ٱلْقَرْيَةِ
l-qaryati
the town
ٱلَّتِىٓ
allatī
which
أُمْطِرَتْ
um'ṭirat
was showered
مَطَرَ
maṭara
(with) a rain
ٱلسَّوْءِ ۚ
l-sawi
(of) evil
أَفَلَمْ
afalam
Then do not
يَكُونُوا۟
yakūnū
they [were]
يَرَوْنَهَا ۚ
yarawnahā
see it
بَلْ
bal
Nay
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they are
لَا
lā
not
يَرْجُونَ
yarjūna
expecting
نُشُورًۭا
nushūran
Resurrection
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.
40-1. By "settlement," the towns of the people of Lot are meant, such as Sodom and Gomorrah, etc., and by "evil rain," the rain of stones is meant. These settlements were overturned, and after that, a rain of baked stones was sent upon them, as mentioned in (فَلَمَّا جَاۗءَ اَمْرُنَا جَعَلْنَا عَالِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَاَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهَا حِجَارَةً مِّنْ سِجِّيْلٍ ڏ مَّنْضُوْدٍ) 11. Hud:82). These settlements are located on the route to Syria and Palestine, which the people of Makkah would pass by when traveling.
40-2. Therefore, despite seeing these destroyed settlements and their ruins, they do not take heed. And they do not refrain from denying the signs of Allah and His Messenger.
40-2. Therefore, despite seeing these destroyed settlements and their ruins, they do not take heed. And they do not refrain from denying the signs of Allah and His Messenger.
