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Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 58
وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍۭ بَطِرَتْ مَعِيشَتَهَا ۖ فَتِلْكَ مَسَـٰكِنُهُمْ لَمْ تُسْكَن مِّنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا ۖ وَكُنَّا نَحْنُ ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ ﴿58﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And how many a town (population) have We destroyed, which was thankless for its means of livelihood (disobeyed Allâh, and His Messengers, by doing evil deeds and crimes)! And those are their dwellings, which have not been inhabited after them except a little. And verily! We have been the inheritors.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَكَمْ
wakam
And how many
أَهْلَكْنَا
ahlaknā
We have destroyed
مِن
min
of
قَرْيَةٍۭ
qaryatin
a town
بَطِرَتْ
baṭirat
which exulted
مَعِيشَتَهَا ۖ
maʿīshatahā
(in) its means of livelihood
فَتِلْكَ
fatil'ka
And these
مَسَـٰكِنُهُمْ
masākinuhum
(are) their dwellings
لَمْ
lam
not
تُسْكَن
tus'kan
have been inhabited
مِّنۢ
min
after them
بَعْدِهِمْ
baʿdihim
after them
إِلَّا
illā
except
قَلِيلًۭا ۖ
qalīlan
a little
وَكُنَّا
wakunnā
And indeed, [We]
نَحْنُ
naḥnu
We
ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ
l-wārithīna
(are) the inheritors
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. The people of Makkah are being warned that do you not see what became of those who, after benefiting from Allah’s blessings, showed ingratitude and rebelliousness towards Allah? Today, most of their settlements have become ruins or their names remain only on the pages of history. Now, only passing travelers may rest in them for a while, if at all; due to their misfortune, no one prefers to live there permanently.
58-2. That is, none of them remained who could inherit those houses and wealth.
58-2. That is, none of them remained who could inherit those houses and wealth.
