سُوْرَةُ الْعَنْكَبُوْتِ
Surah Al-Ankaboot (29) — Ayah 40
فَكُلًّا أَخَذْنَا بِذَنۢبِهِۦ ۖ فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ حَاصِبًا وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ أَخَذَتْهُ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ خَسَفْنَا بِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ أَغْرَقْنَا ۚ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيَظْلِمَهُمْ وَلَـٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ ﴿40﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So We punished each (of them) for his sins; of them were some on whom We sent Hâsib (a violent wind with shower of stones) [as on the people of Lût (Lot)], and of them were some who were overtaken by As-Saihah [torment - awful cry. (as Thamûd or Shu‘aib’s people)], and of them were some whom We caused the earth to swallow [as Qârûn (Korah)], and of them were some whom We drowned [as the people of Nûh (Noah), or Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) and his people]. It was not Allâh Who wronged them, but they wronged themselves.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَكُلًّا
fakullan
So each
أَخَذْنَا
akhadhnā
We seized
بِذَنۢبِهِۦ ۖ
bidhanbihi
for his sin
فَمِنْهُم
famin'hum
Then of them
مَّنْ
man
(was he) who
أَرْسَلْنَا
arsalnā
We sent
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
on him
حَاصِبًۭا
ḥāṣiban
a violent storm
وَمِنْهُم
wamin'hum
and of them
مَّنْ
man
(was he) who
أَخَذَتْهُ
akhadhathu
seized him
ٱلصَّيْحَةُ
l-ṣayḥatu
the awful cry
وَمِنْهُم
wamin'hum
and of them
مَّنْ
man
(was he) who
خَسَفْنَا
khasafnā
We caused to swallow
بِهِ
bihi
him
ٱلْأَرْضَ
l-arḍa
the earth
وَمِنْهُم
wamin'hum
and of them
مَّنْ
man
(was he) who
أَغْرَقْنَا ۚ
aghraqnā
We drowned
وَمَا
wamā
And not
كَانَ
kāna
was
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
لِيَظْلِمَهُمْ
liyaẓlimahum
to wrong them
وَلَـٰكِن
walākin
but
كَانُوٓا۟
kānū
they were
أَنفُسَهُمْ
anfusahum
themselves
يَظْلِمُونَ
yaẓlimūna
doing wrong
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. That is, each one of those mentioned, We seized for their sins.
40-2. This was the people of ‘Ad, upon whom came the punishment of a very fierce and violent wind. This wind would lift pebbles from the ground and rain them down upon them; eventually, its intensity increased so much that it would snatch them up to the sky and hurl them headlong to the ground, causing their heads to separate from their bodies, as if they were hollow trunks of date palms. (Ibn Kathir) Some commentators have considered the referent of حصبا to be the people of Lot ؑ. But Imam Ibn Kathir has deemed this incorrect and has declared the statement attributed to Ibn Abbas ؓ to be disconnected.
40-3. This is the people of Thamud, the people of Salih ؑ. At their request, a she-camel was brought forth from a rock as a sign. But instead of believing, these wrongdoers killed the she-camel. Three days later, a severe blast overtook them, silencing their voices and movements.
40-4. This is Qarun, who was granted treasures of wealth, but he became arrogant, thinking that this wealth and riches were proof that he was honored and respected in the sight of Allah. He thought, “Why should I obey Musa ؑ?” So he was swallowed up by the earth along with his treasures and palaces.
40-5. This is Pharaoh, who was the ruler of Egypt, but he transgressed all bounds and even claimed divinity for himself. He refused to believe in Musa ؑ and to free his people, the Children of Israel, whom he had enslaved. Eventually, one morning, he and his entire army were drowned in the sea of Qulzum.
40-6. That is, it is not befitting of Allah to do injustice. Therefore, the previous nations upon whom punishment came were destroyed only because, by committing disbelief, polytheism, denial, and sins, they themselves wronged their own souls.
40-2. This was the people of ‘Ad, upon whom came the punishment of a very fierce and violent wind. This wind would lift pebbles from the ground and rain them down upon them; eventually, its intensity increased so much that it would snatch them up to the sky and hurl them headlong to the ground, causing their heads to separate from their bodies, as if they were hollow trunks of date palms. (Ibn Kathir) Some commentators have considered the referent of حصبا to be the people of Lot ؑ. But Imam Ibn Kathir has deemed this incorrect and has declared the statement attributed to Ibn Abbas ؓ to be disconnected.
40-3. This is the people of Thamud, the people of Salih ؑ. At their request, a she-camel was brought forth from a rock as a sign. But instead of believing, these wrongdoers killed the she-camel. Three days later, a severe blast overtook them, silencing their voices and movements.
40-4. This is Qarun, who was granted treasures of wealth, but he became arrogant, thinking that this wealth and riches were proof that he was honored and respected in the sight of Allah. He thought, “Why should I obey Musa ؑ?” So he was swallowed up by the earth along with his treasures and palaces.
40-5. This is Pharaoh, who was the ruler of Egypt, but he transgressed all bounds and even claimed divinity for himself. He refused to believe in Musa ؑ and to free his people, the Children of Israel, whom he had enslaved. Eventually, one morning, he and his entire army were drowned in the sea of Qulzum.
40-6. That is, it is not befitting of Allah to do injustice. Therefore, the previous nations upon whom punishment came were destroyed only because, by committing disbelief, polytheism, denial, and sins, they themselves wronged their own souls.
