سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Surah Ghafir (40) — Ayah 22
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَانَت تَّأْتِيهِمْ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ فَكَفَرُوا۟ فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ قَوِىٌّ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ ﴿22﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
That was because there came to them their Messengers with clear evidence (proofs and signs) but they disbelieved (in them). So Allâh seized them (with punishment). Verily He is All-Strong, Severe in punishment.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
بِأَنَّهُمْ
bi-annahum
(was) because [they]
كَانَت
kānat
used to come to them
تَّأْتِيهِمْ
tatīhim
used to come to them
رُسُلُهُم
rusuluhum
their Messengers
بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ
bil-bayināti
with clear proofs
فَكَفَرُوا۟
fakafarū
but they disbelieved
فَأَخَذَهُمُ
fa-akhadhahumu
So Allah seized them
ٱللَّهُ ۚ
l-lahu
So Allah seized them
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, He
قَوِىٌّۭ
qawiyyun
(is) All-Strong
شَدِيدُ
shadīdu
severe
ٱلْعِقَابِ
l-ʿiqābi
(in) 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.
22. 1. This explains the reason for their destruction, which is the denial of Allah's signs and the rejection of the prophets. Now, the chain of prophethood and messengership has ended. However, countless signs of Allah are scattered and spread throughout the horizons and within mankind. In addition, through admonition, reminder, and the call and propagation of the truth, scholars and callers to the truth are present to clarify and point out these signs. Therefore, even today, whoever turns away from Allah's signs and is heedless of the religion and Shariah, his end will not be different from that of the rejecters and deniers of messengership.
