سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Surah Ghafir (40) — Ayah 31
مِثْلَ دَأْبِ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ وَعَادٍ وَثَمُودَ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ ۚ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ يُرِيدُ ظُلْمًا لِّلْعِبَادِ ﴿31﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Like the fate of the people of Nûh (Noah), and ‘Âd, and Thamûd and those who came after them. And Allâh wills no injustice for (His) slaves.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
مِثْلَ
mith'la
Like
دَأْبِ
dabi
(the) plight
قَوْمِ
qawmi
(of the) people
نُوحٍۢ
nūḥin
(of) Nuh
وَعَادٍۢ
waʿādin
and Aad
وَثَمُودَ
wathamūda
and Thamud
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
and those
مِنۢ
min
after them
بَعْدِهِمْ ۚ
baʿdihim
after them
وَمَا
wamā
And Allah (does) not
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
And Allah (does) not
يُرِيدُ
yurīdu
want
ظُلْمًۭا
ẓul'man
injustice
لِّلْعِبَادِ
lil'ʿibādi
for (His) slaves
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.
31. 1. This believing man again warned his people that if we persist in denying (rejecting) the Messenger of Allah, there is a danger that we will be seized by the punishment of Allah just like the previous nations.
31. 2. That is, Allah destroyed whomever He destroyed as a consequence of their sins and because of their denial and opposition to the Messengers; otherwise, that Compassionate and Merciful Lord does not intend to wrong His servants at all. In other words, the destruction of nations is not Allah's injustice upon them, but rather a necessary result of the law of requital, from which no nation or individual is exempt. Do not be heedless of the requital of deeds: wheat grows from wheat, barley from barley.
31. 2. That is, Allah destroyed whomever He destroyed as a consequence of their sins and because of their denial and opposition to the Messengers; otherwise, that Compassionate and Merciful Lord does not intend to wrong His servants at all. In other words, the destruction of nations is not Allah's injustice upon them, but rather a necessary result of the law of requital, from which no nation or individual is exempt. Do not be heedless of the requital of deeds: wheat grows from wheat, barley from barley.
