سُوْرَةُ الزُّخْرُفِ
Surah Az-Zukhruf (43) — Ayah 8
فَأَهْلَكْنَآ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا وَمَضَىٰ مَثَلُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿8﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then We destroyed men stronger (in power) than these - and the example of the ancients has passed away (before them).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَأَهْلَكْنَآ
fa-ahlaknā
Then We destroyed
أَشَدَّ
ashadda
stronger
مِنْهُم
min'hum
than them
بَطْشًۭا
baṭshan
(in) power
وَمَضَىٰ
wamaḍā
and has passed
مَثَلُ
mathalu
(the) example
ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
l-awalīna
(of) the former (people)
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.
8. 1. That is, they were mightier than the people of Makkah, as stated elsewhere (ۭكَانُوْٓا اَكْثَرَ مِنْهُمْ وَاَشَدَّ قُوَّةً) 40. Ghafir:82) 'They were far greater than them in numbers and strength.'
