سُوْرَةُ الدُّخَانِ
Surah Ad-Dukhaan (44) — Ayah 37
أَهُمْ خَيْرٌ أَمْ قَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ أَهْلَكْنَـٰهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ مُجْرِمِينَ ﴿37﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Are they better or the people of Tubba‘ and those before them? We destroyed them because they were indeed Mujrimûn (disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, criminals).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَهُمْ
ahum
Are they
خَيْرٌ
khayrun
better
أَمْ
am
or
قَوْمُ
qawmu
(the) people
تُبَّعٍۢ
tubbaʿin
(of) Tubba
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
and those
مِن
min
before them
قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ
qablihim
before them
أَهْلَكْنَـٰهُمْ ۖ
ahlaknāhum
We destroyed them
إِنَّهُمْ
innahum
indeed, they
كَانُوا۟
kānū
were
مُجْرِمِينَ
muj'rimīna
criminals
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.
37. 1. That is, these disbelievers of Makkah are not more powerful or better than the previous nations, such as ‘Ad and Thamud; when We destroyed them for their sins, even though they possessed greater strength and power, then what significance do these have?
