سُوْرَةُ الْاَحْقَافِ
Surah Al-Ahqaf (46) — Ayah 27
وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَا مَا حَوْلَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْقُرَىٰ وَصَرَّفْنَا ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ ﴿27﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And indeed We have destroyed towns (populations) round about you, and We have (repeatedly) shown (them) the Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) in various ways that they might return (to the truth and believe in the Oneness of Allâh - Islâmic Monotheism).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And certainly
أَهْلَكْنَا
ahlaknā
We destroyed
مَا
mā
what
حَوْلَكُم
ḥawlakum
surrounds you
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلْقُرَىٰ
l-qurā
the towns
وَصَرَّفْنَا
waṣarrafnā
and We have diversified
ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ
l-āyāti
the Signs
لَعَلَّهُمْ
laʿallahum
that they may
يَرْجِعُونَ
yarjiʿūna
return
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.
27. 1. The surrounding areas refer to the settlements of 'Ad, Thamud, and Lot, which were near Hijaz; when traveling towards Yemen, Syria, and Palestine, they would pass by them.
27. 2. That is, We presented before them various styles and different kinds of arguments so that perhaps they might repent. But they did not budge at all.
27. 2. That is, We presented before them various styles and different kinds of arguments so that perhaps they might repent. But they did not budge at all.
