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Surah Muhammad (47) — Ayah 10
۞ أَفَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ دَمَّرَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ ۖ وَلِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَمْثَـٰلُهَا ﴿10﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Have they not travelled through the earth, and seen what was the end of those before them? Allâh destroyed them completely, and a similar (fate awaits) the disbelievers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ أَفَلَمْ
afalam
Do not
يَسِيرُوا۟
yasīrū
they travel
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
فَيَنظُرُوا۟
fayanẓurū
and see
كَيْفَ
kayfa
how
كَانَ
kāna
was
عَـٰقِبَةُ
ʿāqibatu
(the) end
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(of) those
مِن
min
before them
قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ
qablihim
before them
دَمَّرَ
dammara
Allah destroyed
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah destroyed
عَلَيْهِمْ ۖ
ʿalayhim
[over] them
وَلِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
walil'kāfirīna
and for the disbelievers
أَمْثَـٰلُهَا
amthāluhā
its likeness
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.
10. 1 Many of whose remnants were present in their regions—at the time of the revelation of the Quran, the ruins and remnants of some destroyed nations were present, therefore, attention was drawn to traveling and observing their dreadful fate, so that perhaps by seeing them, they might come to faith.
10. 2 The people of Makkah are being warned that if you do not refrain from disbelief, then a similar punishment could befall you as well. And just as the previous disbelieving nations were destroyed, you too could be subjected to destruction.
10. 2 The people of Makkah are being warned that if you do not refrain from disbelief, then a similar punishment could befall you as well. And just as the previous disbelieving nations were destroyed, you too could be subjected to destruction.
