سُوْرَةُ مُحَمَّدٍ
Surah Muhammad (47) — Ayah 13
وَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ هِىَ أَشَدُّ قُوَّةً مِّن قَرْيَتِكَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَخْرَجَتْكَ أَهْلَكْنَـٰهُمْ فَلَا نَاصِرَ لَهُمْ ﴿13﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And many a town, stronger than your town (Makkah) (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) which has driven you out We have destroyed. And there was none to help them.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَكَأَيِّن
waka-ayyin
And how many
مِّن
min
of
قَرْيَةٍ
qaryatin
a town
هِىَ
hiya
which
أَشَدُّ
ashaddu
(was) stronger
قُوَّةًۭ
quwwatan
(in) strength
مِّن
min
than
قَرْيَتِكَ
qaryatika
your town
ٱلَّتِىٓ
allatī
which
أَخْرَجَتْكَ
akhrajatka
has driven you out
أَهْلَكْنَـٰهُمْ
ahlaknāhum
We destroyed them
فَلَا
falā
so no
نَاصِرَ
nāṣira
helper
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
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.
The exegesis of this verse has been done along with the previous verse.
