سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 131
ذَٰلِكَ أَن لَّمْ يَكُن رَّبُّكَ مُهْلِكَ ٱلْقُرَىٰ بِظُلْمٍ وَأَهْلُهَا غَـٰفِلُونَ ﴿131﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
This is because your Lord would not destroy the (populations of) towns for their wrong-doing (i.e. associating others in worship along with Allâh) while their people were unaware (so the Messengers were sent).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That (is because)
أَن
an
[that]
لَّمْ
lam
not
يَكُن
yakun
is
رَّبُّكَ
rabbuka
your Lord
مُهْلِكَ
muh'lika
one who destroys
ٱلْقُرَىٰ
l-qurā
the cities
بِظُلْمٍۢ
biẓul'min
for (their) wrongdoing
وَأَهْلُهَا
wa-ahluhā
while their people
غَـٰفِلُونَ
ghāfilūna
(are) unaware
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.
131. 1. That is, He does not destroy (a people) until He establishes His proof through the messengers, as this same point has been mentioned in Surah Fatir, verse 42; Surah Nahl 62; Surah Bani Isra'il 15; and Surah Mulk 8, 9, etc.
