سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 45
فَقُطِعَ دَابِرُ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ۚ وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿45﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So the root of the people who did wrong was cut off. And all the praises and thanks are to Allâh, the Lord of the ‘Âlamîn (mankind, jinn, and all that exists).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَقُطِعَ
faquṭiʿa
So was cut off
دَابِرُ
dābiru
(the) remnant
ٱلْقَوْمِ
l-qawmi
(of) the people
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
[those] who
ظَلَمُوا۟ ۚ
ẓalamū
did wrong
وَٱلْحَمْدُ
wal-ḥamdu
And all praises and thanks
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
(be) to Allah
رَبِّ
rabbi
Lord
ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
l-ʿālamīna
(of) the worlds
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.
45. 1. In this, regarding God-forgetting nations, Allah Almighty states that sometimes We temporarily open the doors of worldly comforts and abundance for such nations, until when they become deeply engrossed in it and begin to boast about their material prosperity and progress, then We suddenly seize them with Our punishment and cut them off from the root. It is also mentioned in a hadith, the Prophet ﷺ said that when you see that Allah Almighty is granting someone the world according to his desires despite his disobedience, then this is istidraj (giving respite). Then he ﷺ recited this very verse. From the verse of the Noble Quran and the hadith of the Prophet ﷺ, it is understood that worldly progress and prosperity are not proof that the individual or nation who attains them is beloved to Allah and that Allah Almighty is pleased with them, as some people think. In fact, some even consider them, by referring to (اَنَّ الْاَرْضَ يَرِثُهَا عِبَادِيَ الصّٰلِحُوْنَ) 21:15 (declaring them as the embodiment and even calling them Allah’s righteous servants), to be so. Thinking and saying this is wrong. The worldly prosperity of misguided nations or individuals is a trial and a respite, not a reward for their disbelief and sins.
