سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 94
وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا فِى قَرْيَةٍ مِّن نَّبِىٍّ إِلَّآ أَخَذْنَآ أَهْلَهَا بِٱلْبَأْسَآءِ وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَضَّرَّعُونَ ﴿94﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And We sent no Prophet unto any town (and they denied him), but We seized its people with suffering from extreme poverty (or loss in wealth) and loss of health (and calamities), so that they might humiliate themselves (and repent to Allâh).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَآ
wamā
And not
أَرْسَلْنَا
arsalnā
We sent
فِى
fī
in
قَرْيَةٍۢ
qaryatin
a city
مِّن
min
any
نَّبِىٍّ
nabiyyin
Prophet
إِلَّآ
illā
except
أَخَذْنَآ
akhadhnā
We seized
أَهْلَهَا
ahlahā
its people
بِٱلْبَأْسَآءِ
bil-basāi
with adversity
وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ
wal-ḍarāi
and hardship
لَعَلَّهُمْ
laʿallahum
so that they may
يَضَّرَّعُونَ
yaḍḍarraʿūna
(become) humble
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.
94. 1 The meaning is that in whichever town We sent a messenger, they denied him, as a result of which We afflicted them with illness and poverty, the purpose of which was that they turn towards Allah and supplicate humbly in His presence.
