سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْفَالِ
Surah Al-Anfaal (8) — Ayah 54
كَدَأْبِ ءَالِ فِرْعَوْنَ ۙ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَهْلَكْنَـٰهُم بِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَأَغْرَقْنَآ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ وَكُلٌّ كَانُوا۟ ظَـٰلِمِينَ ﴿54﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Similar to the behaviour of the people of Fir‘aun (Pharaoh), and those before them. They belied the Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of their Lord, so We destroyed them for their sins, and We drowned the people of Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) for they were all Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doers).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
كَدَأْبِ
kadabi
Like (the) way
ءَالِ
āli
(of) people
فِرْعَوْنَ ۙ
fir'ʿawna
(of) Firaun
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
and those who
مِن
min
(were) from
قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ
qablihim
before them
كَذَّبُوا۟
kadhabū
They denied
بِـَٔايَـٰتِ
biāyāti
(the) Signs
رَبِّهِمْ
rabbihim
(of) their Lord
فَأَهْلَكْنَـٰهُم
fa-ahlaknāhum
so We destroyed them
بِذُنُوبِهِمْ
bidhunūbihim
for their sins
وَأَغْرَقْنَآ
wa-aghraqnā
and We drowned
ءَالَ
āla
(the) people
فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ
fir'ʿawna
(of) Firaun
وَكُلٌّۭ
wakullun
and (they) all
كَانُوا۟
kānū
were
ظَـٰلِمِينَ
ẓālimīna
wrongdoers
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.
54. 1. This is an emphasis on what has been mentioned earlier; however, in this, the aspect of destruction has been added, that they were drowned. Furthermore, it has been clarified that by drowning them, Allah did not wrong them, rather they themselves were wrongdoers to their own souls. Allah does not wrong anyone (وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِظَلَّامٍ لِّـلْعَبِيْدِ) 41. Fussilat:46)
