سُوْرَةُ هُوْدٍ
Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 60
وَأُتْبِعُوا۟ فِى هَـٰذِهِ ٱلدُّنْيَا لَعْنَةً وَيَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۗ أَلَآ إِنَّ عَادًا كَفَرُوا۟ رَبَّهُمْ ۗ أَلَا بُعْدًا لِّعَادٍ قَوْمِ هُودٍ ﴿60﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they were pursued by a curse in this world and (so they will be) on the Day of Resurrection. No doubt! Verily, ‘Âd disbelieved in their Lord. So away with ‘Âd, the people of Hûd.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأُتْبِعُوا۟
wa-ut'biʿū
And they were followed
فِى
fī
in
هَـٰذِهِ
hādhihi
this
ٱلدُّنْيَا
l-dun'yā
world
لَعْنَةًۭ
laʿnatan
(with) a curse
وَيَوْمَ
wayawma
and (on the) Day
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۗ
l-qiyāmati
(of) the Resurrection
أَلَآ
alā
No doubt
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
عَادًۭا
ʿādan
Aad
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
رَبَّهُمْ ۗ
rabbahum
their Lord
أَلَا
alā
So
بُعْدًۭا
buʿ'dan
away
لِّعَادٍۢ
liʿādin
with Aad
قَوْمِ
qawmi
(the) people
هُودٍۢ
hūdin
(of) Hud
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 60) ➊ { وَ اُتْبِعُوْا فِيْ هٰذِهِ الدُّنْيَا لَعْنَةً وَّ يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ:} The meaning of "curse" is to drive away in anger. By Allah’s curse is meant punishment in the Hereafter and deprivation from His mercy and guidance in this world, and by a human’s curse is meant supplicating this for someone. (Raghib) That is, every prophet and believer who comes into the world will continue to curse them because of their disbelief, and in the Hereafter, they will be disgraced and afflicted with punishment before everyone.
➋ {اَلَاۤ اِنَّ عَادًا كَفَرُوْا رَبَّهُمْ … : ’’ اَلَاۤ ‘‘} was used as a warning so that no one would say that these poor people were wronged. It was said: Listen! These people committed the greatest crime of all crimes, disbelief in the Lord Almighty. Then it was repeated: Listen! For ‘Ad there is every kind of deprivation and distance from Allah’s mercy, who were the people of Hud (peace be upon him). Remember, after {’’ كَفَرَ‘‘} generally the letter "ba" comes, for example {’’ كَفَرُوْا بِرَبِّهِمْ ‘‘}, which means ungratefulness and denial of the Lord’s blessings. Without "ba", { ’’ كَفَرُوْا رَبَّهُمْ ‘‘} means that the people of ‘Ad denied their Lord altogether, just as atheists do not believe in the Lord Almighty. This is an even greater crime than {’’ كَفَرُوْا رَبَّهُمْ ‘‘ ’’ كَفَرُوْا بِرَبِّهِمْ ‘‘}. According to some commentators, in {’’ كَفَرُوْا رَبَّهُمْ ‘‘} it is also possible that in {’’ كَفَرُوْا بِرَبِّهِمْ‘‘ } the "ba" was omitted for lightness, and both have the same meaning.
➋ {اَلَاۤ اِنَّ عَادًا كَفَرُوْا رَبَّهُمْ … : ’’ اَلَاۤ ‘‘} was used as a warning so that no one would say that these poor people were wronged. It was said: Listen! These people committed the greatest crime of all crimes, disbelief in the Lord Almighty. Then it was repeated: Listen! For ‘Ad there is every kind of deprivation and distance from Allah’s mercy, who were the people of Hud (peace be upon him). Remember, after {’’ كَفَرَ‘‘} generally the letter "ba" comes, for example {’’ كَفَرُوْا بِرَبِّهِمْ ‘‘}, which means ungratefulness and denial of the Lord’s blessings. Without "ba", { ’’ كَفَرُوْا رَبَّهُمْ ‘‘} means that the people of ‘Ad denied their Lord altogether, just as atheists do not believe in the Lord Almighty. This is an even greater crime than {’’ كَفَرُوْا رَبَّهُمْ ‘‘ ’’ كَفَرُوْا بِرَبِّهِمْ ‘‘}. According to some commentators, in {’’ كَفَرُوْا رَبَّهُمْ ‘‘} it is also possible that in {’’ كَفَرُوْا بِرَبِّهِمْ‘‘ } the "ba" was omitted for lightness, and both have the same meaning.
