سُوْرَةُ هُوْدٍ
Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 95
كَأَن لَّمْ يَغْنَوْا۟ فِيهَآ ۗ أَلَا بُعْدًا لِّمَدْيَنَ كَمَا بَعِدَتْ ثَمُودُ ﴿95﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
As if they had never lived there! So away with Madyan (Midian) as away with Thamûd! (All these nations were destroyed).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
كَأَن
ka-an
As if
لَّمْ
lam
not
يَغْنَوْا۟
yaghnaw
they (had) prospered
فِيهَآ ۗ
fīhā
therein
أَلَا
alā
So
بُعْدًۭا
buʿ'dan
away
لِّمَدْيَنَ
limadyana
with Madyan
كَمَا
kamā
as
بَعِدَتْ
baʿidat
was taken away
ثَمُودُ
thamūdu
the Thamud
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.
The tafsir of this verse may be read with the following verses.
