سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 59
وَمَا مَنَعَنَآ أَن نُّرْسِلَ بِٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ إِلَّآ أَن كَذَّبَ بِهَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ ۚ وَءَاتَيْنَا ثَمُودَ ٱلنَّاقَةَ مُبْصِرَةً فَظَلَمُوا۟ بِهَا ۚ وَمَا نُرْسِلُ بِٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ إِلَّا تَخْوِيفًا ﴿59﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And nothing stops Us from sending the Ayât (proofs, evidence, signs) but that the people of old denied them. And We sent the she-camel to Thamûd as a clear sign, but they did her wrong. And We sent not the signs except to warn, and to make them afraid (of destruction).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَا
wamā
And not
مَنَعَنَآ
manaʿanā
stopped Us
أَن
an
that
نُّرْسِلَ
nur'sila
We send
بِٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ
bil-āyāti
the Signs
إِلَّآ
illā
except
أَن
an
that
كَذَّبَ
kadhaba
denied
بِهَا
bihā
them
ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ ۚ
l-awalūna
the former (people)
وَءَاتَيْنَا
waātaynā
And We gave
ثَمُودَ
thamūda
Thamud
ٱلنَّاقَةَ
l-nāqata
the she-camel
مُبْصِرَةًۭ
mub'ṣiratan
(as) a visible sign
فَظَلَمُوا۟
faẓalamū
but they wronged
بِهَا ۚ
bihā
her
وَمَا
wamā
And not
نُرْسِلُ
nur'silu
We send
بِٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ
bil-āyāti
the Signs
إِلَّا
illā
except
تَخْوِيفًۭا
takhwīfan
(as) a warning
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 59) ➊ {وَ مَا مَنَعَنَاۤ اَنْ نُّرْسِلَ بِالْاٰيٰتِ اِلَّاۤ اَنْ … :} In this verse, Allah Almighty has mentioned His special favor and mercy upon the Muslim Ummah, which is the last Ummah. The people of Makkah demanded many things from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) as signs (see Bani Isra'il: 90 to 93), but Allah Almighty's consistent practice has been that after showing a sign, if any nation does not believe, it is destroyed with punishment, just as the people of Thamud were given a she-camel as a sign upon their demand, and when they wronged her, all the disbelievers were destroyed by {’’صَيْحَةٌ‘‘} (the blast) and {’’ رَجْفَةٌ ‘‘} (the earthquake). Allah Almighty did not give any such sign to our Messenger (peace be upon him), so that the opportunity for this Ummah to believe remains. If the present disbelievers do not believe, then people from their offspring may be able to believe. The sign given to our Ummah has two characteristics that were not present in the sign of any previous prophet. For details, see Surah Al-Ankabut (50, 51).
➋ { وَ مَا نُرْسِلُ بِالْاٰيٰتِ اِلَّا تَخْوِيْفًا:} That is, to warn of punishment, because if they do not fear, then punishment will descend upon them.
➋ { وَ مَا نُرْسِلُ بِالْاٰيٰتِ اِلَّا تَخْوِيْفًا:} That is, to warn of punishment, because if they do not fear, then punishment will descend upon them.
