سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 59
وَتِلْكَ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ أَهْلَكْنَـٰهُمْ لَمَّا ظَلَمُوا۟ وَجَعَلْنَا لِمَهْلِكِهِم مَّوْعِدًا ﴿59﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And these towns (population, - ‘Âd, Thamûd) We destroyed them when they did wrong. And We appointed a fixed time for their destruction.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَتِلْكَ
watil'ka
And these
ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ
l-qurā
[the] towns
أَهْلَكْنَـٰهُمْ
ahlaknāhum
We destroyed them
لَمَّا
lammā
when
ظَلَمُوا۟
ẓalamū
they wronged
وَجَعَلْنَا
wajaʿalnā
and We made
لِمَهْلِكِهِم
limahlikihim
for their destruction
مَّوْعِدًۭا
mawʿidan
an appointed time
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) {وَ تِلْكَ الْقُرٰۤى اَهْلَكْنٰهُمْ … :} refers to the destroyed towns of Saba, Thamud, Madyan, and the people of Lot, whose stories were well known to all the Arabs and over which the Quraysh always passed during their journeys.
