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Surah Maryam (19) — Ayah 98
وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هَلْ تُحِسُّ مِنْهُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ أَوْ تَسْمَعُ لَهُمْ رِكْزًۢا ﴿98﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And how many a generation before them have We destroyed! Can you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) find a single one of them or hear even a whisper of them?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَكَمْ
wakam
And how many
أَهْلَكْنَا
ahlaknā
We (have) destroyed
قَبْلَهُم
qablahum
before them
مِّن
min
of
قَرْنٍ
qarnin
a generation
هَلْ
hal
Can
تُحِسُّ
tuḥissu
you perceive
مِنْهُم
min'hum
of them
مِّنْ
min
any
أَحَدٍ
aḥadin
one
أَوْ
aw
or
تَسْمَعُ
tasmaʿu
hear
لَهُمْ
lahum
from them
رِكْزًۢا
rik'zan
a sound
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 98){وَ كَمْ اَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُمْ مِّنْ قَرْنٍ …:} Here, the extremely argumentative nation mentioned in the previous verse is warned by mentioning the destruction of many extremely stubborn nations before them, that We destroyed many such obstinate nations before them. Look carefully! Do you perceive any of them anywhere, or do you even hear a whisper about them? The same fate is going to befall the disbelievers of this era.
