سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ

Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 15

The Prophets · Meccan · Juz 17 · Page 323

فَمَا زَالَت تِّلْكَ دَعْوَىٰهُمْ حَتَّىٰ جَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ حَصِيدًا خَـٰمِدِينَ ﴿15﴾
And that cry of theirs ceased not, till We made them as a field that is reaped, extinct (dead).
فَمَا famā Then not
زَالَت zālat ceased
تِّلْكَ til'ka [this]
دَعْوَىٰهُمْ daʿwāhum their cry
حَتَّىٰ ḥattā until
جَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ jaʿalnāhum We made them
حَصِيدًا ḥaṣīdan reaped
خَـٰمِدِينَ khāmidīna extinct

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 15){ فَمَا زَالَتْ تِّلْكَ دَعْوٰىهُمْ … : ’’ حَصِيْدًا ‘‘ ’’حَصَدَ يَحْصُدُ‘‘} (to cut with a sickle) is on the pattern of {’’فَعِيْلٌ‘‘} in the sense of the passive participle ({مَحْصُوْدٌ}). The pattern "fa‘il" is used for masculine and feminine, singular, dual, and plural all alike, meaning "cut off."