سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ
Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 6
مَآ ءَامَنَتْ قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَـٰهَآ ۖ أَفَهُمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿6﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Not one of the towns (populations), of those which We destroyed, believed before them (though We sent them signs): will they then believe?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
مَآ
mā
Not
ءَامَنَتْ
āmanat
believed
قَبْلَهُم
qablahum
before them
مِّن
min
any
قَرْيَةٍ
qaryatin
town
أَهْلَكْنَـٰهَآ ۖ
ahlaknāhā
which We destroyed
أَفَهُمْ
afahum
so will they
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minūna
believe
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 6){ مَاۤ اٰمَنَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ مِّنْ قَرْيَةٍ … :} In this verse, three points have been stated with great brevity. ➊ The first is that you have demanded a miracle like the previous messengers as a condition for believing, but the previous nations were shown such miracles, and they did not believe. So how will you, who are even more rebellious and stubborn than them, believe? See Surah Bani Isra'il (59). ➋ The second is that the nations who did not believe after seeing miracles were destroyed, because a nation that does not believe after witnessing a clear miracle with their own eyes is destroyed. So why do you make such a demand, the result of which is your own destruction? ➌ The third is that not showing you a miracle is Allah Almighty’s mercy upon you, as He has granted you respite, and in His knowledge, it is destined that many generations among you will become Muslim. For details, see the commentary of Surah Al-Ankabut (48 to 51).
