سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ
Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 9
ثُمَّ صَدَقْنَـٰهُمُ ٱلْوَعْدَ فَأَنجَيْنَـٰهُمْ وَمَن نَّشَآءُ وَأَهْلَكْنَا ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ ﴿9﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then We fulfilled to them the promise. So We saved them and those whom We willed, but We destroyed Al-Musrifûn (i.e. disbelievers in Allah, in His Messengers, extravagants, transgressors of Allâh’s limits by committing crimes, oppressions, polytheism and sins).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
صَدَقْنَـٰهُمُ
ṣadaqnāhumu
We fulfilled (for) them
ٱلْوَعْدَ
l-waʿda
the promise
فَأَنجَيْنَـٰهُمْ
fa-anjaynāhum
and We saved them
وَمَن
waman
and whom
نَّشَآءُ
nashāu
We willed
وَأَهْلَكْنَا
wa-ahlaknā
and We destroyed
ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ
l-mus'rifīna
the transgressors
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 9) {ثُمَّ صَدَقْنٰهُمُ الْوَعْدَ …: ’’ صَدَقَ يَصْدُقُ‘‘} It also comes intransitively, meaning to speak the truth, and transitively, meaning to make it true in action: “Then We fulfilled Our promise to them.” {’’ ثُمَّ ‘‘} The word “then” is to indicate that the messengers were opposed, they were persecuted, there were also battles, but then, in the end, We fulfilled the promise of help We had made to them. So We saved the messengers and also those whom We willed. This includes the followers of the messengers and also those disbelievers who were to believe in the future, or whose offspring were to be granted faith. This was the wisdom behind not sending a total annihilating punishment upon the Arabs. “And We destroyed the transgressors”—in this is glad tidings for the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and his followers, and a warning for the disbelievers. For verses mentioning the promise of help made to the messengers and its fulfillment, see Surah Mujadila (21), Saffat (71–73), Ibrahim (13, 14), and Yusuf (110).
