سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ
Surah Al-Muminoon (23) — Ayah 31
ثُمَّ أَنشَأْنَا مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ قَرْنًا ءَاخَرِينَ ﴿31﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then, after them, We created another generation.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
أَنشَأْنَا
anshanā
We produced
مِنۢ
min
after them
بَعْدِهِمْ
baʿdihim
after them
قَرْنًا
qarnan
a generation
ءَاخَرِينَ
ākharīna
another
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 31){ ثُمَّ اَنْشَاْنَا مِنْۢ بَعْدِهِمْ قَرْنًا اٰخَرِيْنَ:} By this, most commentators have meant the people of ‘Ad, because they became the successors of the people of Nuh. Hud (peace be upon him) addressed them, saying: «{ وَ اذْكُرُوْۤا اِذْ جَعَلَكُمْ خُلَفَآءَ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ قَوْمِ نُوْحٍ }» [ الأعراف : ۶۹ ] “And remember when Allah made you successors after the people of Nuh.” But many commentators have taken this to mean the people of Thamud, the nation of Salih (peace be upon him), because here {’’ الصَّيْحَةُ ‘‘} (the Cry) is mentioned, and those destroyed by the “Sayhah” (the Cry) were Thamud. Besides, for the admonition of the Arabs, mentioning the people of Thamud was more appropriate, because the houses they carved out of the mountains were present before them at the place of Hijr. Imam Tabari, Ibn ‘Ashur, and the commentator Sa‘di and others have preferred this view. Allah Almighty did not mention the name of any nation here, because the purpose is not to narrate history or tell a story, but to give a lesson that those who came later also did not learn from the fate of those before them, and eventually became the target of Allah’s grasp.
