سُوْرَةُ الْفُرْقَانِ
Surah Al-Furqaan (25) — Ayah 37
وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ لَّمَّا كَذَّبُوا۟ ٱلرُّسُلَ أَغْرَقْنَـٰهُمْ وَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ لِلنَّاسِ ءَايَةً ۖ وَأَعْتَدْنَا لِلظَّـٰلِمِينَ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا ﴿37﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And Nûh’s (Noah) people, when they denied the Messengers, We drowned them, and We made them as a sign for mankind. And We have prepared a painful torment for the Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doers).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَوْمَ
waqawma
And (the) people
نُوحٍۢ
nūḥin
(of) Nuh
لَّمَّا
lammā
when
كَذَّبُوا۟
kadhabū
they denied
ٱلرُّسُلَ
l-rusula
the Messengers
أَغْرَقْنَـٰهُمْ
aghraqnāhum
We drowned them
وَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ
wajaʿalnāhum
and We made them
لِلنَّاسِ
lilnnāsi
for mankind
ءَايَةًۭ ۖ
āyatan
a sign
وَأَعْتَدْنَا
wa-aʿtadnā
And We have prepared
لِلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
lilẓẓālimīna
for the wrongdoers
عَذَابًا
ʿadhāban
a punishment
أَلِيمًۭا
alīman
painful
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 37){ وَ قَوْمَ نُوْحٍ لَّمَّا كَذَّبُوا الرُّسُلَ …:} Only Nuh (peace be upon him) was sent to this nation, whereas Allah Almighty has said that they denied the messengers. The reason for this is that to deny one prophet is to deny all, because the message of all the prophets is the same. For details of their denial and drowning, see Surah Hud (25 to 49).
