سُوْرَةُ الْعَنْكَبُوْتِ
Surah Al-Ankaboot (29) — Ayah 40
فَكُلًّا أَخَذْنَا بِذَنۢبِهِۦ ۖ فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ حَاصِبًا وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ أَخَذَتْهُ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ خَسَفْنَا بِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ أَغْرَقْنَا ۚ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيَظْلِمَهُمْ وَلَـٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ ﴿40﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So We punished each (of them) for his sins; of them were some on whom We sent Hâsib (a violent wind with shower of stones) [as on the people of Lût (Lot)], and of them were some who were overtaken by As-Saihah [torment - awful cry. (as Thamûd or Shu‘aib’s people)], and of them were some whom We caused the earth to swallow [as Qârûn (Korah)], and of them were some whom We drowned [as the people of Nûh (Noah), or Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) and his people]. It was not Allâh Who wronged them, but they wronged themselves.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَكُلًّا
fakullan
So each
أَخَذْنَا
akhadhnā
We seized
بِذَنۢبِهِۦ ۖ
bidhanbihi
for his sin
فَمِنْهُم
famin'hum
Then of them
مَّنْ
man
(was he) who
أَرْسَلْنَا
arsalnā
We sent
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
on him
حَاصِبًۭا
ḥāṣiban
a violent storm
وَمِنْهُم
wamin'hum
and of them
مَّنْ
man
(was he) who
أَخَذَتْهُ
akhadhathu
seized him
ٱلصَّيْحَةُ
l-ṣayḥatu
the awful cry
وَمِنْهُم
wamin'hum
and of them
مَّنْ
man
(was he) who
خَسَفْنَا
khasafnā
We caused to swallow
بِهِ
bihi
him
ٱلْأَرْضَ
l-arḍa
the earth
وَمِنْهُم
wamin'hum
and of them
مَّنْ
man
(was he) who
أَغْرَقْنَا ۚ
aghraqnā
We drowned
وَمَا
wamā
And not
كَانَ
kāna
was
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
لِيَظْلِمَهُمْ
liyaẓlimahum
to wrong them
وَلَـٰكِن
walākin
but
كَانُوٓا۟
kānū
they were
أَنفُسَهُمْ
anfusahum
themselves
يَظْلِمُونَ
yaẓlimūna
doing wrong
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 40) ➊ { فَكُلًّا اَخَذْنَا بِذَنْۢبِهٖ … :} So We seized each one of them for his sin. {’’ فَمِنْهُمْ مَّنْ اَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ حَاصِبًا ‘‘’’ حَاصِبًا ‘‘} A violent wind which brought pebbles and stones, that is, then among them were some upon whom We sent a storm of stones. This refers to the people of ‘Ad, upon whom Allah sent a very cold, fierce, and strong wind carrying pebbles and stones, which blew upon them for seven nights and eight days continuously, during which all the disbelievers fell as if they were trunks of fallen palm trees. See Surah Al-Haqqah (5–8) and Surah Al-Qamar (19, 20). Some commentators have taken these people to mean the people of Lot, because regarding them it is said elsewhere: «{ اِنَّاۤ اَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حَاصِبًا اِلَّاۤ اٰلَ لُوْطٍ }» [ القمر : ۳۴ ] “Indeed, We sent upon them a wind that rained stones, except for the family of Lot.” And by those who were drowned is meant the people of Noah, and by those seized by the blast is meant the people of Shu‘ayb. However, Ibn Kathir said that this is not correct, because in the previous verses the punishments that befell the peoples of Noah, Lot, and Shu‘ayb have already been mentioned; here, the punishments that befell ‘Ad and those after them are being mentioned. Therefore, those destroyed by the storm of stones here refers specifically to the people of ‘Ad.
➋ { وَ مِنْهُمْ مَّنْ اَخَذَتْهُ الصَّيْحَةُ :} This refers to the people of Thamud, although the people of Shu‘ayb were also destroyed by {’’ الصَّيْحَةُ ‘‘} (the blast), but their punishment has already been mentioned above.
➌ { وَ مِنْهُمْ مَّنْ خَسَفْنَا بِهِ الْاَرْضَ:} This refers to Qarun, as mentioned in Surah Al-Qasas, verse (81).
➍ {وَ مِنْهُمْ مَّنْ اَغْرَقْنَا :} This refers to Pharaoh, Haman, and their people. However, due to the generality of the words, if {’’ حَاصِبًا ‘‘} refers to both the people of ‘Ad and the people of Lot, and {’’ الصَّيْحَةُ ‘‘} refers to both the people of Thamud and the people of Shu‘ayb, and those who were drowned refers to both the people of Pharaoh and the people of Noah, then there is no objection.
➎ {وَ مَا كَانَ اللّٰهُ لِيَظْلِمَهُمْ … :’’ كَانَ ‘‘} Is for continuity, meaning Allah is never such that He would wrong them, but they themselves wronged their own souls and committed such deeds whose result was punishment, destruction, and ruin for them.
➋ { وَ مِنْهُمْ مَّنْ اَخَذَتْهُ الصَّيْحَةُ :} This refers to the people of Thamud, although the people of Shu‘ayb were also destroyed by {’’ الصَّيْحَةُ ‘‘} (the blast), but their punishment has already been mentioned above.
➌ { وَ مِنْهُمْ مَّنْ خَسَفْنَا بِهِ الْاَرْضَ:} This refers to Qarun, as mentioned in Surah Al-Qasas, verse (81).
➍ {وَ مِنْهُمْ مَّنْ اَغْرَقْنَا :} This refers to Pharaoh, Haman, and their people. However, due to the generality of the words, if {’’ حَاصِبًا ‘‘} refers to both the people of ‘Ad and the people of Lot, and {’’ الصَّيْحَةُ ‘‘} refers to both the people of Thamud and the people of Shu‘ayb, and those who were drowned refers to both the people of Pharaoh and the people of Noah, then there is no objection.
➎ {وَ مَا كَانَ اللّٰهُ لِيَظْلِمَهُمْ … :’’ كَانَ ‘‘} Is for continuity, meaning Allah is never such that He would wrong them, but they themselves wronged their own souls and committed such deeds whose result was punishment, destruction, and ruin for them.
