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Surah Ar-Room (30) — Ayah 10

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ثُمَّ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسَـٰٓـُٔوا۟ ٱلسُّوٓأَىٰٓ أَن كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَكَانُوا۟ بِهَا يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ ﴿10﴾
Then evil was the end of those who did evil, because they belied the Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, Messengers, etc.) of Allâh and made a mockery of them.
ثُمَّ thumma Then
كَانَ kāna was
عَـٰقِبَةَ ʿāqibata (the) end
ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna (of) those who
أَسَـٰٓـُٔوا۟ asāū did evil
ٱلسُّوٓأَىٰٓ l-sūā the evil
أَن an because
كَذَّبُوا۟ kadhabū they denied
بِـَٔايَـٰتِ biāyāti (the) Signs
ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah
وَكَانُوا۟ wakānū and were
بِهَا bihā of them
يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ yastahziūna making mockery

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 10) {ثُمَّ كَانَ عَاقِبَةَ الَّذِيْنَ اَسَآءُوا السُّوْٓاٰۤى …: ’’ السُّوْٓاٰۤى ‘‘ ’’أَسْوَأُ‘‘} is the feminine form, which is a superlative adjective, but here preference is not intended; rather, emphasis is meant, that is, extremely evil. Before {’’ اَنْ كَذَّبُوْا ‘‘}, there is an omitted "lam," meaning "because they denied." The use of the word {’’ ثُمَّ ‘‘} indicates that these nations were given much respite, then in the end their outcome was extremely evil.