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Surah Ar-Room (30) — Ayah 41
ظَهَرَ ٱلْفَسَادُ فِى ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِى ٱلنَّاسِ لِيُذِيقَهُم بَعْضَ ٱلَّذِى عَمِلُوا۟ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ ﴿41﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Evil (sins and disobedience to Allâh) has appeared on land and sea because of what the hands of men have earned (by oppression and evil deeds), that He (Allâh) may make them taste a part of that which they have done, in order that they may return (by repenting to Allâh, and begging His Pardon).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ظَهَرَ
ẓahara
Has appeared
ٱلْفَسَادُ
l-fasādu
the corruption
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْبَرِّ
l-bari
the land
وَٱلْبَحْرِ
wal-baḥri
and the sea
بِمَا
bimā
for what
كَسَبَتْ
kasabat
have earned
أَيْدِى
aydī
(the) hands
ٱلنَّاسِ
l-nāsi
(of) people
لِيُذِيقَهُم
liyudhīqahum
so that He may let them taste
بَعْضَ
baʿḍa
a part
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
(of) that which
عَمِلُوا۟
ʿamilū
they have done
لَعَلَّهُمْ
laʿallahum
so that they may
يَرْجِعُونَ
yarjiʿūna
return
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 41) ➊ { ظَهَرَ الْفَسَادُ فِي الْبَرِّ وَ الْبَحْرِ … :} By land is meant the plains of the earth, mountains, deserts, etc., and by sea is meant the islands of the sea, cities and settlements on the coasts, and ships and boats traveling in the seas. By fasad (corruption) is meant every calamity and misfortune, whether it descends in the form of war, fighting, and bloodshed, or in the form of famine, disease, destruction of crops, hardship, floods, and earthquakes, etc. The meaning of the verse is that the turmoil and corruption prevailing in the land and sea of the world, and the oppression and tyranny being committed under the sky, all are due to shirk. Since people abandoned tawheed and the religion of nature and adopted the ways of shirk, this oppression and corruption have increased. Just as shirk is verbal and doctrinal, it is also practical, which takes the form of immorality and disobedience. The determination that in the verse {’’ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ اَيْدِي النَّاسِ ‘‘} (which people's hands have earned) refers to shirk, is made clear with the next verse, where it is said: «{ قُلْ سِيْرُوْا فِي الْاَرْضِ فَانْظُرُوْا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الَّذِيْنَ مِنْ قَبْلُ كَانَ اَكْثَرُهُمْ مُّشْرِكِيْنَ }» [ الروم : ۴۲ ] "Say: Travel through the land and see how was the end of those before; most of them were polytheists." The other evils of these nations, which the Qur'an has mentioned and because of which punishment came upon them, their root was also shirk; if they had believed in one Allah, they would never have collectively committed such sins.
➋ On the contrary, the society whose foundation is on Allah's tawheed and the establishment of His commands and limits, upon it descend countless blessings from Allah. See Surah Al-Ma'idah (65, 66) and Al-A'raf (96).
➌ { لِيُذِيْقَهُمْ بَعْضَ الَّذِيْ عَمِلُوْا … :} The full punishment will be given in the Hereafter, but this is a sample of a little torment, so that people may abandon shirk and disobedience and adopt the path of tawheed and obedience. See Surah As-Sajdah (21) and At-Tawbah (126).
➋ On the contrary, the society whose foundation is on Allah's tawheed and the establishment of His commands and limits, upon it descend countless blessings from Allah. See Surah Al-Ma'idah (65, 66) and Al-A'raf (96).
➌ { لِيُذِيْقَهُمْ بَعْضَ الَّذِيْ عَمِلُوْا … :} The full punishment will be given in the Hereafter, but this is a sample of a little torment, so that people may abandon shirk and disobedience and adopt the path of tawheed and obedience. See Surah As-Sajdah (21) and At-Tawbah (126).
