سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Surah Ghafir (40) — Ayah 31
مِثْلَ دَأْبِ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ وَعَادٍ وَثَمُودَ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ ۚ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ يُرِيدُ ظُلْمًا لِّلْعِبَادِ ﴿31﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Like the fate of the people of Nûh (Noah), and ‘Âd, and Thamûd and those who came after them. And Allâh wills no injustice for (His) slaves.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
مِثْلَ
mith'la
Like
دَأْبِ
dabi
(the) plight
قَوْمِ
qawmi
(of the) people
نُوحٍۢ
nūḥin
(of) Nuh
وَعَادٍۢ
waʿādin
and Aad
وَثَمُودَ
wathamūda
and Thamud
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
and those
مِنۢ
min
after them
بَعْدِهِمْ ۚ
baʿdihim
after them
وَمَا
wamā
And Allah (does) not
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
And Allah (does) not
يُرِيدُ
yurīdu
want
ظُلْمًۭا
ẓul'man
injustice
لِّلْعِبَادِ
lil'ʿibādi
for (His) slaves
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) ➊ { مِثْلَ دَاْبِ قَوْمِ نُوْحٍ …: ’’دَأَبَ يَدْأَبُ دَأْبًا‘‘} (F) To be continuously engaged in some work. {’’ دَاْبِ ‘‘} originally means habit, because there is permanence in it, then it also began to be used in the sense of someone's condition or matter. That is, I fear for you that your condition may not become like the people of Nuh, 'Ad, Thamud, and those who came after them, such as the people of Lut and the people of Shu'ayb, etc., who denied their prophets and tried to harm them, so Allah's punishment came upon them in such a way that it destroyed and ruined them terribly.
➋ The tanween of { وَ مَا اللّٰهُ يُرِيْدُ ظُلْمًا لِّلْعِبَادِ: ’’ ظُلْمًا ‘‘} is for indefiniteness, that is why it is translated as "any kind of injustice." That is, the punishment that came upon those nations was the result of their own evil deeds; Allah does not even intend any kind of injustice towards His servants, so why would He commit injustice, and that too upon His servants? This is not possible at all. Allah Almighty says: « اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا يَظْلِمُ النَّاسَ شَيْـًٔا وَّ لٰكِنَّ النَّاسَ اَنْفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُوْنَ » [ یونس : ۴۴ ] "Indeed, Allah does not wrong the people at all, but it is the people who wrong themselves."
➋ The tanween of { وَ مَا اللّٰهُ يُرِيْدُ ظُلْمًا لِّلْعِبَادِ: ’’ ظُلْمًا ‘‘} is for indefiniteness, that is why it is translated as "any kind of injustice." That is, the punishment that came upon those nations was the result of their own evil deeds; Allah does not even intend any kind of injustice towards His servants, so why would He commit injustice, and that too upon His servants? This is not possible at all. Allah Almighty says: « اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا يَظْلِمُ النَّاسَ شَيْـًٔا وَّ لٰكِنَّ النَّاسَ اَنْفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُوْنَ » [ یونس : ۴۴ ] "Indeed, Allah does not wrong the people at all, but it is the people who wrong themselves."
