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Surah Fussilat (41) — Ayah 13
فَإِنْ أَعْرَضُوا۟ فَقُلْ أَنذَرْتُكُمْ صَـٰعِقَةً مِّثْلَ صَـٰعِقَةِ عَادٍ وَثَمُودَ ﴿13﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
But if they turn away, then say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "I have warned you of a Sâ‘iqah (a destructive awful cry, torment, hit, a thunderbolt) like the Sâ‘iqah which overtook ‘Âd and Thamûd (people)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَإِنْ
fa-in
But if
أَعْرَضُوا۟
aʿraḍū
they turn away
فَقُلْ
faqul
then say
أَنذَرْتُكُمْ
andhartukum
I have warned you
صَـٰعِقَةًۭ
ṣāʿiqatan
(of) a thunderbolt
مِّثْلَ
mith'la
like
صَـٰعِقَةِ
ṣāʿiqati
(the) thunderbolt
عَادٍۢ
ʿādin
(of) Aad
وَثَمُودَ
wathamūda
and Thamud
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.
For the explanation of (Ayah 13){ فَاِنْ اَعْرَضُوْا فَقُلْ اَنْذَرْتُكُمْ … : ’’ صٰعِقَةً ‘‘}, see Surah Ra’d (13). In the opening verses of the Surah (4, 5), Allah mentions that most people turn away from His Book. After that, He details the creation of the heavens and the earth in six days. Now He says that if these people still do not accept that the only true deity is the One who created the heavens, the earth, and the entire universe, and persist in turning away from this truth, then tell them that many nations before you adopted the same attitude that you are adopting. So I warn you of a punishment like that and of the thunderous lightning that struck the previous nations of ‘Ad and Thamud. For the introduction to ‘Ad and Thamud, see Surah Al-A’raf (65 to 79).
