سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 131
ذَٰلِكَ أَن لَّمْ يَكُن رَّبُّكَ مُهْلِكَ ٱلْقُرَىٰ بِظُلْمٍ وَأَهْلُهَا غَـٰفِلُونَ ﴿131﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
This is because your Lord would not destroy the (populations of) towns for their wrong-doing (i.e. associating others in worship along with Allâh) while their people were unaware (so the Messengers were sent).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That (is because)
أَن
an
[that]
لَّمْ
lam
not
يَكُن
yakun
is
رَّبُّكَ
rabbuka
your Lord
مُهْلِكَ
muh'lika
one who destroys
ٱلْقُرَىٰ
l-qurā
the cities
بِظُلْمٍۢ
biẓul'min
for (their) wrongdoing
وَأَهْلُهَا
wa-ahluhā
while their people
غَـٰفِلُونَ
ghāfilūna
(are) unaware
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 131){ ذٰلِكَ اَنْ لَّمْ يَكُنْ رَّبُّكَ:} That is, no prophet or his deputy had reached them and informed them of the reality of the matter. See Surah Bani Isra'il (15).
