سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 136
فَٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَأَغْرَقْنَـٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا وَكَانُوا۟ عَنْهَا غَـٰفِلِينَ ﴿136﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So We took retribution from them. We drowned them in the sea, because they belied Our Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and were heedless about them.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَٱنتَقَمْنَا
fa-intaqamnā
So We took retribution
مِنْهُمْ
min'hum
from them
فَأَغْرَقْنَـٰهُمْ
fa-aghraqnāhum
and We drowned them
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْيَمِّ
l-yami
the sea
بِأَنَّهُمْ
bi-annahum
because they
كَذَّبُوا۟
kadhabū
denied
بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا
biāyātinā
Our Signs
وَكَانُوا۟
wakānū
and they were
عَنْهَا
ʿanhā
to them
غَـٰفِلِينَ
ghāfilīna
heedless
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.
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