سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 97
أَفَأَمِنَ أَهْلُ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ أَن يَأْتِيَهُم بَأْسُنَا بَيَـٰتًا وَهُمْ نَآئِمُونَ ﴿97﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Did the people of the towns then feel secure against the coming of Our punishment by night while they were asleep?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَفَأَمِنَ
afa-amina
Then did feel secure
أَهْلُ
ahlu
(the) people
ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ
l-qurā
(of) the cities
أَن
an
that
يَأْتِيَهُم
yatiyahum
comes to them
بَأْسُنَا
basunā
Our punishment
بَيَـٰتًۭا
bayātan
(at) night
وَهُمْ
wahum
while they
نَآئِمُونَ
nāimūna
(were) asleep
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 98,97){ اَفَاَمِنَ اَهْلُ الْقُرٰۤى … : } That is, Allah's punishment can come upon them even while they are sleeping in a state of heedlessness, and it can also come upon them in the middle of the day while they are awake and busy; no one should think that if it is daytime, they will be able to resist it. (Biqā‘ī)
