سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ

Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 98

The Heights · Meccan · Juz 9 · Page 163

أَوَأَمِنَ أَهْلُ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ أَن يَأْتِيَهُم بَأْسُنَا ضُحًى وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ ﴿98﴾
Or, did the people of the towns then feel secure against the coming of Our punishment in the forenoon while they were playing?
أَوَأَمِنَ awa-amina Or felt secure
أَهْلُ ahlu (the) people
ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ l-qurā (of) the cities
أَن an that
يَأْتِيَهُم yatiyahum comes to them
بَأْسُنَا basunā Our punishment
ضُحًۭى ḍuḥan (in) daylight
وَهُمْ wahum while they
يَلْعَبُونَ yalʿabūna (were) playing

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.

The tafsir of this verse may be read with the following verses.