سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْفَالِ
Surah Al-Anfaal (8) — Ayah 54
كَدَأْبِ ءَالِ فِرْعَوْنَ ۙ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَهْلَكْنَـٰهُم بِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَأَغْرَقْنَآ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ وَكُلٌّ كَانُوا۟ ظَـٰلِمِينَ ﴿54﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Similar to the behaviour of the people of Fir‘aun (Pharaoh), and those before them. They belied the Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of their Lord, so We destroyed them for their sins, and We drowned the people of Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) for they were all Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doers).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
كَدَأْبِ
kadabi
Like (the) way
ءَالِ
āli
(of) people
فِرْعَوْنَ ۙ
fir'ʿawna
(of) Firaun
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
and those who
مِن
min
(were) from
قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ
qablihim
before them
كَذَّبُوا۟
kadhabū
They denied
بِـَٔايَـٰتِ
biāyāti
(the) Signs
رَبِّهِمْ
rabbihim
(of) their Lord
فَأَهْلَكْنَـٰهُم
fa-ahlaknāhum
so We destroyed them
بِذُنُوبِهِمْ
bidhunūbihim
for their sins
وَأَغْرَقْنَآ
wa-aghraqnā
and We drowned
ءَالَ
āla
(the) people
فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ
fir'ʿawna
(of) Firaun
وَكُلٌّۭ
wakullun
and (they) all
كَانُوا۟
kānū
were
ظَـٰلِمِينَ
ẓālimīna
wrongdoers
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 54) {كَدَاْبِ اٰلِ فِرْعَوْنَ …:} That is, the condition of those people who fought against you is like the people of Pharaoh and the disbelievers before them. The purpose of repeating this statement is, firstly, to emphasize the previous point, as it is said: «اَوْلٰى لَكَ فَاَوْلٰى (34) ثُمَّ اَوْلٰى لَكَ فَاَوْلٰى» [ القیامۃ : ۳۴، ۳۵] Secondly, in this there is some detail of the previous verse; in that, {’’كَفَرُوْا بِاٰيٰتِ اللّٰهِ ‘‘} that is, the denial and rejection of Allah’s signs was mentioned, here it is detailed that along with denial, they also belied them. Thirdly, in that, the mention was of being seized for sins, in this, the detail of the seizing of the people of Pharaoh, that is, the mention of drowning, is given, and the reason for the punishment is clearly explained in explicit words that all of them were wrongdoers, whereas it was stated just before that Allah does not wrong anyone even by the weight of an atom; if they had not been wrongdoers and sinners, Allah would have had no personal enmity with them to destroy or drown them without reason. It should be clear that by Allah’s signs are meant both the commands brought by the messengers and the signs and miracles.
