سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 70
أَلَمْ يَأْتِهِمْ نَبَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ وَعَادٍ وَثَمُودَ وَقَوْمِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَأَصْحَـٰبِ مَدْيَنَ وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَـٰتِ ۚ أَتَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ ۖ فَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيَظْلِمَهُمْ وَلَـٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ ﴿70﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Has not the story reached them of those before them? - The people of Nûh (Noah), ‘Âd, and Thamûd, the people of Ibrâhîm (Abraham), the dwellers of Madyan (Midian) and the cities overthrown [i.e. the people to whom Lût (Lot) preached]; to them came their Messengers with clear proofs. So it was not Allâh Who wronged them, but they used to wrong themselves.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَلَمْ
alam
Has not
يَأْتِهِمْ
yatihim
come to them
نَبَأُ
naba-u
(the) news
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(of) those who
مِن
min
(were) before them
قَبْلِهِمْ
qablihim
(were) before them
قَوْمِ
qawmi
(the) people
نُوحٍۢ
nūḥin
(of) Nuh
وَعَادٍۢ
waʿādin
and Aad
وَثَمُودَ
wathamūda
and Thamud
وَقَوْمِ
waqawmi
and (the) people
إِبْرَٰهِيمَ
ib'rāhīma
(of) Ibrahim
وَأَصْحَـٰبِ
wa-aṣḥābi
and (the) companions
مَدْيَنَ
madyana
(of) Madyan
وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَـٰتِ ۚ
wal-mu'tafikāti
and the towns overturned
أَتَتْهُمْ
atathum
Came to them
رُسُلُهُم
rusuluhum
their Messengers
بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ ۖ
bil-bayināti
with clear proofs
فَمَا
famā
And not
كَانَ
kāna
was
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
لِيَظْلِمَهُمْ
liyaẓlimahum
to wrong them
وَلَـٰكِن
walākin
but
كَانُوٓا۟
kānū
they were (to)
أَنفُسَهُمْ
anfusahum
themselves
يَظْلِمُونَ
yaẓlimūna
doing wrong
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.
(Ayah70){ اَلَمْ يَاْتِهِمْ نَبَاُ الَّذِيْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ … : ’’ وَ الْمُؤْتَفِكٰتِ ‘‘ ’’اِئْتَفَكَ يَأْتَفِكُ‘‘} It is an active participle from the verb form "iftiaal," meaning "the overturning ones," that is, the towns of the people of Lut (Lot), whose center was Sodom, which were lifted from the earth and overturned due to their evil deeds, and a rain of stones was sent upon them. The mention of these six nations in particular is because they were settled around Arabia, in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen. They disobeyed Allah Almighty and denied His prophets, so they themselves invited punishment upon themselves. Their stories have already been mentioned in Surah Al-A'raf, and further details will come ahead in Surah Hud.
