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Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 102
وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَخْذُ رَبِّكَ إِذَآ أَخَذَ ٱلْقُرَىٰ وَهِىَ ظَـٰلِمَةٌ ۚ إِنَّ أَخْذَهُۥٓ أَلِيمٌ شَدِيدٌ ﴿102﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Such is the Seizure of your Lord when He seizes the (population of) the towns while they are doing wrong. Verily, His Seizure is painful, (and) severe.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَكَذَٰلِكَ
wakadhālika
And thus
أَخْذُ
akhdhu
(is) the seizure (of) your Lord
رَبِّكَ
rabbika
(is) the seizure (of) your Lord
إِذَآ
idhā
when
أَخَذَ
akhadha
He seizes
ٱلْقُرَىٰ
l-qurā
the cities
وَهِىَ
wahiya
while they
ظَـٰلِمَةٌ ۚ
ẓālimatun
(are) doing wrong
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
أَخْذَهُۥٓ
akhdhahu
His seizure
أَلِيمٌۭ
alīmun
(is) painful
شَدِيدٌ
shadīdun
(and) severe
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
102. And such is the seizing of your Lord when He seizes the towns while they are doing wrong. Surely, His seizing is painful and severe [113].
[113] That is, Allah grants respite to the wrongdoers, and the purpose of this respite is both to warn and to establish proof against them. But when proof has been established against a people and warnings prove to be of no benefit, and there remains no capacity in them to accept goodness and virtue, then at that time such a divine wrath descends upon them which is both extremely painful and deadly for them. And as a result of this punishment, sometimes even the very name and trace of that nation is wiped off the face of the earth.
[113] That is, Allah grants respite to the wrongdoers, and the purpose of this respite is both to warn and to establish proof against them. But when proof has been established against a people and warnings prove to be of no benefit, and there remains no capacity in them to accept goodness and virtue, then at that time such a divine wrath descends upon them which is both extremely painful and deadly for them. And as a result of this punishment, sometimes even the very name and trace of that nation is wiped off the face of the earth.
