سُوْرَةُ هُوْدٍ
Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 83
مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ ۖ وَمَا هِىَ مِنَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ بِبَعِيدٍ ﴿83﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Marked from your Lord; and they are not ever far from the Zâlimûn (polytheists, evil-doers).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
مُّسَوَّمَةً
musawwamatan
Marked
عِندَ
ʿinda
from
رَبِّكَ ۖ
rabbika
your Lord
وَمَا
wamā
And not
هِىَ
hiya
it
مِنَ
mina
(is) from
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
l-ẓālimīna
the wrongdoers
بِبَعِيدٍۢ
bibaʿīdin
far
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.
And this (region) is not far from the wrongdoers [94].
[94] This verse can have two meanings, and both are correct. One has already been clarified in the translation itself through parentheses: in this case, "the region" refers to the destroyed region of the people of Lot, and "the wrongdoers" refers to the deniers of truth in the time of the Prophet, meaning that this devastated area is not far from these wrongdoers—they can witness all of this with their own eyes. The second meaning is that such punishment was not exclusive to the people of Lot ؑ; rather, Allah Almighty still has full power to inflict such punishment upon wrongdoers, deniers of truth, and immoral people even today, and this is not something beyond reason.
[94] This verse can have two meanings, and both are correct. One has already been clarified in the translation itself through parentheses: in this case, "the region" refers to the destroyed region of the people of Lot, and "the wrongdoers" refers to the deniers of truth in the time of the Prophet, meaning that this devastated area is not far from these wrongdoers—they can witness all of this with their own eyes. The second meaning is that such punishment was not exclusive to the people of Lot ؑ; rather, Allah Almighty still has full power to inflict such punishment upon wrongdoers, deniers of truth, and immoral people even today, and this is not something beyond reason.
