سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ
Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 11
وَكَمْ قَصَمْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ كَانَتْ ظَالِمَةً وَأَنشَأْنَا بَعْدَهَا قَوْمًا ءَاخَرِينَ ﴿11﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
How many a town (community) given to wrong-doing, have We destroyed, and raised up after them another people!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَكَمْ
wakam
And how many
قَصَمْنَا
qaṣamnā
We (have) shattered
مِن
min
of
قَرْيَةٍۢ
qaryatin
a town
كَانَتْ
kānat
(that) was
ظَالِمَةًۭ
ẓālimatan
unjust
وَأَنشَأْنَا
wa-anshanā
and We produced
بَعْدَهَا
baʿdahā
after them
قَوْمًا
qawman
another people
ءَاخَرِينَ
ākharīna
another people
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.
11. How many towns were there whose inhabitants were wrongdoers, and We crushed them, and raised up other people [11] after them.
[11] That is, it did not happen that after destroying the wrongdoing nations, this land remained desolate and barren. Rather, We immediately brought other people to settle this land, and if there was any harm, it was only to the wrongdoers themselves.
[11] That is, it did not happen that after destroying the wrongdoing nations, this land remained desolate and barren. Rather, We immediately brought other people to settle this land, and if there was any harm, it was only to the wrongdoers themselves.
