سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ
Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 41
وَلَقَدِ ٱسْتُهْزِئَ بِرُسُلٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَحَاقَ بِٱلَّذِينَ سَخِرُوا۟ مِنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ ﴿41﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Indeed, (many) Messengers were mocked before you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), but the scoffers were surrounded by that, whereat they used to mock.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَقَدِ
walaqadi
And verily
ٱسْتُهْزِئَ
us'tuh'zi-a
were mocked
بِرُسُلٍۢ
birusulin
Messengers
مِّن
min
before you
قَبْلِكَ
qablika
before you
فَحَاقَ
faḥāqa
then surrounded
بِٱلَّذِينَ
bi-alladhīna
those who
سَخِرُوا۟
sakhirū
mocked
مِنْهُم
min'hum
from them
مَّا
mā
what
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they used
بِهِۦ
bihi
at it
يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ
yastahziūna
(to) mock
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.
41. (O Prophet) Messengers before you were also mocked, but those who mocked them were overtaken by the very thing [37] they used to ridicule.
[37] That is, the very punishment of Allah the warning of which they used to mock, ensnared them. Their mockery has turned back upon themselves, and they have become so ensnared in its consequences that now other people have begun to mock them.
[37] That is, the very punishment of Allah the warning of which they used to mock, ensnared them. Their mockery has turned back upon themselves, and they have become so ensnared in its consequences that now other people have begun to mock them.
