سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ
Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 77
وَنَصَرْنَـٰهُ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمَ سَوْءٍ فَأَغْرَقْنَـٰهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ﴿77﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
We helped him against the people who denied Our Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.). Verily, they were a people given to evil. So We drowned them all.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَنَصَرْنَـٰهُ
wanaṣarnāhu
And We helped him
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلْقَوْمِ
l-qawmi
the people
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
who
كَذَّبُوا۟
kadhabū
denied
بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ ۚ
biāyātinā
Our Signs
إِنَّهُمْ
innahum
Indeed, they
كَانُوا۟
kānū
were
قَوْمَ
qawma
a people
سَوْءٍۢ
sawin
evil
فَأَغْرَقْنَـٰهُمْ
fa-aghraqnāhum
so We drowned them
أَجْمَعِينَ
ajmaʿīna
all
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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77. And We helped him against the people who denied Our signs. Indeed, they were an evil people, so We drowned them all [64].
[64] The center of Prophet Nuh’s ؑ preaching was the area between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates in Iraq. He was the first prophet who waged jihad against polytheism. Before his appointment, his people had fallen into idol worship, and in the history of humanity, this was the first nation to begin idol worship. His people were extremely stubborn and obstinate. He struggled against them for nine hundred and fifty years, but except for a few individuals, no one believed in him. In fact, they made the lives of him and his few followers miserable. One must acknowledge his patience and endurance over such a long period. Once, in a very sorrowful tone, he prayed to Allah: ﴿فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ أَنِّي مَغْلُوبٌ فَانتَصِرْ﴾ [54: 10] meaning, "O my Lord, I am overpowered by these people, so You take revenge on my behalf." And once, becoming extremely disappointed by their stubbornness and obstinacy, he made a great supplication: "O Lord! Do not leave any household of the disbelievers remaining on the earth, for the children they will produce will also be wicked and disbelieving, from whom there is no hope of faith." Thus, Allah accepted the prayer of Nuh ؑ. At that time, only this region of the earth was inhabited by humans. Allah sent such a flood in which all the disbelievers drowned and died, and Allah saved Prophet Nuh ؑ and his followers by having them board the Ark.
[64] The center of Prophet Nuh’s ؑ preaching was the area between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates in Iraq. He was the first prophet who waged jihad against polytheism. Before his appointment, his people had fallen into idol worship, and in the history of humanity, this was the first nation to begin idol worship. His people were extremely stubborn and obstinate. He struggled against them for nine hundred and fifty years, but except for a few individuals, no one believed in him. In fact, they made the lives of him and his few followers miserable. One must acknowledge his patience and endurance over such a long period. Once, in a very sorrowful tone, he prayed to Allah: ﴿فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ أَنِّي مَغْلُوبٌ فَانتَصِرْ﴾ [54: 10] meaning, "O my Lord, I am overpowered by these people, so You take revenge on my behalf." And once, becoming extremely disappointed by their stubbornness and obstinacy, he made a great supplication: "O Lord! Do not leave any household of the disbelievers remaining on the earth, for the children they will produce will also be wicked and disbelieving, from whom there is no hope of faith." Thus, Allah accepted the prayer of Nuh ؑ. At that time, only this region of the earth was inhabited by humans. Allah sent such a flood in which all the disbelievers drowned and died, and Allah saved Prophet Nuh ؑ and his followers by having them board the Ark.
