سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ
Surah Al-Muminoon (23) — Ayah 44
ثُمَّ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلَنَا تَتْرَا ۖ كُلَّ مَا جَآءَ أُمَّةً رَّسُولُهَا كَذَّبُوهُ ۚ فَأَتْبَعْنَا بَعْضَهُم بَعْضًا وَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ أَحَادِيثَ ۚ فَبُعْدًا لِّقَوْمٍ لَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿44﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then We sent Our Messengers in succession. Every time there came to a nation their Messenger, they denied him; so We made them follow one another (to destruction), and We made them as Ahadîth (the true stories for mankind to learn a lesson from them). So away with a people who believe not!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
أَرْسَلْنَا
arsalnā
We sent
رُسُلَنَا
rusulanā
Our Messengers
تَتْرَا ۖ
tatrā
(in) succession
كُلَّ
kulla
Every time
مَا
mā
Every time
جَآءَ
jāa
came
أُمَّةًۭ
ummatan
(to) a nation
رَّسُولُهَا
rasūluhā
its Messenger
كَذَّبُوهُ ۚ
kadhabūhu
they denied him
فَأَتْبَعْنَا
fa-atbaʿnā
so We made (them) follow
بَعْضَهُم
baʿḍahum
some of them
بَعْضًۭا
baʿḍan
others
وَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ
wajaʿalnāhum
and We made them
أَحَادِيثَ ۚ
aḥādītha
narrations
فَبُعْدًۭا
fabuʿ'dan
So away
لِّقَوْمٍۢ
liqawmin
with a people
لَّا
lā
not
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minūna
they believe
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.
44. Then We sent Our messengers in succession. Whenever a messenger came to a nation, they denied him, so We destroyed them one after another, and made them mere tales [46]. So away with a people who do not believe.
[46] After the first ‘Ad and the second ‘Ad, up until the time of Musa (Moses) ؑ, the following prophets were sent: Ibrahim (Abraham), Isma‘il (Ishmael), Ishaq (Isaac), Ya‘qub (Jacob), Yusuf (Joseph), Ayyub (Job), and Shu‘ayb (Jethro), peace be upon them. These are the prophets whose mention is found in the Noble Quran, and those whose mention is not found in the Quran are far more numerous. According to some narrations, when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about the number of messengers sent to the world, he stated it to be between 313 and 315, and the number of prophets to be 124,000, whereas only 27 prophets and messengers are mentioned in the Quran.
Prophets After the People of ‘Ad:
Now, if we look at it from a historical perspective, as far as human knowledge has reached, the period between the first ‘Ad and Musa ؑ spans approximately four thousand years. During this long period, countless prophets and messengers continued to be sent. In fact, there was such a succession of prophets that there was never a time when there was not a prophet present on the face of the earth. Rather, at times, several prophets were sent simultaneously in the same era. All of them were treated in the same way: they were denied. This is because the chieftain-type people were never willing to give up their leaderships and become obedient to the prophets. They also incited other people against the prophets. As a result of this crime, punishments continued to descend upon them. When one nation was destroyed, another would take its place. Then, at its appointed time, it too would be wiped off the face of the earth. Even their traces did not remain, except for those tales and legends that continued to be passed down orally among the people who came after.
[46] After the first ‘Ad and the second ‘Ad, up until the time of Musa (Moses) ؑ, the following prophets were sent: Ibrahim (Abraham), Isma‘il (Ishmael), Ishaq (Isaac), Ya‘qub (Jacob), Yusuf (Joseph), Ayyub (Job), and Shu‘ayb (Jethro), peace be upon them. These are the prophets whose mention is found in the Noble Quran, and those whose mention is not found in the Quran are far more numerous. According to some narrations, when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about the number of messengers sent to the world, he stated it to be between 313 and 315, and the number of prophets to be 124,000, whereas only 27 prophets and messengers are mentioned in the Quran.
Prophets After the People of ‘Ad:
Now, if we look at it from a historical perspective, as far as human knowledge has reached, the period between the first ‘Ad and Musa ؑ spans approximately four thousand years. During this long period, countless prophets and messengers continued to be sent. In fact, there was such a succession of prophets that there was never a time when there was not a prophet present on the face of the earth. Rather, at times, several prophets were sent simultaneously in the same era. All of them were treated in the same way: they were denied. This is because the chieftain-type people were never willing to give up their leaderships and become obedient to the prophets. They also incited other people against the prophets. As a result of this crime, punishments continued to descend upon them. When one nation was destroyed, another would take its place. Then, at its appointed time, it too would be wiped off the face of the earth. Even their traces did not remain, except for those tales and legends that continued to be passed down orally among the people who came after.
