سُوْرَةُ الْفُرْقَانِ
Surah Al-Furqaan (25) — Ayah 37
وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ لَّمَّا كَذَّبُوا۟ ٱلرُّسُلَ أَغْرَقْنَـٰهُمْ وَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ لِلنَّاسِ ءَايَةً ۖ وَأَعْتَدْنَا لِلظَّـٰلِمِينَ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا ﴿37﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And Nûh’s (Noah) people, when they denied the Messengers, We drowned them, and We made them as a sign for mankind. And We have prepared a painful torment for the Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doers).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَوْمَ
waqawma
And (the) people
نُوحٍۢ
nūḥin
(of) Nuh
لَّمَّا
lammā
when
كَذَّبُوا۟
kadhabū
they denied
ٱلرُّسُلَ
l-rusula
the Messengers
أَغْرَقْنَـٰهُمْ
aghraqnāhum
We drowned them
وَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ
wajaʿalnāhum
and We made them
لِلنَّاسِ
lilnnāsi
for mankind
ءَايَةًۭ ۖ
āyatan
a sign
وَأَعْتَدْنَا
wa-aʿtadnā
And We have prepared
لِلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
lilẓẓālimīna
for the wrongdoers
عَذَابًا
ʿadhāban
a punishment
أَلِيمًۭا
alīman
painful
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.
37. And when the people of Noah denied the messengers [48], We drowned them and made them a sign [49] for all people. And We have prepared a painful punishment for the wrongdoers.
[48] From this it is understood that messengers had come to the people of Noah even before Prophet Noah ؑ, whose names are not mentioned in the Quran, or it could also mean that since the teachings of all prophets regarding the fundamentals of religion have been the same, therefore, by denying one messenger, it is as if all the other messengers have also been denied.
[49] A sign in the sense that the progeny of these wrongdoers was completely wiped out from the face of the earth. After the flood of Noah, the progeny of Adam ؑ continued only through those who were aboard the ark with Prophet Noah ؑ, and according to some, the future generations came from the three sons of Prophet Noah ؑ: Ham, Shem, and Japheth.
[48] From this it is understood that messengers had come to the people of Noah even before Prophet Noah ؑ, whose names are not mentioned in the Quran, or it could also mean that since the teachings of all prophets regarding the fundamentals of religion have been the same, therefore, by denying one messenger, it is as if all the other messengers have also been denied.
[49] A sign in the sense that the progeny of these wrongdoers was completely wiped out from the face of the earth. After the flood of Noah, the progeny of Adam ؑ continued only through those who were aboard the ark with Prophet Noah ؑ, and according to some, the future generations came from the three sons of Prophet Noah ؑ: Ham, Shem, and Japheth.
