سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ
Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 190
إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ﴿190﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, in this is indeed a sign, yet most of them are not believers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
فِى
fī
in
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
لَـَٔايَةًۭ ۖ
laāyatan
surely, is a sign
وَمَا
wamā
but not
كَانَ
kāna
are
أَكْثَرُهُم
aktharuhum
most of them
مُّؤْمِنِينَ
mu'minīna
believers
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.
Surely in this (story) is a sign [111], but most of them do not believe.
[111]
The Summary of Seven Authentic Historical Events. The Consequence of Disobeying Allah and Denying the Messenger:
In the previous verses, Allah Almighty has mentioned seven nations: the people of Musa, the people of Ibrahim, the people of Nuh, the people of ‘Ad, the people of Thamud, the people of Lut, and the people of Shu‘ayb. All these nations denied their respective prophets. Although the social circumstances of these nations were different from one another, and their manner of debate, argument, and questioning with the prophets was in some ways different and in some ways similar, since the nature of their fundamental crime was the same—denial of prophethood—their outcome was also the same: they were ultimately destroyed by the punishment of Allah, and Allah Almighty saved His messengers and those who believed in them both from the hands of these wrongdoers and from His own punishment. Even after these seven authentic historical events, if someone tries to break the connection between the denial of the Messenger and disobedience to Allah and their consequence, i.e., the divine punishment, and starts searching for natural causes of Allah’s punishment, regarding which Allah Almighty has said seven times: ﴿وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ﴾, and this address is not only for the disbelievers of Makkah but for every person who wants to break the connection between this cause and its consequence, and it is for all times until the Day of Judgment. And such people can only be those who, having forgotten Allah, have become mere servants of the world, regardless of which religion they belong to. After mentioning these established historical events and their established outcomes, the discourse returns to the same subject that was stated at the beginning of this Surah.
[111]
The Summary of Seven Authentic Historical Events. The Consequence of Disobeying Allah and Denying the Messenger:
In the previous verses, Allah Almighty has mentioned seven nations: the people of Musa, the people of Ibrahim, the people of Nuh, the people of ‘Ad, the people of Thamud, the people of Lut, and the people of Shu‘ayb. All these nations denied their respective prophets. Although the social circumstances of these nations were different from one another, and their manner of debate, argument, and questioning with the prophets was in some ways different and in some ways similar, since the nature of their fundamental crime was the same—denial of prophethood—their outcome was also the same: they were ultimately destroyed by the punishment of Allah, and Allah Almighty saved His messengers and those who believed in them both from the hands of these wrongdoers and from His own punishment. Even after these seven authentic historical events, if someone tries to break the connection between the denial of the Messenger and disobedience to Allah and their consequence, i.e., the divine punishment, and starts searching for natural causes of Allah’s punishment, regarding which Allah Almighty has said seven times: ﴿وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ﴾, and this address is not only for the disbelievers of Makkah but for every person who wants to break the connection between this cause and its consequence, and it is for all times until the Day of Judgment. And such people can only be those who, having forgotten Allah, have become mere servants of the world, regardless of which religion they belong to. After mentioning these established historical events and their established outcomes, the discourse returns to the same subject that was stated at the beginning of this Surah.
