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Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 81
فَخَسَفْنَا بِهِۦ وَبِدَارِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ فَمَا كَانَ لَهُۥ مِن فِئَةٍ يَنصُرُونَهُۥ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُنتَصِرِينَ ﴿81﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So We caused the earth to swallow him and his dwelling place. Then he had no group or party to help him against Allâh, nor was he one of those who could save themselves.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَخَسَفْنَا
fakhasafnā
Then We caused to swallow up
بِهِۦ
bihi
him
وَبِدَارِهِ
wabidārihi
and his home
ٱلْأَرْضَ
l-arḍa
the earth
فَمَا
famā
Then not
كَانَ
kāna
was
لَهُۥ
lahu
for him
مِن
min
any
فِئَةٍۢ
fi-atin
group
يَنصُرُونَهُۥ
yanṣurūnahu
(to) help him
مِن
min
besides
دُونِ
dūni
besides
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
وَمَا
wamā
and not
كَانَ
kāna
was
مِنَ
mina
(he) of
ٱلْمُنتَصِرِينَ
l-muntaṣirīna
those who (could) defend themselves
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81. Then We caused the earth to swallow him and his house, and he had no group to help him against Allah, nor was he able to defend himself.
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The Fate of Qarun:
It is said that when Qarun became an opponent of Musa ؑ and joined Pharaoh, he devised a plot to defame Hazrat Musa ؑ. He bribed a prostitute and persuaded her to falsely accuse him of adultery. However, when Hazrat Musa ؑ made her swear to tell the truth, she revealed that she had acted at Qarun’s instigation and that the real culprit was Qarun. Hazrat Musa ؑ became very angry at this act of his. He prayed against him. It was as a result of this prayer against him that Qarun, along with his palace, his treasures, and his servants, was swallowed up by the earth. That entire piece of land sank far below the general surface of the earth, and when this divine wrath descended upon him, neither his treasures availed him, nor his servants, nor could Pharaoh and his courtiers come to his aid to save him from being swallowed by the earth.
[110]
The Fate of Qarun:
It is said that when Qarun became an opponent of Musa ؑ and joined Pharaoh, he devised a plot to defame Hazrat Musa ؑ. He bribed a prostitute and persuaded her to falsely accuse him of adultery. However, when Hazrat Musa ؑ made her swear to tell the truth, she revealed that she had acted at Qarun’s instigation and that the real culprit was Qarun. Hazrat Musa ؑ became very angry at this act of his. He prayed against him. It was as a result of this prayer against him that Qarun, along with his palace, his treasures, and his servants, was swallowed up by the earth. That entire piece of land sank far below the general surface of the earth, and when this divine wrath descended upon him, neither his treasures availed him, nor his servants, nor could Pharaoh and his courtiers come to his aid to save him from being swallowed by the earth.
