سُوْرَةُ السَّجْدَةِ
Surah As-Sajda (32) — Ayah 26
أَوَلَمْ يَهْدِ لَهُمْ كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ يَمْشُونَ فِى مَسَـٰكِنِهِمْ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ ۖ أَفَلَا يَسْمَعُونَ ﴿26﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Is it not a guidance for them: how many generations We have destroyed before them in whose dwellings they do walk about? Verily, therein indeed are signs. Would they not then listen?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَوَلَمْ
awalam
Does it not
يَهْدِ
yahdi
guide
لَهُمْ
lahum
[for] them
كَمْ
kam
(that) how many
أَهْلَكْنَا
ahlaknā
We have destroyed
مِن
min
before them
قَبْلِهِم
qablihim
before them
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلْقُرُونِ
l-qurūni
the generations
يَمْشُونَ
yamshūna
they walk about
فِى
fī
in
مَسَـٰكِنِهِمْ ۚ
masākinihim
their dwellings
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
فِى
fī
in
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ ۖ
laāyātin
surely, are Signs
أَفَلَا
afalā
Then do not
يَسْمَعُونَ
yasmaʿūna
they hear
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.
26. Has it not guided them that We destroyed many generations before them, in whose dwellings they now walk? Surely, there are many signs in this. Do they not listen [28]?
[28] The people of 'Ad, Thamud, and Shu'aib were all nations related to the Arabs. All of them were destroyed, and the people of Arabia would see their ruins with their own eyes and would also hear about the circumstances of these nations from their elders. Yet, they would not take any lesson from them.
[28] The people of 'Ad, Thamud, and Shu'aib were all nations related to the Arabs. All of them were destroyed, and the people of Arabia would see their ruins with their own eyes and would also hear about the circumstances of these nations from their elders. Yet, they would not take any lesson from them.
