سُوْرَةُ الصَّافَّاتِ
Surah As-Saaffaat (37) — Ayah 177
فَإِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمْ فَسَآءَ صَبَاحُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ ﴿177﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then, when it descends in their courtyard (i.e. near to them), evil will be the morning for those who had been warned!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَإِذَا
fa-idhā
But when
نَزَلَ
nazala
it descends
بِسَاحَتِهِمْ
bisāḥatihim
in their territory
فَسَآءَ
fasāa
then evil (will be)
صَبَاحُ
ṣabāḥu
(the) morning
ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ
l-mundharīna
(for) those who were warned
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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177. When the punishment descends upon their courtyards, then that morning will be most terrible [97] for those who were warned.
[97]
The Punishments That Continued to Befall the Disbelievers of Makkah:
The punishment for which the disbelievers of Makkah were hastening will certainly come, but it will come at its appointed time. And it will come in such a way that they will not even know from which direction their roots are being cut off. Thus, on the occasion of the Battle of Badr, except for Abu Jahl, most of the chiefs thought that since our trade caravan has safely passed, we should not fight now. But Abu Jahl alone insisted that since we have come out to the battlefield, we must crush Islam. However, this very insistence became the cause of his own death and the breaking of the back of disbelief. A similar situation occurred at the time of the Battle of Ahzab, and the conquest of Makkah was in reality the death of disbelief. After that, the declaration of Bara’ah removed whatever was left. So many times, punishment befell these people during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and as they continued to be confronted with punishment, the talk of hastening the punishment gradually disappeared from their minds. After witnessing the first punishment, they never again asked for punishment. Then, after the life of the Prophet ﷺ, Allah Almighty granted even more victory and help to His true religion. And this victory was both political and of Islamic values.
[97]
The Punishments That Continued to Befall the Disbelievers of Makkah:
The punishment for which the disbelievers of Makkah were hastening will certainly come, but it will come at its appointed time. And it will come in such a way that they will not even know from which direction their roots are being cut off. Thus, on the occasion of the Battle of Badr, except for Abu Jahl, most of the chiefs thought that since our trade caravan has safely passed, we should not fight now. But Abu Jahl alone insisted that since we have come out to the battlefield, we must crush Islam. However, this very insistence became the cause of his own death and the breaking of the back of disbelief. A similar situation occurred at the time of the Battle of Ahzab, and the conquest of Makkah was in reality the death of disbelief. After that, the declaration of Bara’ah removed whatever was left. So many times, punishment befell these people during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and as they continued to be confronted with punishment, the talk of hastening the punishment gradually disappeared from their minds. After witnessing the first punishment, they never again asked for punishment. Then, after the life of the Prophet ﷺ, Allah Almighty granted even more victory and help to His true religion. And this victory was both political and of Islamic values.
