سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 65
قُلْ هُوَ ٱلْقَادِرُ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يَبْعَثَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابًا مِّن فَوْقِكُمْ أَوْ مِن تَحْتِ أَرْجُلِكُمْ أَوْ يَلْبِسَكُمْ شِيَعًا وَيُذِيقَ بَعْضَكُم بَأْسَ بَعْضٍ ۗ ٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ نُصَرِّفُ ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَفْقَهُونَ ﴿65﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say: "He has power to send torment on you from above or from under your feet, or to cover you with confusion in party strife, and make you to taste the violence of one another." See how variously We explain the Ayât (proofs, evidence, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), so that they may understand.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
هُوَ
huwa
He
ٱلْقَادِرُ
l-qādiru
(is) All-Capable
عَلَىٰٓ
ʿalā
[on]
أَن
an
to
يَبْعَثَ
yabʿatha
send
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
upon you
عَذَابًۭا
ʿadhāban
punishment
مِّن
min
from
فَوْقِكُمْ
fawqikum
above you
أَوْ
aw
or
مِن
min
from
تَحْتِ
taḥti
beneath
أَرْجُلِكُمْ
arjulikum
your feet
أَوْ
aw
or
يَلْبِسَكُمْ
yalbisakum
(to) confuse you
شِيَعًۭا
shiyaʿan
(into) sects
وَيُذِيقَ
wayudhīqa
and make (you) taste
بَعْضَكُم
baʿḍakum
some of you
بَأْسَ
basa
violence
بَعْضٍ ۗ
baʿḍin
(of) others
ٱنظُرْ
unẓur
See
كَيْفَ
kayfa
how
نُصَرِّفُ
nuṣarrifu
We explain
ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ
l-āyāti
the Signs
لَعَلَّهُمْ
laʿallahum
so that they may
يَفْقَهُونَ
yafqahūna
understand
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Say: He is able to send punishment upon you from above you or from beneath your feet, or to divide you into factions and make you taste the violence of one another [72]. See how We explain the signs in various ways so that they may understand.
[72]
Types of Punishments:
In this verse, three types of punishments have been mentioned.
(1) Heavenly punishment, such as storms of wind and rain, thunder, lightning strikes, fierce winds, showers of stones, etc.
(2) Earthly punishment, such as floods from rivers, earthquakes, and being swallowed by the earth.
(3) Sectarianism, whether it is of a religious nature, political, or tribal. All three types of punishments have come upon previous nations. The third type of punishment existed even before the advent of the Prophet ﷺ. The wars of Fijar and Bu'ath—Harb Fijar in Makkah and Harb Bu'ath in Madinah—destroyed entire families. Hundreds of households were ruined, yet these tribal wars would not come to an end. The first two types of punishments would come when it was intended to completely annihilate a nation due to its rebellion. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sought refuge from all these types of punishments and prayed that such punishments should not come upon his Ummah. Thus, his prayer was accepted regarding the first two types of punishments, but not regarding the third type; that is, the first two types of punishments will not come upon this Ummah for its complete annihilation, although they may come partially. As for the third type of punishment, it exists within this Ummah, which has shattered the unity of the Muslim nation and made the Muslims a subdued and overpowered people, and this too is a result of rebellion and disobedience to Allah’s commands.
[72]
Types of Punishments:
In this verse, three types of punishments have been mentioned.
(1) Heavenly punishment, such as storms of wind and rain, thunder, lightning strikes, fierce winds, showers of stones, etc.
(2) Earthly punishment, such as floods from rivers, earthquakes, and being swallowed by the earth.
(3) Sectarianism, whether it is of a religious nature, political, or tribal. All three types of punishments have come upon previous nations. The third type of punishment existed even before the advent of the Prophet ﷺ. The wars of Fijar and Bu'ath—Harb Fijar in Makkah and Harb Bu'ath in Madinah—destroyed entire families. Hundreds of households were ruined, yet these tribal wars would not come to an end. The first two types of punishments would come when it was intended to completely annihilate a nation due to its rebellion. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sought refuge from all these types of punishments and prayed that such punishments should not come upon his Ummah. Thus, his prayer was accepted regarding the first two types of punishments, but not regarding the third type; that is, the first two types of punishments will not come upon this Ummah for its complete annihilation, although they may come partially. As for the third type of punishment, it exists within this Ummah, which has shattered the unity of the Muslim nation and made the Muslims a subdued and overpowered people, and this too is a result of rebellion and disobedience to Allah’s commands.
