سُوْرَةُ الْحَآقَّةِ
Surah Al-Haaqqa (69) — Ayah 9
وَجَآءَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَن قَبْلَهُۥ وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَـٰتُ بِٱلْخَاطِئَةِ ﴿9﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And Fir‘aun (Pharaoh), and those before him, and the cities overthrown [the towns of the people of [Lût (Lot)] committed sin.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَجَآءَ
wajāa
And came
فِرْعَوْنُ
fir'ʿawnu
Firaun
وَمَن
waman
and (those)
قَبْلَهُۥ
qablahu
before him
وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَـٰتُ
wal-mu'tafikātu
and the overturned cities
بِٱلْخَاطِئَةِ
bil-khāṭi-ati
with sin
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.
9. And Pharaoh [7], and those before him, and the people of the overturned cities—all committed sins.
[7] The people of ‘Ad raised the slogan ﴿مَنْ اَشَدُّ مِنَّا قُوَّةً﴾, and Pharaoh was the one who raised the slogan of ﴿اَنَا رَبُّكُمُ الْاَعْلٰي﴾. When Allah drowned Pharaoh and the people of Pharaoh in the sea, it was then that he realized how true he was in his claim to divinity and how helpless he was that day. Besides the people of Pharaoh, many other nations also denied the belief in the Hereafter. Then, when they adopted the path of rebellion, as a result, they too were destroyed and ruined. Not a single person from any of these nations survived; all of them were annihilated. And the greatest sin common among all of them was that they outright denied the messengers and the signs of Allah.
[7] The people of ‘Ad raised the slogan ﴿مَنْ اَشَدُّ مِنَّا قُوَّةً﴾, and Pharaoh was the one who raised the slogan of ﴿اَنَا رَبُّكُمُ الْاَعْلٰي﴾. When Allah drowned Pharaoh and the people of Pharaoh in the sea, it was then that he realized how true he was in his claim to divinity and how helpless he was that day. Besides the people of Pharaoh, many other nations also denied the belief in the Hereafter. Then, when they adopted the path of rebellion, as a result, they too were destroyed and ruined. Not a single person from any of these nations survived; all of them were annihilated. And the greatest sin common among all of them was that they outright denied the messengers and the signs of Allah.
