سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 167
وَإِذْ تَأَذَّنَ رَبُّكَ لَيَبْعَثَنَّ عَلَيْهِمْ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ مَن يَسُومُهُمْ سُوٓءَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ۗ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَسَرِيعُ ٱلْعِقَابِ ۖ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿167﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (remember) when your Lord declared that He would certainly keep on sending against them (i.e. the Jews), till the Day of Resurrection, those who would afflict them with a humiliating torment. Verily, your Lord is Quick in Retribution (for the disobedient, wicked) and certainly He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful (for the obedient and those who beg Allâh’s Forgiveness).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذْ
wa-idh
And when
تَأَذَّنَ
ta-adhana
declared
رَبُّكَ
rabbuka
your Lord
لَيَبْعَثَنَّ
layabʿathanna
that He would surely send
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
upon them
إِلَىٰ
ilā
till
يَوْمِ
yawmi
(the) Day
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ
l-qiyāmati
(of) the Resurrection
مَن
man
(those) who
يَسُومُهُمْ
yasūmuhum
would afflict them
سُوٓءَ
sūa
(with) a grievous
ٱلْعَذَابِ ۗ
l-ʿadhābi
[the] punishment
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
رَبَّكَ
rabbaka
your Lord
لَسَرِيعُ
lasarīʿu
(is) surely swift
ٱلْعِقَابِ ۖ
l-ʿiqābi
(in) the retribution
وَإِنَّهُۥ
wa-innahu
but indeed, He
لَغَفُورٌۭ
laghafūrun
(is) surely Oft-Forgiving
رَّحِيمٌۭ
raḥīmun
Most Merciful
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167. And (remember) when your Lord declared [169] that He would surely send against the Children of Israel, until the Day of Resurrection, those who would afflict them with the worst torment." Indeed, your Lord is swift in punishment (when the appointed time comes), and indeed, He is Forgiving and Merciful.
[169]
The Historical Account of the Humiliation and Misery of the Jews:
The Arabic word "ta'adhdhana" has the same meaning as the notice given in our context, that is, Allah Almighty had warned the Jews that if they did not desist from their actions, He would impose upon them, until the Day of Judgment, such rulers who would continue to inflict various kinds of suffering upon them. These sufferings refer to their subjugated life; thus, the Jews were at times subjugated by Greek and Chaldean kings, at times became the target of the hardships of Nebuchadnezzar, who utterly destroyed Bayt al-Maqdis and took a large number of these Jews as slaves with him to Babylon. Then, before the Prophetic era, these people remained tributaries to the Magians. Then Allah imposed Muslim rulers over them. In short, despite being a wealthy nation, they could never attain a life of honor anywhere and always lived a life of humiliation as subjugated people. In the early twentieth century, they were severely beaten at the hands of Hitler, who mercilessly killed millions of Jews. In the middle of this very twentieth century, with the support of a few governments, they established their rule over a small area. Yet, even then, they did not attain peace, and near the Day of Judgment, when Dajjal will appear, they will be his helpers; then, at the hands of Sayyiduna ‘Isa ؑ and his Muslim companions, all of them will be put to the sword, as is evident from numerous authentic ahadith.
[169]
The Historical Account of the Humiliation and Misery of the Jews:
The Arabic word "ta'adhdhana" has the same meaning as the notice given in our context, that is, Allah Almighty had warned the Jews that if they did not desist from their actions, He would impose upon them, until the Day of Judgment, such rulers who would continue to inflict various kinds of suffering upon them. These sufferings refer to their subjugated life; thus, the Jews were at times subjugated by Greek and Chaldean kings, at times became the target of the hardships of Nebuchadnezzar, who utterly destroyed Bayt al-Maqdis and took a large number of these Jews as slaves with him to Babylon. Then, before the Prophetic era, these people remained tributaries to the Magians. Then Allah imposed Muslim rulers over them. In short, despite being a wealthy nation, they could never attain a life of honor anywhere and always lived a life of humiliation as subjugated people. In the early twentieth century, they were severely beaten at the hands of Hitler, who mercilessly killed millions of Jews. In the middle of this very twentieth century, with the support of a few governments, they established their rule over a small area. Yet, even then, they did not attain peace, and near the Day of Judgment, when Dajjal will appear, they will be his helpers; then, at the hands of Sayyiduna ‘Isa ؑ and his Muslim companions, all of them will be put to the sword, as is evident from numerous authentic ahadith.
