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Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 59
لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ فَقَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَـٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥٓ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ ﴿59﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Indeed, We sent Nûh (Noah) to his people and he said: "O my people! Worship Allâh! You have no other Ilâh (God) but Him. (Lâ ilâha illallâh: none has the right to be worshipped but Allâh). Certainly, I fear for you the torment of a Great Day!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَقَدْ
laqad
Certainly
أَرْسَلْنَا
arsalnā
We sent
نُوحًا
nūḥan
Nuh
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
قَوْمِهِۦ
qawmihi
his people
فَقَالَ
faqāla
and he said
يَـٰقَوْمِ
yāqawmi
O my people
ٱعْبُدُوا۟
uʿ'budū
Worship
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
مَا
mā
not
لَكُم
lakum
for you
مِّنْ
min
any
إِلَـٰهٍ
ilāhin
god
غَيْرُهُۥٓ
ghayruhu
other than Him
إِنِّىٓ
innī
Indeed, I
أَخَافُ
akhāfu
[I] fear
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
for you
عَذَابَ
ʿadhāba
punishment
يَوْمٍ
yawmin
(of the) Day
عَظِيمٍۢ
ʿaẓīmin
Great
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.
We sent Noah to his people, and he said: "O my people! Worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a tremendous [63] Day."
[63]
How Did Shirk Begin Before the Advent of Sayyiduna Nuh (A.S.)?
After the passing of Sayyiduna Adam (A.S.), his progeny remained steadfast on the path of guidance for a long time, then gradually corruption began to appear among them, and it has already been mentioned that the foundation of corruption on earth is based on shirk. According to the narration of Ibn Abbas (R.A.), the beginning of this shirk happened in such a way that, from time to time, five elders and pious people from among that nation passed away, whose very sight would remind people of Allah Almighty. When these elders died, the worshippers felt their absence deeply. Satan deceived them by suggesting that if they made statues of these elders and placed them before themselves, they could attain the desired benefit, and their hearts would remain attached to the worship of Allah just as they were in the presence of these elders. The simple-minded people fell for this deception of Satan and made statues of these five elders, placing them before themselves in their mosques. These people, upon seeing these statues, continued to worship only Allah, but the generations that came after them began to worship these very statues. When Sayyiduna Nuh (A.S.) was sent, his nation was deeply involved in the worship of these five elders, whose names—Wadd, Suwa', Yaghuth, Ya'uq, and Nasr—are mentioned in Surah Nuh. [ بخاري۔ كتاب التفسير۔ تفسير سورة نوح]
The Center of Preaching of Sayyiduna Nuh (A.S.):
The center of Nuh's (A.S.) call was the region of Iraq, and probably at that time, this was the only area of the world inhabited by humans. Initially, the area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers became the center of his preaching. Except for Sayyiduna Adam (A.S.), the call of all other prophets began with the prohibition of shirk and the pure worship of Allah, and Sayyiduna Nuh (A.S.) also began the reformation of a corrupted society with this very call. Along with this, he warned that if you do not refrain from shirk, a severe punishment will befall you.
[63]
How Did Shirk Begin Before the Advent of Sayyiduna Nuh (A.S.)?
After the passing of Sayyiduna Adam (A.S.), his progeny remained steadfast on the path of guidance for a long time, then gradually corruption began to appear among them, and it has already been mentioned that the foundation of corruption on earth is based on shirk. According to the narration of Ibn Abbas (R.A.), the beginning of this shirk happened in such a way that, from time to time, five elders and pious people from among that nation passed away, whose very sight would remind people of Allah Almighty. When these elders died, the worshippers felt their absence deeply. Satan deceived them by suggesting that if they made statues of these elders and placed them before themselves, they could attain the desired benefit, and their hearts would remain attached to the worship of Allah just as they were in the presence of these elders. The simple-minded people fell for this deception of Satan and made statues of these five elders, placing them before themselves in their mosques. These people, upon seeing these statues, continued to worship only Allah, but the generations that came after them began to worship these very statues. When Sayyiduna Nuh (A.S.) was sent, his nation was deeply involved in the worship of these five elders, whose names—Wadd, Suwa', Yaghuth, Ya'uq, and Nasr—are mentioned in Surah Nuh. [ بخاري۔ كتاب التفسير۔ تفسير سورة نوح]
The Center of Preaching of Sayyiduna Nuh (A.S.):
The center of Nuh's (A.S.) call was the region of Iraq, and probably at that time, this was the only area of the world inhabited by humans. Initially, the area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers became the center of his preaching. Except for Sayyiduna Adam (A.S.), the call of all other prophets began with the prohibition of shirk and the pure worship of Allah, and Sayyiduna Nuh (A.S.) also began the reformation of a corrupted society with this very call. Along with this, he warned that if you do not refrain from shirk, a severe punishment will befall you.
