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40:21
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Deep study · دِرَاسَة
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Verse · Āyah
40:21
۞ أَوَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا۟ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ كَانُوا۟ هُمْ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةًۭ وَءَاثَارًۭا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَمَا كَانَ لَهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَاقٍۢ ٢١
Have they not travelled in the land to see the nature of the consequence for those who disbelieved before them? They were mightier than these in power and (in the) traces (which they left behind them) in the earth. Yet Allah seized them for their sins, and they had no protector from Allah.
Have they not traveled through the land and observed how was the end of those who were before them? They were greater than them in strength and in impression on the land, but Allah seized them for their sins. And they had not from Allah any protector.
Have they not journeyed in the land that they might observe the end of those who came before them? They were even greater in strength than they and left behind more splendid traces in the land. Then Allah seized them because of their sins and they had none who could protect them from Allah.
يقول تعالى: أو لم يَسِرْ هَؤُلَاءِ الْمُكَذِّبُونَ بِرِسَالَتِكَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ ﴿فِي الأرْضِ فَيَنْظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ﴾ أَيْ: مِنَ الْأُمَمِ الْمُكَذِّبَةِ بِالْأَنْبِيَاءِ، مَا حَلَّ بِهِمْ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ وَالنَّكَالِ مَعَ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا أَشَدَّ مِنْ هَؤُلَاءِ قُوَّةً ﴿وَآثَارًا فِي الأرْضِ﴾ أَيْ: أَثَّرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ مِنَ الْبِنَايَاتِ وَالْمَعَالِمِ وَالدِّيَارَاتِ، مَا لَا يَقْدِرُ عَلَيْهِ هَؤُلَاءِ، كَمَا قَالَ: ﴿وَلَقَدْ مَكَّنَّاهُمْ فِيمَا إِنْ مَكَّنَّاكُمْ فِيهِ﴾ [الْأَحْقَافِ: ٢٦] ، وَقَالَ ﴿وَأَثَارُوا الأرْضَ وَعَمَرُوهَا أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا عَمَرُوهَا﴾ [الرُّومِ: ٩] أَيْ: وَمَعَ هَذِهِ الْقُوَّةِ الْعَظِيمَةِ وَالْبَأْسِ الشَّدِيدِ، أَخَذَهُمُ اللَّهُ بِذُنُوبِهِمْ، وَهِيَ كُفْرُهُمْ بِرُسُلِهِمْ، ﴿وَمَا كَانَ لَهُمْ مِنَ اللَّهِ مِنْ وَاقٍ﴾ أَيْ: وَمَا دَفَعَ عَنْهُمْ عَذَابَ اللَّهِ أَحَدٌ، وَلَا رَدَّهُ عَنْهُمْ رَادٌّ، وَلَا وَقَاهُمْ وَاقٍ.
ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ عِلَّةَ أَخْذِهِ إِيَّاهُمْ وَذُنُوبَهُمُ الَّتِي ارْتَكَبُوهَا وَاجْتَرَمُوهَا، فَقَالَ: ﴿ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَانَتْ تَأْتِيهِمْ رُسُلُهُمْ بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ﴾ أَيْ: بِالدَّلَائِلِ الْوَاضِحَاتِ وَالْبَرَاهِينِ الْقَاطِعَاتِ، ﴿فَكَفَرُوا﴾ أَيْ: مَعَ هَذَا الْبَيَانِ وَالْبُرْهَانِ كَفَرُوا وَجَحَدُوا، ﴿فَأَخَذَهُمُ اللَّهُ﴾ أَيْ: أَهْلَكَهُمْ ودمَّر عَلَيْهِمْ وَلِلْكَافِرِينَ أَمْثَالُهَا، ﴿إِنَّهُ قَوِيٌّ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ﴾ أَيْ: ذُو قُوَّةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ وَبَطْشٍ شَدِيدٍ، وَهُوَ ﴿شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ﴾ أَيْ: عِقَابُهُ أَلِيمٌ شَدِيدٌ وَجِيعٌ. أَعَاذَنَا اللَّهُ مِنْهُ.
About this surah
Makki · order 60
Summary
The Surah takes its name Al Mu'min from verse 28, implying thereby, that it is a Surah in which Al Mu'min (the Believer of Pharaoh's people) has been mentioned.
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