Al-A'raf (The Heights)
Verse 4of 206
وَكَم مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَٰهَا فَجَآءَهَا بَأْسُنَا بَيَٰتًا أَوْ هُمْ قَآئِلُونَ﴿٤﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
And how many cities have We destroyed, and Our punishment came to them at night or while they were sleeping at noon.
Word-by-word meaning
وَكَمwakamAnd how many
مِّنminof
قَرْيَةٍqaryatina city
أَهْلَكْنَـٰهَاahlaknāhāWe destroyed it
فَجَآءَهَاfajāahāand came to it
بَأْسُنَاbasunāOur punishment
بَيَـٰتًاbayātan(at) night
أَوْawor
هُمْhum(while) they
قَآئِلُونَqāilūnawere sleeping at noon
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
Nations that were destroyedAllah said, وَكَم مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَـهَا(And a great number of towns We destroyed.) for defying Our Messengers and rejecting them. This behavior led them to earn disgrace in this life, which led them to disgrace in the Hereafter.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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