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Verse 6of 206

فَلَنَسْـَٔلَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَلَنَسْـَٔلَنَّ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ﴿٦

Translation (Sahih International)

Then We will surely question those to whom [a message] was sent, and We will surely question the messengers.

Word-by-word meaning

فَلَنَسْـَٔلَنَّfalanasalannaThen surely We will question
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose (to) whom
أُرْسِلَur'silawere sent
إِلَيْهِمْilayhimto them (Messengers)
وَلَنَسْـَٔلَنَّwalanasalannaand surely We will question
ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَl-mur'salīnathe Messengers

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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