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Al-A'raf (The Heights)

Verse 69of 206

أَوَعَجِبْتُمْ أَن جَآءَكُمْ ذِكْرٌۭ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ عَلَىٰ رَجُلٍۢ مِّنكُمْ لِيُنذِرَكُمْ ۚ وَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟ إِذْ جَعَلَكُمْ خُلَفَآءَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ قَوْمِ نُوحٍۢ وَزَادَكُمْ فِى ٱلْخَلْقِ بَصْۜطَةًۭ ۖ فَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟ ءَالَآءَ ٱللَّهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ﴿٦٩

Translation (Sahih International)

Then do you wonder that there has come to you a reminder from your Lord through a man from among you, that he may warn you? And remember when He made you successors after the people of Noah and increased you in stature extensively. So remember the favors of Allah that you might succeed.

Word-by-word meaning

أَوَعَجِبْتُمْawaʿajib'tumDo you wonder
أَنanthat
جَآءَكُمْjāakumhas come to you
ذِكْرٌۭdhik'runa reminder
مِّنminfrom
رَّبِّكُمْrabbikumyour Lord
عَلَىٰʿalāon
رَجُلٍۢrajulina man
مِّنكُمْminkumamong you
لِيُنذِرَكُمْ ۚliyundhirakumthat he may warn you
وَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟wa-udh'kurūAnd remember
إِذْidhwhen
جَعَلَكُمْjaʿalakumHe made you
خُلَفَآءَkhulafāasuccessors
مِنۢminfrom
بَعْدِbaʿdiafter
قَوْمِqawmi(the) people
نُوحٍۢnūḥin(of) Nuh
وَزَادَكُمْwazādakumand increased you
فِىin
ٱلْخَلْقِl-khalqithe stature
بَصْۜطَةًۭ ۖbaṣ'ṭatanextensively
فَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟fa-udh'kurūSo remember
ءَالَآءَālāa(the) Bounties
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
لَعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakumso that you may
تُفْلِحُونَtuf'liḥūnasucceed

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Story of Hud, Peace be upon Him, and the Lineage of the People of `AdAllah says, just as We sent Nuh to his people, similarly, to the `Ad people, We sent Hud one of their own brethren. Muhammad bin Ishaq said that the tribe of `Ad were the descendants of `Ad, son of Iram, son of `Aws, son of Sam, son of Nuh. I say, these are indeed the ancient people of `Ad whom Allah mentioned, the children of `Ad, son of Iram who were living in the deserts with lofty pillars or statues.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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