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Al-Furqan (The Criterion)

Verse 36of 77

فَقُلْنَا ٱذْهَبَآ إِلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا فَدَمَّرْنَٰهُمْ تَدْمِيرًۭا﴿٣٦

Translation (Sahih International)

And We said, "Go both of you to the people who have denied Our signs." Then We destroyed them with [complete] destruction.

Word-by-word meaning

فَقُلْنَاfaqul'nāThen We said
ٱذْهَبَآidh'habāGo both of you
إِلَىilāto
ٱلْقَوْمِl-qawmithe people
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
كَذَّبُوا۟kadhabūhave denied
بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَاbiāyātināOur Signs
فَدَمَّرْنَـٰهُمْfadammarnāhumThen We destroyed them
تَدْمِيرًۭاtadmīran(with) destruction

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Frightening the Idolators of Quraysh Allah threatens the idolators who denied and opposed His Messenger Muhammad ﷺ and He warns them of the punishment and painful torment He sent upon the previous nations who rejected their Messengers. Allah begins by mentioning Musa, upon him be peace, whom He sent along with his brother Harun as a helper -- i.e.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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