Al-Mursalat (The Emissaries)
Verse 16of 50
أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ﴿١٦﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
Did We not destroy the former peoples?
Word-by-word meaning
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
The Call to contemplate the various Manifestations of Allah's PowerAllah says,أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ الاٌّوَّلِينَ (Did We not destroy the ancients) meaning, those who rejected the Messengers and opposed what they came to them with.ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ الاٌّخِرِينَ (So shall We make later generations to follow them.) meaning, from those who are similar to them. Thus, Allah says,كَذَلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِالْمُجْرِمِينَ وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ (Thus do We deal with the criminals.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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