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Az-Zukhruf (The Ornaments of Gold)

Verse 8of 89

فَأَهْلَكْنَآ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًۭا وَمَضَىٰ مَثَلُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ﴿٨

Translation (Sahih International)

And We destroyed greater than them in [striking] power, and the example of the former peoples has preceded.

Word-by-word meaning

فَأَهْلَكْنَآfa-ahlaknāThen We destroyed
أَشَدَّashaddastronger
مِنْهُمmin'humthan them
بَطْشًۭاbaṭshan(in) power
وَمَضَىٰwamaḍāand has passed
مَثَلُmathalu(the) example
ٱلْأَوَّلِينَl-awalīna(of) the former (people)

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Which was revealed in Makkahبِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Mercifulحـم - تَنزِيلُ الْكِتَـبِ مِنَ اللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِ (Ha-Mim. By the manifest Book.) means, plain and clear in both wording and meaning, because it was revealed in the language of the Arabs, which is the most eloquent language for communication among people.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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