Hud (Hud)
Verse 102of 123
وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَخْذُ رَبِّكَ إِذَآ أَخَذَ ٱلْقُرَىٰ وَهِىَ ظَٰلِمَةٌ ۚ إِنَّ أَخْذَهُۥٓ أَلِيمٌۭ شَدِيدٌ﴿١٠٢﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
And thus is the seizure of your Lord when He seizes the cities while they are committing wrong. Indeed, His seizure is painful and severe.
Word-by-word meaning
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
إِنَّ أَخْذَهُ أَلِيمٌ شَدِيدٌ(Verily, His punishment is painful (and) severe.) In the Two Sahihs, it is recorded that Abu Musa said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,«إِنَّ اللهَ لَيُمْلِي لِلظَّالِمِ حَتَّى إِذَا أَخَذَهُ لَمْ يُفْلِتْه»(Verily, Allah gives respite to a wrongdoer until He seizes him and he cannot escape.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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