Hud 102Juz 12

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Surah Hud (سُورَةُ هُودٍ), Verse 102

Ayah 1575 of 6236 • Meccan

وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَخْذُ رَبِّكَ إِذَآ أَخَذَ ٱلْقُرَىٰ وَهِىَ ظَٰلِمَةٌ ۚ إِنَّ أَخْذَهُۥٓ أَلِيمٌۭ شَدِيدٌ

Translations

The Noble Quran

English

Such is the Seizure of your Lord when He seizes the (population of) the towns while they are doing wrong. Verily, His Seizure is painful, (and) severe<sup foot_note=154621>1</sup>.

Muhammad Asad

English

And so, when Our judgment came to pass, by Our grace We saved Shu’ayb and those who shared his faith, whereas the blast [of Our punishment] overtook those who had been bent on evildoing: and then they lay lifeless, in their very homes, on the ground,

Fatah Muhammad Jalandhari

Urdu

اور تمہارا پروردگار جب نافرمان بستیوں کو پکڑا کرتا ہے تو اس کی پکڑ اسی طرح کی ہوتی ہے۔ بےشک اس کی پکڑ دکھ دینے والی اور سخت ہے

Tafsir (Commentary)

Tafsir al-Sa'di

Salafi Approved
Abdur-Rahman ibn Nasir al-Sa'diArabic

أي: يقصمهم بالعذاب ويبيدهم، ولا ينفعهم، ما كانوا يدعون, من دون الله من شيء.

Tafsir al-Muyassar

Salafi Approved
Committee of Saudi ScholarsArabic

وكما أخذتُ أهل القرى الظالمة بالعذاب لمخالفتهم أمري وتكذيبهم برسلي، آخذ غيرهم مِن أهل القرى إذا ظلموا أنفسهم بكفرهم بالله ومعصيتهم له وتكذيبهم لرسله. إنَّ أَخْذه بالعقوبة لأليم موجع شديد.

Tafsir Ibn Kathir

Salafi Approved
Hafiz Ibn KathirArabic

يقول تعالى وكما أهلكنا أولئك القرون الظالمة المكذبة لرسلنا كذلك نفعل بأشباههم "إن أخذه أليم شديد" وفي الصحيحين عن أبي موسى رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلي الله عليه وسلم "إن الله ليملي للظالم حتى إذا أخذه لم يفلته" ثم قرأ رسول الله صلي الله عليه وسلم "وكذلك أخذ ربك إذا أخذ القرى وهي ظالمة" الآية.

Tafsir Ibn Kathir

Ismail ibn KathirEnglish

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.) Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited, وَكَذلِكَ أَخْذُ رَبِّكَ إِذَا أَخَذَ الْقُرَى وَهِىَ ظَـلِمَةٌ (Such is the punishment of your Lord when He seizes the towns while they are doing wrong. )

Tafsir Ibn Kathir

Salafi Approved
Hafiz Ibn KathirUrdu

جس طرح ان ظالموں کی ہلاکت ہوئی ان جیسا جو بھی ہوگا اسی نتیجے کو وہ بھی دیکھے گا۔ اللہ تعالیٰ کی پکڑ المناک اور بہت سختی والی ہوتی ہے۔ بخاری و مسلم کی حدیث میں ہے اللہ تعالیٰ ظالموں کو ڈھیل دے کر پھر پکڑیں گے۔ وقت ناگہاں دبا لیتا ہے۔ پھر مہلت نہیں ملتی پھر آپ نے اس آیت کی تلاوت کی۔

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