Surah Al-A'raf Verse 94 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : And We sent to no city a prophet [who was…

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Translation Transliteration — Al-A'raf

وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا فِي قَرْيَةٍ مِّن نَّبِيٍّ إِلَّا أَخَذْنَا أَهْلَهَا بِالْبَأْسَاءِ وَالضَّرَّاءِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَضَّرَّعُونَ ۝٩٤

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Wa maaa arsalnaa fee qaryatim min Nabiyyin illaaa akhaznaaa ahlahaa bil baasaaa`i waddarraaa`i la`allahum yaddarra`oon

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📖 English Meaning

And We sent to no city a prophet [who was denied] except that We seized its people with poverty and hardship that they might humble themselves [to Allah].

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Translation — Tafsir

Key Words and Their Meanings:

Al-Ba'sa' (البأساء): Poverty, hardship, and financial distress.
Ad-Darra' (الضراء): Physical affliction, illness, and bodily harm.
Yaddarra'un (يضرّعون): To humble oneself, to supplicate with earnestness, and to turn to Allah in submission and repentance.

Explanation of the Verse:

In this profound verse, Allah reveals a timeless divine principle: whenever He sent a prophet to a community and that community rejected him and persisted in disbelief, Allah would test them with hardship and affliction—poverty, loss of wealth, illness, and physical suffering. This was not out of cruelty, but out of immense mercy and wisdom. The purpose was to soften their hearts, strip away their arrogance, and awaken their innate nature (fitrah) so that they might humble themselves before their Lord, turn back to Him in sincere repentance, and embrace the truth they had denied.

This verse serves as a powerful reminder that trials and tribulations are often divine calls to return to Allah. When a person faces difficulty, their heart naturally turns to its Creator, seeking help and relief. Allah uses these moments of vulnerability to bring His servants back to the straight path. The hardships are a form of divine discipline, like a loving parent correcting a child, so that the soul may be purified and guided.

For the Quraysh and for all who read this verse, it is a clear warning: the same sunnah (divine way) that befell previous nations will apply to those who reject the final Messenger (peace be upon him). But it is also a beacon of hope—it shows that Allah does not abandon His creation. Even in punishment, there is mercy, for the goal is not destruction but reformation. The door of repentance is always open, and the moment a servant humbles himself and calls upon his Lord, the hardship is lifted and replaced with ease.

Dear reader, reflect on your own life. When trials come your way, do not despair. See them as a gentle knock from your Lord, inviting you to draw closer to Him. Turn to Him with a humble heart, and you will find that He is ever ready to forgive, to heal, and to bless. Indeed, Allah loves those who turn back to Him, and His mercy encompasses all things.

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📜 Verse 92-96 — Al-A'raf

92الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا شُعَيْبًا كَأَن لَّمْ يَغْنَوْا فِيهَا ۚ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا شُعَيْبًا كَانُوا هُمُ الْخَاسِرِينَ

Those who denied Shu'ayb - it was as though they had never resided there. Those who denied Shu'ayb - it was they who were the losers.

93فَتَوَلَّىٰ عَنْهُمْ وَقَالَ يَا قَوْمِ لَقَدْ أَبْلَغْتُكُمْ رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّي وَنَصَحْتُ لَكُمْ ۖ فَكَيْفَ آسَىٰ عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ كَافِرِينَ

And he turned away from them and said, "O my people, I had certainly conveyed to you the messages of my Lord and advised you, so how could I grieve for a disbelieving people?"

94وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا فِي قَرْيَةٍ مِّن نَّبِيٍّ إِلَّا أَخَذْنَا أَهْلَهَا بِالْبَأْسَاءِ وَالضَّرَّاءِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَضَّرَّعُونَ

And We sent to no city a prophet [who was denied] except that We seized its people with poverty and hardship that they might humble themselves [to Allah].

95ثُمَّ بَدَّلْنَا مَكَانَ السَّيِّئَةِ الْحَسَنَةَ حَتَّىٰ عَفَوا وَّقَالُوا قَدْ مَسَّ آبَاءَنَا الضَّرَّاءُ وَالسَّرَّاءُ فَأَخَذْنَاهُم بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

Then We exchanged in place of the bad [condition], good, until they increased [and prospered] and said, "Our fathers [also] were touched with hardship and ease." So We seized them suddenly while they did not perceive.

96وَلَوْ أَنَّ أَهْلَ الْقُرَىٰ آمَنُوا وَاتَّقَوْا لَفَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِم بَرَكَاتٍ مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبُوا فَأَخَذْنَاهُم بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ

And if only the people of the cities had believed and feared Allah, We would have opened upon them blessings from the heaven and the earth; but they denied [the messengers], so We seized them for what they were earning."

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Surah Al-A'raf Verse 94 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : And We sent to no city a prophet [who was…

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