Surah Ahqaf ayat 27 Tafsir Quran 46:27

﴿وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَا مَا حَوْلَكُم مِّنَ الْقُرَىٰ وَصَرَّفْنَا الْآيَاتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ﴾
[ الأحقاف: 27]

46:27 And We have already destroyed what surrounds you of [those] cities, and We have diversified the signs [or verses] that perhaps they might return [from disbelief].

And We certainly destroyed the towns that were around you that is We destroyed their inhabitants the likes of Thamūd ‘Ād and the people of Lot and We dispensed the signs We repeated the clear proofs so that perhaps they might return.

And before them in time, did We do away with towns all around you people. We displayed to them many signs and revealed many revelations all demonstrating divine power and authority and indicating some coming event, so that they stand repentant in lowliest plight and return their thoughts to Allah, but they did not

وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ سَمْعاً وَأَبْصَـراً وَأَفْئِدَةً فَمَآ أَغْنَى عَنْهُمْ سَمْعُهُمْ وَلاَ أَبْصَـرُهُمْ وَلاَ أَفْئِدَتُهُمْ مِّن شَىْءٍ إِذْ كَانُواْ يَجْحَدُونَ بِـَايَـتِ اللَّهِ وَحَاقَ بِهم مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ ( We also gave them hearing, vision, and hearts.
But their hearing, vision, and hearts availed them nothing when they used to deny Allah's signs, and they were completely encircled by that which they used to ridicule! ) meaning, they were encircled by the torment and exemplary punishment that they denied and whose occurrence they doubted.
This means, you listeners must beware of being like them lest a punishment similar to theirs strikes you in this life and the Hereafter.
Allah then says, وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَا مَا حَوْلَكُمْ مِّنَ الْقُرَى ( And indeed We have destroyed towns round about you, ) This is addressed to the people of Makkah.
Allah destroyed the nations who disbelieved in the Messengers who lived around Makkah, such as `Ad who were at Al-Ahqaf in Hadramawt near Yemen, Thamud whose dwellings were between Makkah and Ash-Sham ( Greater Syria ), Saba' who were in Yemen, the people of Madyan who were on the route and passage to Ghazzah ( Western Palestine ), and the people of Lut who dwelt by the lake ( the Dead Sea ) which they used to pass by ( on the way to Jordan ) as well.
Allah then says, وَصَرَّفْنَا الاٌّيَـتِ ( and We have shown (them ) the signs in various ways) meaning, `We explained and clarified them.' لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَفَلَوْلاَ نَصَرَهُمُ الَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُواْ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ قُرْبَاناً ءَالِهَةَ ( so that perhaps they might return.
As for those whom they had taken for gods besides Allah, as the means of approach to Him, why then did they not aid them ) meaning, did they help them when they were in the greatest need for them بَلْ ضَلُّواْ عَنْهُمْ ( but they vanished completely from them. ) Rather, they completely left them alone when they needed them the most. وَذَلِكَ إِفْكُهُمْ ( And that was their falsehood, ) meaning, their lie. وَمَا كَانُواْ يَفْتَرُونَ ( and what they were fabricating. ) which means that they fabricated lies by taking them as gods, and they lost and failed in their worship of them and their reliance upon them -- and Allah knows best.

وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ سَمْعاً وَأَبْصَـراً وَأَفْئِدَةً فَمَآ أَغْنَى عَنْهُمْ سَمْعُهُمْ وَلاَ أَبْصَـرُهُمْ وَلاَ أَفْئِدَتُهُمْ مِّن شَىْءٍ إِذْ كَانُواْ يَجْحَدُونَ بِـَايَـتِ اللَّهِ وَحَاقَ بِهم مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ ( We also gave them hearing, vision, and hearts.
But their hearing, vision, and hearts availed them nothing when they used to deny Allah's signs, and they were completely encircled by that which they used to ridicule! ) meaning, they were encircled by the torment and exemplary punishment that they denied and whose occurrence they doubted.
This means, you listeners must beware of being like them lest a punishment similar to theirs strikes you in this life and the Hereafter.
Allah then says, وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَا مَا حَوْلَكُمْ مِّنَ الْقُرَى ( And indeed We have destroyed towns round about you, ) This is addressed to the people of Makkah.
Allah destroyed the nations who disbelieved in the Messengers who lived around Makkah, such as `Ad who were at Al-Ahqaf in Hadramawt near Yemen, Thamud whose dwellings were between Makkah and Ash-Sham ( Greater Syria ), Saba' who were in Yemen, the people of Madyan who were on the route and passage to Ghazzah ( Western Palestine ), and the people of Lut who dwelt by the lake ( the Dead Sea ) which they used to pass by ( on the way to Jordan ) as well.
Allah then says, وَصَرَّفْنَا الاٌّيَـتِ ( and We have shown (them ) the signs in various ways) meaning, `We explained and clarified them.' لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَفَلَوْلاَ نَصَرَهُمُ الَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُواْ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ قُرْبَاناً ءَالِهَةَ ( so that perhaps they might return.
As for those whom they had taken for gods besides Allah, as the means of approach to Him, why then did they not aid them ) meaning, did they help them when they were in the greatest need for them بَلْ ضَلُّواْ عَنْهُمْ ( but they vanished completely from them. ) Rather, they completely left them alone when they needed them the most. وَذَلِكَ إِفْكُهُمْ ( And that was their falsehood, ) meaning, their lie. وَمَا كَانُواْ يَفْتَرُونَ ( and what they were fabricating. ) which means that they fabricated lies by taking them as gods, and they lost and failed in their worship of them and their reliance upon them -- and Allah knows best.

( And verily We have destroyed townships round about you ) O people of Mecca, ( and displayed (for them ) Our revelation) and explained the revelations detailing the commands, prohibitions and the destruction of those whom We had destroyed, ( that haply they might return ) from their disbelief and repent.

And indeed We have destroyed towns (populations) round about you, and We have (repeatedly) shown (them) the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) in various ways that they might return (to the truth and believe in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism).

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