Surah Kahf ayat 59 Tafsir Quran 18:59

﴿وَتِلْكَ الْقُرَىٰ أَهْلَكْنَاهُمْ لَمَّا ظَلَمُوا وَجَعَلْنَا لِمَهْلِكِهِم مَّوْعِدًا﴾
[ الكهف: 59]

18:59 And those cities - We destroyed them when they wronged, and We made for their destruction an appointed time.

And those towns that is to say the inhabitants of those towns such as ‘Ād and Thamūd as well as others We destroyed them when they did evil when they disbelieved and We appointed for their destruction a variant reading for mahlikihim has muhlakihim a tryst.

Such were the towns of old whose inhabitants We did away with when they proved themselves wrongful of actions and We determined the point of time at which We carried this punishment into effect

The Worst People are Those Who turn away after being reminded Allah says, `Who among My creatures does more wrong than one who is reminded of the signs of Allah then turns away from them,' i.e., ignores them and does not listen or pay attention to them. وَنَسِىَ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ ( forgetting what his hands have sent forth. ) means, bad deeds and evil actions. إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ ( Truly, We have set over their hearts ) means, the hearts of these people, أَكِنَّةً ( Akinnah ) means, coverings. أَن يَفْقَهُوهُ ( lest they should understand this, ) means, so that they will not understand this Qur'an and its clear Message وَفِى ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًا ( and in their ears, deafness. ) means that they will be deaf in an abstract way, to guidance. وَإِن تَدْعُهُمْ إِلَى الْهُدَى فَلَنْ يَهْتَدُواْ إِذاً أَبَداً ( And if you call them to guidance, even then they will never be guided. ) وَرَبُّكَ الْغَفُورُ ذُو الرَّحْمَةِ ( And your Lord is Most Forgiving, Owner of mercy. ) means, `your Lord, O Muhammad, is forgiving and has great mercy.' لَوْ يُؤَاخِذُهُم بِمَا كَسَبُواْ لَعَجَّلَ لَهُمُ الْعَذَابَ ( Were He to call them to account for what they have earned, then surely, He would have hastened their punishment. ) This is like the Ayah: وَلَوْ يُؤَاخِذُ اللَّهُ النَّاسَ بِمَا كَسَبُواْ مَا تَرَكَ عَلَى ظَهْرِهَا مِن دَآبَّةٍ ( And if Allah were to punish men for that which they earned, He would not leave a moving creature on the surface of the earth. ) 35:45 وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَذُو مَغْفِرَةٍ لِّلنَّاسِ عَلَى ظُلْمِهِمْ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَشَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ ( But verily, your Lord is full of forgiveness for mankind in spite of their wrongdoing.
And verily, your Lord is (also ) severe in punishment) 13:6.
And there are many Ayat which say the same thing.
Then Allah tells us that He is patient, He conceals faults and forgives sins.
He may guide some of them from wrongdoing to true guidance, and whoever continues in his evil ways, then there will come to him a Day when infants will turn grey and every pregnant female will shed her load.
He says: بَل لَّهُم مَّوْعِدٌ لَّن يَجِدُواْ مِن دُونِهِ مَوْئِلاً ( But they have their appointed time, beyond which they will find no escape. ) meaning, they will find no way out. وَتِلْكَ الْقُرَى أَهْلَكْنَـهُمْ لَمَّا ظَلَمُواْ ( And these towns, We destroyed them when they did wrong. ) This refers to earlier nations in times past; `We destroyed them because of their stubborn disbelief.' وَجَعَلْنَا لِمَهْلِكِهِم مَّوْعِدًا ( And We appointed a fixed time for their destruction. ) `We appointed for them a set time limit, not to be increased or decreased.
The same applies to you, O ido- lators, so beware or what happened to them will happen to you too, for you have rejected the noblest Messenger and greatest Prophet, and you are not dearer to Us than them, so fear My punishment and wrath.'

(18:59) These habitations which were stricken with the scourge are before you: *56 when they committed iniquity We annihilated them, and We had appointed a term for their annihilation.

And those cities - We destroyed them meaning

*56) The ruined habitations were of Saba, Thamud, Midian and the people of Prophet Lot, which were visited by the Quraish during their trade journeys, and which were quite well known to other Arabs also.

 

The Worst People are Those Who turn away after being reminded Allah says, `Who among My creatures does more wrong than one who is reminded of the signs of Allah then turns away from them,' i.e., ignores them and does not listen or pay attention to them. وَنَسِىَ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ ( forgetting what his hands have sent forth. ) means, bad deeds and evil actions. إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ ( Truly, We have set over their hearts ) means, the hearts of these people, أَكِنَّةً ( Akinnah ) means, coverings. أَن يَفْقَهُوهُ ( lest they should understand this, ) means, so that they will not understand this Qur'an and its clear Message وَفِى ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًا ( and in their ears, deafness. ) means that they will be deaf in an abstract way, to guidance. وَإِن تَدْعُهُمْ إِلَى الْهُدَى فَلَنْ يَهْتَدُواْ إِذاً أَبَداً ( And if you call them to guidance, even then they will never be guided. ) وَرَبُّكَ الْغَفُورُ ذُو الرَّحْمَةِ ( And your Lord is Most Forgiving, Owner of mercy. ) means, `your Lord, O Muhammad, is forgiving and has great mercy.' لَوْ يُؤَاخِذُهُم بِمَا كَسَبُواْ لَعَجَّلَ لَهُمُ الْعَذَابَ ( Were He to call them to account for what they have earned, then surely, He would have hastened their punishment. ) This is like the Ayah: وَلَوْ يُؤَاخِذُ اللَّهُ النَّاسَ بِمَا كَسَبُواْ مَا تَرَكَ عَلَى ظَهْرِهَا مِن دَآبَّةٍ ( And if Allah were to punish men for that which they earned, He would not leave a moving creature on the surface of the earth. ) 35:45 وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَذُو مَغْفِرَةٍ لِّلنَّاسِ عَلَى ظُلْمِهِمْ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَشَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ ( But verily, your Lord is full of forgiveness for mankind in spite of their wrongdoing.
And verily, your Lord is (also ) severe in punishment) 13:6.
And there are many Ayat which say the same thing.
Then Allah tells us that He is patient, He conceals faults and forgives sins.
He may guide some of them from wrongdoing to true guidance, and whoever continues in his evil ways, then there will come to him a Day when infants will turn grey and every pregnant female will shed her load.
He says: بَل لَّهُم مَّوْعِدٌ لَّن يَجِدُواْ مِن دُونِهِ مَوْئِلاً ( But they have their appointed time, beyond which they will find no escape. ) meaning, they will find no way out. وَتِلْكَ الْقُرَى أَهْلَكْنَـهُمْ لَمَّا ظَلَمُواْ ( And these towns, We destroyed them when they did wrong. ) This refers to earlier nations in times past; `We destroyed them because of their stubborn disbelief.' وَجَعَلْنَا لِمَهْلِكِهِم مَّوْعِدًا ( And We appointed a fixed time for their destruction. ) `We appointed for them a set time limit, not to be increased or decreased.
The same applies to you, O ido- lators, so beware or what happened to them will happen to you too, for you have rejected the noblest Messenger and greatest Prophet, and you are not dearer to Us than them, so fear My punishment and wrath.'

( And (all ) those townships!) And all the people of the townships of old ( We destroyed them when they did wrong ) when they disbelieved, ( and We appointed a fixed time for their destruction ).

And these towns (population, 'Ad, Thamud, etc.) We destroyed when they did wrong. And We appointed a fixed time for their destruction.

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