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Afalam yaseeroo fee alardi fayanthuroo kayfa kana AAaqibatu allatheena min qablihim kanoo akthara minhum waashadda quwwatan waatharan fee alardi fama aghna AAanhum ma kanoo yaksiboona
Ashe fa, ba su yi tafiya a cikin ƙasã ba, dõmin su dũba yadda ãƙibar waɗanda ke a gabãninsu ta kasance? Sun kasance mafi yawa daga gare su. Kuma sun fi tsananin ƙarfi, da (yawan) gurãbun sanã´õ´i a cikin ƙasã. To, abin da suka kasance sunã aikatãwa bai wadãtar da su ba.
The Lesson to be learned from what happened to Those Who Came before
Allah informs that,
أَفَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ كَانُوا أَكْثَرَ مِنْهُمْ وَأَشَدَّ قُوَّةً وَآثَارًا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَمَا أَغْنَى عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ ﴿٨٢﴾
فَلَمَّا جَاءتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ فَرِحُوا بِمَا عِندَهُم مِّنَ الْعِلْمِ ...
Have they not traveled through the earth and seen what was the end of those before them? They were more in number than them and mightier in strength, and in the traces in the land; yet all that they used to earn availed them not.
Then when their Messengers came to them with clear proofs, they were glad (and proud) with that which they had of the knowledge (of worldly things).
Allah tells us about the nations who rejected their Messengers in ancient times. He mentioned the severe punishment they suffered despite their great strength, He mentioned the traces which they left behind in the earth and the great wealth they amassed. None of that availed them anything and could not prevent the punishment of Allah at all.
That is because when the Messengers came to them with clear signs and decisive evidence, they did not pay any attention to them. Instead, they were content with the knowledge with them, or so they claimed, and they said that they did not need what the Messengers brought them.
Mujahid said,
"They said, we know better than them, we will not be resurrected and we will not be punished.''
As-Suddi said,
"In their ignorance, they rejoiced in what they had of (worldly) knowledge. So Allah sent upon them a punishment which they could not escape or resist.''
... وَحَاقَ بِهِم ...
and surrounded them.
means, encompassed them.
... مَّا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِؤُون ﴿٨٣﴾
that at which they used to mock,
means, that which they used to disbelieve in and said would never happen,
يخبر تعالى عن الأمم المكذبة بالرسل في قديم الدهر وماذا حل بهم من العذاب الشديد مع شدة قواهم وما أثروه في الأرض وجمعوه من الأموال فما أغنى عنهم ذلك شيئا ولا رد عنهم ذرة من بأس الله .
"أفلم يسيروا في الأرض فينظروا كيف كانت عاقبة الذين من قبلهم كانوا أكثر منهم وأشد قوة وآثارا في الأرض" من مصانع وقصور
حتى يشاهدوا آثار الأمم السالفة
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