The Destruction of 'Ad, Thamud, and the People of Nuh and Lout
An-Najm — Verses 50–56 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim
وَأَنَّهُ أَهْلَكَ عَادًا الْأُولَىٰ ٥٠
And that it is He (Allah) Who destroyed the former 'Ad (people),
- وَأَنَّهُ
- And that it is He (Allah)
- أَهْلَكَ
- Who destroyed
- عَادًا الْأُولَىٰ
- the former 'Ad (people)
وَثَمُودَ فَمَا أَبْقَىٰ ٥١
And Thamud (people). He spared none of them.
- وَثَمُودَ
- And Thamud (people)
- فَمَا أَبْقَىٰ
- He spared none of them
وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا هُمْ أَظْلَمَ وَأَطْغَىٰ ٥٢
And the people of Nuh (Noah) aforetime, verily, they were more unjust and more rebellious and transgressing [in disobeying Allah and His Messenger Nuh (Noah)].
- وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ ۖ
- And the people of Nuh (Noah) aforetime,
- إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا
- verily, they were
- هُمْ أَظْلَمَ وَأَطْغَىٰ
- more unjust and more rebellious and transgressing [in disobeying Allah and His Messenger Nuh (Noah)].
وَالْمُؤْتَفِكَةَ أَهْوَىٰ ٥٣
And He destroyed the overthrown cities [of Sodom to which Prophet Lout (Lot) was sent].
- وَالْمُؤْتَفِكَةَ
- the overthrown cities
- أَهْوَىٰ
- He destroyed
- He destroyed the overthrown cities
- of Sodom to which Prophet Lout (Lot) was sent
فَغَشَّاهَا مَا غَشَّىٰ ٥٤
So there covered them that which did cover (i.e. torment with stones).
- فَغَشَّاهَا
- So there covered them
- مَا غَشَّىٰ
- that which did cover (i.e. torment with stones)
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ ٥٥
Then which of the Graces of your Lord (O man!) will you doubt.
- فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ
- Then which of the Graces
- رَبِّكَ
- of your Lord
- تَتَمَارَىٰ
- (O man!) will you doubt
هَٰذَا نَذِيرٌ مِّنَ النُّذُرِ الْأُولَىٰ ٥٦
This (Muhammad SAW) is a warner (Messenger) of the (series of) warners (Messengers) of old.
- هَٰذَا نَذِيرٌ
- This (Muhammad SAW) is a warner (Messenger)
- مِّنَ النُّذُرِ الْأُولَىٰ
- of the (series of) warners (Messengers) of old