Lessons from Past Generations and the Blessings of Rain as a Sign of Allah's Mercy

As-Sajdah — Verses 26–27 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

أَوَلَمْ يَهْدِ لَهُمْ كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّنَ الْقُرُونِ يَمْشُونَ فِي مَسَاكِنِهِمْ ۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ ۖ أَفَلَا يَسْمَعُونَ ٢٦

Is it not a guidance for them, how many generations We have destroyed before them in whose dwellings they do walk about? Verily, therein indeed are signs. Would they not then listen?

أَوَلَمْ يَهْدِ لَهُمْ
Is it not a guidance for them,
كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّنَ الْقُرُونِ
how many generations We have destroyed before them
يَمْشُونَ فِي مَسَاكِنِهِمْ ۚ
in whose dwellings they do walk about?
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ ۖ
Verily, therein indeed are signs.
أَفَلَا يَسْمَعُونَ
Would they not then listen?

أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا أَنَّا نَسُوقُ الْمَاءَ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ الْجُرُزِ فَنُخْرِجُ بِهِ زَرْعًا تَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ أَنْعَامُهُمْ وَأَنفُسُهُمْ ۖ أَفَلَا يُبْصِرُونَ ٢٧

Have they not seen how We drive water (rain clouds) to the dry land without any vegetation, and therewith bring forth crops providing food for their cattle and themselves? Will they not then see?

أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا
Have they not seen
أَنَّا نَسُوقُ الْمَاءَ
how We drive water (rain clouds)
إِلَى الْأَرْضِ الْجُرُزِ
to the dry land without any vegetation
فَنُخْرِجُ بِهِ زَرْعًا
and therewith bring forth crops
تَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ أَنْعَامُهُمْ وَأَنفُسُهُمْ ۖ
providing food for their cattle and themselves
أَفَلَا يُبْصِرُونَ
Will they not then see?