Al-A'raf 7:94 وما ارسلنا في قرية من نبي الا اخذنا اهلها بالباساء والضراء لعلهم يضرعون ٩٤
وَمَآ
أَرۡسَلۡنَا
فِي
قَرۡيَةٖ
مِّن
نَّبِيٍّ
إِلَّآ
أَخَذۡنَآ
أَهۡلَهَا
بِٱلۡبَأۡسَآءِ
وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ
لَعَلَّهُمۡ
يَضَّرَّعُونَ
٩٤
And We sent no Prophet unto any town (and they denied him), but We seized its people with suffering from extreme poverty (or loss in wealth) and loss of health (and calamities), so that they might humiliate themselves (and repent to Allâh).
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Afflictions that struck Earlier Nations
Allah mentions the Ba'sa' and Darra' that struck the earlier nations to whom He sent Prophets. Ba'sa', refers to the physical sicknesses and ailments that they suffered, while Darra', refers to the poverty and humiliation that they experienced,
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…Afflictions that struck Earlier Nations
Allah mentions the Ba'sa' and Darra' that struck the earlier nations to whom He sent Prophets. Ba'sa', refers t
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