Al-Qasas 28:59 وما كان ربك مهلك القرى حتى يبعث في امها رسولا يتلو عليهم اياتنا وما كنا مهلكي القرى الا واهلها ظالمون ٥٩

28:59

وَمَا

كَانَ

رَبُّكَ

مُهۡلِكَ

ٱلۡقُرَىٰ

حَتَّىٰ

يَبۡعَثَ

فِيٓ

أُمِّهَا

رَسُولٗا

يَتۡلُواْ

عَلَيۡهِمۡ

ءَايَٰتِنَاۚ

وَمَا

كُنَّا

مُهۡلِكِي

ٱلۡقُرَىٰٓ

إِلَّا

وَأَهۡلُهَا

ظَٰلِمُونَ

٥٩

Olúwa rẹ kò sì níí pa àwọn ìlú run (ní àsìkò tìrẹ yìí) títí Ó fi máa gbé Òjíṣẹ́ kan dìde nínú Olú-ìlú-ayé (ìyẹn, ìlú Mọkkah, ẹni tí) yóò máa ké àwọn āyah Wa fún wọn. (Ó sì ti ṣe bẹ́ẹ̀.) A ò sì níí pa àwọn ìlú (yìí) run sẹ́ àfi kí àwọn ara ibẹ̀ jẹ́ alábòsí.

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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

The Destruction of Towns, which are not destroyed until Evidence is established against Them

Referring to the people of Makkah, Allah says:

وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ بَطِرَتْ مَعِيشَتَهَا

(And how many a town have We destroyed, which was thankless for its means of livelihood!) They were arrogant

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The Destruction of Towns, which are not destroyed until Evidence is established against Them

Referring to the people of Makkah, Allah says:

وَكَمْ أَهْل

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Chapter 28, Page 392, Juz 20

56. Dájúdájú ìwọ kò lè fi ọ̀nà mọ ẹni tí o fẹ́ràn, ṣùgbọ́n Allāhu l’Ó ń fi ọ̀nà mọ ẹni tí Ó bá fẹ́. Àti pé Ó nímọ̀ jùlọ nípa àwọn olùmọ̀nà. 57. Wọ́n wí pé: “Tí a bá (fi lè) tẹ̀lé ìmọ̀nà pẹ̀lú rẹ, àwọn ọ̀ṣẹbọ yóò kó wa kúrò lórí ilẹ̀ wa.” Ṣé A ò fún wọn ní ibùgbé (tí ó jẹ́) àyè ọ̀wọ̀ ìfọ̀kànbalẹ̀, tí wọ́n sì ń kó àwọn èso gbogbo n̄ǹkan wá síbẹ̀, tí ó jẹ́ èsè láti ọ̀dọ̀ Wa? Ṣùgbọ́n ọ̀pọ̀lọ́pọ̀ wọn ni kò mọ̀. 58. Mélòó mélòó nínú ìlú tí A parẹ́, tí wọ́n yọ àyọ̀pọ̀rọ́ ayé-jíjẹ nínú ìlú. Ìwọ̀nyẹn ni àwọn ibùgbé wọn, tí A kò jẹ́ kí ẹnì kan kan gbé ibẹ̀ lẹ́yìn wọn bí kò ṣe fún ìgbà díẹ̀. Àwa sì jẹ́ Olùjogún. 59. Olúwa rẹ kò sì níí pa àwọn ìlú run (ní àsìkò tìrẹ yìí) títí Ó fi máa gbé Òjíṣẹ́ kan dìde nínú Olú-ìlú-ayé (ìyẹn, ìlú Mọkkah, ẹni tí) yóò máa ké àwọn āyah Wa fún wọn. (Ó sì ti ṣe bẹ́ẹ̀.) A ò sì níí pa àwọn ìlú (yìí) run sẹ́ àfi kí àwọn ara ibẹ̀ jẹ́ alábòsí. 60. Kò sí ohun tí A fún yín bí kò ṣe nítorí ìgbádùn ayé àti ọ̀ṣọ́ rẹ̀. Ohun tó ń bẹ lọ́dọ̀ Allāhu lóore jùlọ, ó sì máa wà títí láéláé. Nítorí náà, ṣé ẹ kò níí ṣe làákàyè ni?

- Shaykh Abu Rahimah Mikael Aykyuni