أَهُمْ خَيْرٌ أَمْ قَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ أَهْلَكْنَـٰهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ مُجْرِمِينَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- Are they better or the people of Tubbaʿ and those before them? We destroyed them, [for] indeed, they were criminals.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- இவர்களும் மேலா? அல்லது 'துப்பஉ சமூகத்தார்களும், அவர்களுக்கு முன்னருந்தவர்களுமா? நிச்சயமாக அவர்கள் பாவம் செய்பவர்களாகவே இருந்தார்கள்; (ஆகவே) அவர்களை நாம் அழித்தோம்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- ශ්රේෂ්ඨ වනුයේ ඔවුන් ද එසේ නැතහොත් තුබ්බඃ ජනයා හා ඔවුනට පෙර සිටියවුන් ද? අපි ඔවුන් විනාශ කළෙමු. නියත වශයෙන් ම ඔවුහු අපරාධකරුවන් වූවෝ ය.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- کیا یہ لوگ بہتر ہیں یا تبع کی قوم کے لوگ اور جو ان سے بھی پہلے تھے۔ ہم نے ان سب کو ہلاک کردیا یقیناً وه گنہ گار تھے.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- かれら（マッカの偶像信者）はトッバウの民か，またそれ以前の者たちより優れているのか。われはかれら（諸民族）を滅ぼしたのである。本当にかれらは罪を犯した者であった。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 他们是更高贵的呢？还是图白的宗族是更高贵呢？在他们之前的许多民族，我已加以毁灭了；因为他们确是犯罪者。
Tafsir of 44:37
Refutation of Those Who deny the Resurrection Here Allah denounces the idolators for their denial of the Resurrection and their belief that there is nothing after this life and no life or resurrection after death, which they based on the fact that their forefathers had died and had not returned. They said, If the resurrection is true, فَأْتُواْ بَِابَآئِنَا إِن كُنتُمْ صَدِقِينَ (Then bring back our forefathers, if you speak the truth!) This is false evidence and a specious argument, for the resurrection will happen on the Day of Judgement, not in this world; it will happen when this world has ended and ceased to be. Allah will bring all creatures back, created anew. He will make the evildoers fuel for the fire of Hell, and on that Day you will be witnesses over mankind and the Messenger will be a witness over you. Then Allah threatens them and warns them of the irresistible torment other idolators like who denied the resurrection, suffered. Such as the people of Tubba`, i.e., Saba'. Allah destroyed them, wreaked havoc upon their land and scattered them here and there throughout the land, as we have already seen in Surah Saba'.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
