أَفَأَمِنَ أَهْلُ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ أَن يَأْتِيَهُم بَأْسُنَا بَيَـٰتًا وَهُمْ نَآئِمُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- Then, did the people of the cities feel secure from Our punishment coming to them at night while they were asleep?
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- அவ்வூர்வாசிகள் இரவில் நித்திரை செய்து கொண்டிருக்கும் போதே, நமது வேதனை அவர்களை வந்து அடையாது என பயமில்லாமல் இருக்கின்றார்களா?
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- ඔවුන් නිදා ගනිමින් සිටිය දී රාත්රියේ අපගේ දඬුවම ඔවුන් වෙත පැමිණීම ගැන ප්රදේශවාසීහු අභයදායීව සිටින්නෝ ද?
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- کیا پھر بھی ان بستیوں کے رہنے والے اس بات سے بے فکر ہوگئے ہیں کہ ان پر ہمارا عذاب شب کے وقت آپڑے جس وقت وه سوتے ہوں۔
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- 町や村の人びとは，深夜かれらが眠っている間に訪れるわが激怒に対して，安心出来るのであろうか。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 各城市的居民难道不怕我的刑罚，当他们在夜间酣睡的时候降临他们吗？
Tafsir of 7:97
Blessings come with Faith, while Kufr brings Torment Allah mentions here the little faith of the people of the towns to whom He sent Messengers. In another instance, Allah said, فَلَوْلاَ كَانَتْ قَرْيَةٌ ءَامَنَتْ فَنَفَعَهَآ إِيمَانُهَا إِلاَّ قَوْمَ يُونُسَ لَمَّآ ءَامَنُواْ كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُمْ عَذَابَ الخِزْىِ فِى الْحَيَوةَ الدُّنْيَا وَمَتَّعْنَاهُمْ إِلَى حِينٍ (Was there any town (community) that believed (after seeing the punishment), and its faith (at that moment) saved it (from the punishment) -- Except the people of Yunus; when they believed, We removed from them the torment of disgrace in the life of the (present) world, and permitted them to enjoy for a while.) 10:98 This Ayah indicates that no city believed in its entirety, except the city of Prophet Yunus, for they all believed after they were stricken by punishment. Allah said (about Prophet Yunus), وَأَرْسَلْنَهُ إِلَى مِاْئَةِ أَلْفٍ أَوْ يَزِيدُونَ - فََامَنُواْ فَمَتَّعْنَهُمْ إِلَى حِينٍ (And We sent him to a hundred thousand (people) or even more.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
