Quran 77:16

Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 16

Verse 16 of 50 in Surah Al-Mursalat (المرسلات), chapter 77 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

EnglishSaheeh International: Did We not destroy the former peoples?
TamilJan Trust Foundation: முன்னோர்(களில் குற்றவாளி)களை நாம் அழிக்கவில்லையா?
SinhalaRuwwad Center: මුල සිටියවුන් අපි විනාශ නො කළෙමු ද?
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: کیا ہم نے اگلوں کو ہلاک نہیں کیا؟
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: われは（悪行のために）前代の者を滅ぼさなかったか。
ChineseMa Jian: 难道我没有毁灭先民吗？

Tafsir of 77:16

The Call to contemplate the various Manifestations of Allah's Power Allah says, أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ الاٌّوَّلِينَ (Did We not destroy the ancients?) meaning, those who rejected the Messengers and opposed what they came to them with. ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ ٱلَْٔاخِرِينَ (So shall We make later generations to follow them), meaning, from those who are similar to them. Thus, Allah says, كَذَلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِالْمُجْرِمِينَ وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ (Thus do We deal with the criminals. Woe that Day to the deniers!) Ibn Jarir said this. Then Allah reminds His creatures of His favor, and using the beginning of creation to support the idea of repeating it, He says: أَلَمْ نَخْلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٍ مَّهِينٍ (Did We not create you from a despised water?) meaning, weak and despised in comparison to the power of the Creator.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)