Quran 11:116

Surah Hud, Verse 116

Verse 116 of 123 in Surah Hud (هود), chapter 11 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

فَلَوْلَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ أُو۟لُوا۟ بَقِيَّةٍ يَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ ٱلْفَسَادِ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا مِّمَّنْ أَنجَيْنَا مِنْهُمْ ۗ وَٱتَّبَعَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ مَآ أُتْرِفُوا۟ فِيهِ وَكَانُوا۟ مُجْرِمِينَ

EnglishSaheeh International
So why were there not among the generations before you those of enduring discrimination forbidding corruption on earth - except a few of those We saved from among them? But those who wronged pursued what luxury they were given therein, and they were criminals.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
உங்களுக்கு முன்னால் இருந்த சமுதாயங்களில் இந்த பூமியில் குழப்பங்களை தடுக்கக் கூடிய அறிவுடையோர் இருந்திருக்கக் கூடாதா? மிகக் குறைவாகவே தவிர (அவ்வாறு இருக்கவில்லை.) அவர்களை நாம் காப்பாற்றினோம். யார் அநியாயம் செய்தார்களோ அவர்கள் தங்கள் செல்லச் செருக்கையே பின்பற்றுகிறார்கள்; மேலும் குற்றவாளிகளாகவும் இருந்தார்கள்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
ඔබලාට පෙර සිටි පරම්පරාවන් අතරින් මහපොළොවේ කලහකම් වළක්වාලන බුද්ධිමතුන් සිටිය යුතු නො වේ ද? නමුත් ඔවුන්ගෙන් අපි මුදවා ගත් සුළු පිරිසක් හැර (අන් අය අපරාධ කළවුන් වූවෝ ය.) තවද අපරාධ කළවුන් ඔවුන් කවර දෙයක සැප විඳිනු ලැබුවේද එය පිළිපදිමින් සිටියෝ ය. තවද ඔවුහු වැරදිකරුවන් බවට පත් වූවෝ ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
پس کیوں نہ تم سے پہلے زمانے کے لوگوں میں سے ایسے اہل خیر لوگ ہوئے جو زمین میں فساد پھیلانے سے روکتے، سوائے ان چند کے جنہیں ہم نے ان میں سے نجات دی تھی ، ﻇالم لوگ تو اس چیز کے پیچھے پڑ گئے جس میں انہیں آسودگی دی گئی تھی اور وه گنہگار تھے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
あなたがたより以前の世代の者の間には,何故かれらの中われが救った少数の者を除いては,地上の退廃を押える有徳な者たちがいなかったのであろうか。不義を行う者たちは,享楽を貪り罪を犯していた。
ChineseMa Jian
在你们之前逝去的各世代中,有德者为何不禁止众人在地方上作恶?但他们中我所拯救的少数人除外。不义的人们追随他们所享受的豪华生活。他们是犯罪的人。

Tafsir of 11:116

There must be a Group of People Who forbid Lewdness Allah, the Exalted, says that there should have been a group of wise people present among the past generations who called to good and forbade the evil and corruption that took place among them in the land. His statement, إِلاَّ قَلِيلاً (except a few) This means that there were only a small number of people present among them who were of this caliber. They were those whom Allah saved at the sudden striking of His vengeance, when His anger was let loose. For this reason, Allah commanded this noble Ummah (followers of Muhammad) to always have among them those who command the good and forbid the evil. This is as Allah says, وَلْتَكُن مِّنْكُمْ أُمَّةٌ يَدْعُونَ إِلَى الْخَيْرِ وَيَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَأُوْلَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ (Let there arise out of you a group of people inviting to all that is good, enjoining righteousness and forbidding evil.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 11:116 — Surah Hud Verse 116