The Holy Quran 11:101 — Surah Hud

Arabic text

وَمَا ظَلَمْنَـٰهُمْ وَلَـٰكِن ظَلَمُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ ۖ فَمَآ أَغْنَتْ عَنْهُمْ ءَالِهَتُهُمُ ٱلَّتِى يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ لَّمَّا جَآءَ أَمْرُ رَبِّكَ ۖ وَمَا زَادُوهُمْ غَيْرَ تَتْبِيبٍ

Translation

We did not oppress (wrong) them (the destroyed people) but they oppressed themselves (by inviting Allaah's punishment when they committed Shirk). Their gods which they called upon (worshipped) besides Allaah were of no benefit to them at all when the command (punishment) of your Rabb came. (On the contrary,) They only increased them in destruction (because they were punished according to the extent to which they worshipped these gods).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The causes of the destruction of former nations: that is, Allah did not seize anyone without fault, so that injustice could be suspected: when they went beyond all bounds in committing crimes and thereby openly made themselves deserving of punishment, then the punishment of Allah came. Look, then: those objects of worship (deities)

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