The Holy Quran 29:40 — Surah Al-'Ankabut

Arabic text

فَكُلًّا أَخَذْنَا بِذَنۢبِهِۦ ۖ فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ حَاصِبًا وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ أَخَذَتْهُ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ خَسَفْنَا بِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ أَغْرَقْنَا ۚ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيَظْلِمَهُمْ وَلَـٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ

Translation

We seized (punished) each of them on account of his sin. Against one of them (the Aad) We sent a violent (pebble storm) wind (to destroy them). One of them (the Thamud) was seized (destroyed) by a shout (loud screech). One of them (Qaaroon) was swallowed by the ground and we drowned another (Fir'oun and his army). Allaah was never One to oppress them (by punishing them without first sending guidance to them), but they used to oppress (wrong) themselves (by refusing to accept the guidance that came to them).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, each of them was punished in accordance with his crime. This is the people of Lut, and some have also included ‘Ad in it. These were Thamud, and also the people of Madyan. That is, Qarun, as passed in Surah Al-Qasas. These are Pharaoh and Haman, and some have also included the people of Nuh in it.

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