The Holy Quran 39:26 — Surah Az-Zumar

Arabic text

فَأَذَاقَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْخِزْىَ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ

Translation

Allaah made them taste humiliation (disgrace) in this worldly life, while the punishment of the Aakhirah is worse. If only they knew!

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The denial and destruction of earlier nations: that is, many nations have already been destroyed and disgraced in this world because they denied the prophets, while the severest punishment of the Hereafter remains [for them] intact. So are the present deniers confident that they will not be dealt with in this way?

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