The Holy Quran 71:25 — Surah Nuh

Arabic text

مِّمَّا خَطِيٓـَٔـٰتِهِمْ أُغْرِقُوا۟ فَأُدْخِلُوا۟ نَارًا فَلَمْ يَجِدُوا۟ لَهُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَنصَارًا

Translation

(Eventually) Because of their sins they were drowned (in a great flood) and made to enter the Fire (in their graves as well as in the Aakhirah). (Although they had many gods, great wealth and many children,) They found none to assist them against (the punishment of) Allaah.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The end of the people: that is, the Flood came and outwardly they were drowned in the water, but in reality they reached the fire of the barzakh (the intermediate world between death and resurrection). that is, those idols (Wadd, Suwa', Yaghuth and others) could not give any help at all in that hour of need, and so they perished, helpless and forsaken.

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