ﱽ ﱾ ﱿ ﲀ ﲁ ﲂ ﲃ ﲄ ﲅ ﲆ ﲇ ﲈ ﲉ ﲊ ﲋ ﲌ ﲍ ﲎ ﲏ ﲐ ﲑ ﲒ ﲓ ﲔ
The people of Noah denied before them and the [disbelieving] factions after them, and every nation intended [a plot] for their messenger to seize him, and they disputed by [using] falsehood to [attempt to] invalidate thereby the truth. So I seized them, and how [terrible] was My penalty.
Tafsir
Verse range: 40:5
كذبت قبلهم قوم نوح
The people of Nuh denied before these; Nuh was the first Messenger whom Allah sent to denounce and forbid idol worship.
واﻻحزاب من بعدهم
and the groups after them, (means, from every nation).
وهمت كل أمة برسولهم ليٲخذوه
and every (disbelieving) nation plotted against their Messenger to seize him, means, they wanted to kill him by any means possible, and some of them did kill their Messenger.
وجادلوا بالباطل ليدحضوا به الحق
and disputed by means of falsehood to refute therewith the truth. means, they came up with specious arguments with which to dispute the truth which was so plain and clear.
فٲخذتهم
So I seized them, means, `I destroyed them, because of the sins they committed.'
فكيف كان عقاب
and how was My punishment! means, `how have you heard that My punishment and vengeance was so severe and painful.' Qatadah said, "It was terrible, by Allah.''
وكذلك حقت كلمت ربك على الذين كفروا أنهم أصحاب النار
