Surah Ya seen 36:28
ﱁ ﱂ ﱃ ﱄ ﱅ ﱆ ﱇ ﱈ ﱉ ﱊ ﱋ ﱌ ﱍ ﱎ
And We did not send down upon his people after him any soldiers from the heaven, nor would We have done so.
Tafsir of Ya seen 36:28-32
Tafsir
Tafhim al-Quran
Verse range: 36:28-32
24
These words contain a subtle satire. In their arrogance and pride of power and their strong antagonism towards the true faith, they thought they would annihilate the three Prophets and their followers, but, contrary to their plot, they were themselves annihilated by only one stroke of the Divine punishment.
25
That is, they were annihilated so completely that not a trace of them was left behind them. No one in the world even remembers them today. Their civilization as well as their race has become extinct.