Surah Ad-Dhariyat 51:46
ﲵ ﲶ ﲷ ﲸ ﲹ ﲺ ﲻ ﲼ ﲽ
And [We destroyed] the people of Noah before; indeed, they were a people defiantly disobedient.
Tafsir of Ad-Dhariyat 51:46
Tafsir
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Verse range: 51:46
Surah Adh-Dhariyat (51): Verse 46
Original Text Segment: وقوم نوح من . . . . .
Translation & Exegesis:
And [We destroyed] the people of Noah from...
**Regarding the reading of *qawm* (people):** It has been recited with both the genitive case (*jarr*) and the accusative case (*nasb*). What is the rationale for each?
- The Genitive Case (Jarr): This reading is straightforward. It is in apposition (as a continuation) to what preceded, such as in the Almighty's saying:
- "...and in 'Ad" (51:41)
- "...and in Moses" (51:38) It is as if the structure implies: "In so-and-so is a lesson for you, and in so-and-so, and in the people of Noah."
- The Accusative Case (Nasb): This reading implies an omitted verb, specifically: "And We destroyed the people of Noah before." Since the preceding verses already indicated destruction, this reading is an apposition based on the implied location/object (maḥall).
- Under this interpretation, the phrase "from before" (min qabl) carries its apparent meaning, as if the verse explicitly stated: "And We destroyed the people of Noah from before."
- However, under the first interpretation (Genitive case), the implied meaning is: "And in the people of Noah, there is a lesson for you from before [the time of] Thamud and 'Ad and others."
Then the Almighty said:
Verse 47
Original Text: { والسمآء بنيناها بأيد وإنا لموسعون }
Translation:
**{ And the heaven, We constructed it with hands, and indeed, We are [its] expanders. }**