الإسراء
Al-Isra
Surah 17
Verse 18
الإسراء
The Night Journey • makkah
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العربیّا عثمانی (Arabic Uthmani)
English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
English - Five Volume Translation
English - Short Commentary Translation
English - Topics
17:18
وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ نُوحٍ ۗ وَكَفَىٰ بِرَبِّكَ بِذُنُوبِ عِبَادِهِۦ خَبِيرًۢا بَصِيرًا
English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
How many generations have We destroyed after Noah! And thy Lord suffices as the Knower and Seer of the sins of His servants.
English - Five Volume Translation
[a]How many generations have We destroyed after Noah! And thy Lord suffices as the Knower and Seer of the sins of His servants.[1947]
21:12; 65:9.
Commentary:
The verse means to say that the appearance of a Divine Messenger is no new phenomenon. Prophets have been appearing in the world since the days of Noah and the enemies of these Prophets have always come to grief. God cannot punish men for going astray without first sending His Messengers to lead them to the right path.
English - Short Commentary Translation
[a]How many generations did We destroy after Noah! And thy Lord suffices as Knower and Seer of the sins of His servants.
21:12; 65:9.