Surah Al-Hijr: Verse 4 - وما أهلكنا من قرية إلا... - English

Tafsir of Verse 4, Surah Al-Hijr

وَمَآ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا وَلَهَا كِتَابٌ مَّعْلُومٌ ﴿4﴾

Display verse 4, Surah Al-Hijr in the Quran

English Translation

And We did not destroy any city but that for it was a known decree. (4)

English Transliteration

Wama ahlakna min qaryatin illa walaha kitabun maAAloomun (4)

Tafsir of Verse 4

Never a city have We destroyed, but it had a known decree, (4)

Never did We destroy a population that had not a term decreed and assigned beforehand. (4)

Every Township has its allotted Time

Allah is informing us that He never destroys a township until He has established evidences for it and its allotted time has ended. When the time for a nation's destruction has come, He never delays it, and He never moves its appointed time forward. This was a message and a warning to the people of Makkah, telling them to give up their Shirk, their stubbornness and disbelief for which they deserved to be destroyed.

(4)

Verse 4 - Surah Al-Hijr: (وما أهلكنا من قرية إلا ولها كتاب معلوم...) - English

Surah Al-Hijr: Verse 4 - وما أهلكنا من قرية إلا... - English

Tafsir of Verse 4, Surah Al-Hijr

English Translation

English Transliteration

Tafsir of Verse 4

Arberry - A. J. Arberry

Yusuf Ali - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Tafsir Ibn Kathir - Hafiz Ibn Kathir

Every Township has its allotted Time