Surah Fussilat: Verse 15 - فأما عاد فاستكبروا في الأرض... - English

Tafsir of Verse 15, Surah Fussilat

فَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ ٱلْحَقِّ وَقَالُوا۟ مَنْ أَشَدُّ مِنَّا قُوَّةً ۖ أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَهُمْ هُوَ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةً ۖ وَكَانُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا يَجْحَدُونَ ﴿15﴾

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English Translation

As for \'Aad, they were arrogant upon the earth without right and said, "Who is greater than us in strength?" Did they not consider that Allah who created them was greater than them in strength? But they were rejecting Our signs. (15)

English Transliteration

Faamma AAadun faistakbaroo fee alardi bighayri alhaqqi waqaloo man ashaddu minna quwwatan awalam yaraw anna Allaha allathee khalaqahum huwa ashaddu minhum quwwatan wakanoo biayatina yajhadoona (15)

Tafsir of Verse 15

As for Ad, they waxed proud in the earth without right, and they said, 'Who is stronger than we in might?' What, did they not see that God, who created them, was stronger than they in might? And they denied Our signs. (15)

Now the 'Ad behaved arrogantly through the land, against (all) truth and reason, and said: "Who is superior to us in strength?" What! did they not see that Allah, Who created them, was superior to them in strength? But they continued to reject Our Signs! (15)

Verse 15 - Surah Fussilat: (فأما عاد فاستكبروا في الأرض بغير الحق وقالوا من أشد منا قوة ۖ أولم يروا أن الله الذي خلقهم هو...) - English

Surah Fussilat: Verse 15 - فأما عاد فاستكبروا في الأرض... - English

Tafsir of Verse 15, Surah Fussilat

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Tafsir of Verse 15

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