Surah Al-Anbiya 21:6 — translation and meaning
الأنبياء · Verse 6 / 112 · Page 322
ۖ مَا آمَنَتْ قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَاهَا أَفَهُمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ
Word by Word
ۖ
مَا
ma
Not
آمَنَتْ
amanat
believed
قَبْلَهُم
qablahum
before them
مِّن
min
any
قَرْيَةٍ
qaryatin
town
أَهْلَكْنَاهَا
ahlaknaha
which We destroyed
أَفَهُمْ
afahum
so will they
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minuna
believe
Transliteration
Maaa aaamanat qablahum min qaryatin ahlaknaahaa a-fahum yu'minoon
Translation
Not a [single] city which We destroyed believed before them, so will they believe?
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Before these who are making a request, no town which ever made a request for divine signs. to be revealed and was then granted them as per their request ever believed. In fact, they denied them so I destroyed them. So will these people believe?
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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