Surah Al-Hijr 15:13 — translation and meaning

الحجر · Verse 13 / 99 · Page 262

ۖ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ وَقَدْ خَلَتْ سُنَّةُ الْأَوَّلِينَ

Word by Word

ۖ
لَا
la
Not
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minuna
they believe
بِهِ
bihi
in it
وَقَدْ
waqad
and verily
خَلَتْ
khalat
have passed
سُنَّةُ
sunnatu
the way(s)
الْأَوَّلِينَ
al-awalina
(of) the former (people)

Transliteration

Laa yu'minoona bihee wa qad khalat sunnatul awwaleen

Translation

They will not believe in it, while there has already occurred the precedent of the former peoples.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

They do not believe in this Qur’ān that was revealed to Muhammad (peace be upon him). Allah’s custom in destroying those who bely their messengers has occurred before, so the beliers should take that into consideration.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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