Surah Az-Zukhruf 43:56 — translation and meaning
الزخرف · Verse 56 / 89 · Page 493
فَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ سَلَفًا وَمَثَلًا لِّلْآخِرِينَ
Word by Word
فَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ
faja'alnahum
And We made them
سَلَفًا
salafan
a precedent
وَمَثَلًا
wamathalan
and an example
لِّلْآخِرِينَ
lil'akhirina
for the later (generations)
Transliteration
Faja'alnaahum salafanw wa masalal lil aakhireen
Translation
And We made them a precedent and an example for the later peoples.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
So I made Pharaoh and his people an example for those who did actions like theirs, that they would perish just like they did. I also made them a lesson for those who take heed; so that they do not do the same actions as theirs and are then afflicted with whatever came upon them.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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