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Al-Qasas 78

Ayah 78 of 88 · Meccan

قَالَ إِنَّمَآ أُوتِيتُهُۥ عَلَىٰ عِلۡمٍ عِندِيٓۚ أَوَلَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَدۡ أَهۡلَكَ مِن قَبۡلِهِۦ مِنَ ٱلۡقُرُونِ مَنۡ هُوَ أَشَدُّ مِنۡهُ قُوَّةٗ وَأَكۡثَرُ جَمۡعٗاۚ وَلَا يُسۡـَٔلُ عَن ذُنُوبِهِمُ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ ٧٨

He said, "I was only given it because of knowledge I have." Did he not know that Allāh had destroyed before him of generations those who were greater than him in power and greater in accumulation [of wealth]? But the criminals, about their sins, will not be asked.1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 There will be no need to enumerate their sins separately, as their quantity is obvious and more than sufficient to warrant punishment in Hell.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قَالَHe saidqāla
  2. إِنَّمَآOnlyinnamā
  3. أُوتِيتُهُۥI have been given itūtītuhu
  4. عَلَىٰon (account)ʿalā
  5. عِلۡمٍ(of) knowledgeʿil'min
  6. عِندِيٓۚI haveʿindī
  7. أَوَلَمۡDid notawalam
  8. يَعۡلَمۡhe knowyaʿlam
  9. أَنَّthatanna
  10. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  11. قَدۡindeedqad
  12. أَهۡلَكَdestroyedahlaka
  13. مِنbefore himmin
  14. قَبۡلِهِۦbefore himqablihi
  15. مِنَofmina
  16. ٱلۡقُرُونِthe generationsl-qurūni
  17. مَنۡwhoman
  18. هُوَ[they]huwa
  19. أَشَدُّ(were) strongerashaddu
  20. مِنۡهُthan himmin'hu
  21. قُوَّةٗ(in) strengthquwwatan
  22. وَأَكۡثَرُand greaterwa-aktharu
  23. جَمۡعٗاۚ(in) accumulationjamʿan
  24. وَلَاAnd notwalā
  25. يُسۡـَٔلُwill be questionedyus'alu
  26. عَنaboutʿan
  27. ذُنُوبِهِمُtheir sinsdhunūbihimu
  28. ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَthe criminalsl-muj'rimūna

Tafsir

Qarun said: “I have only been given this wealth because of the knowledge and power I have, so I am deserving of that”. Did Qarun not know that Allah had destroyed nations before him who were stronger and who had gathered more wealth? But there power or wealth did not benefit them. On the Day of Judgment, the wrongdoers will not be interrogated about their sins due to Allah's complete knowledge of them and any questioning they will face is for reprimand and censure.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran