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Al-A'raf 94

Ayah 94 of 206 · Meccan

وَمَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا فِي قَرۡيَةٖ مِّن نَّبِيٍّ إِلَّآ أَخَذۡنَآ أَهۡلَهَا بِٱلۡبَأۡسَآءِ وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَضَّرَّعُونَ ٩٤

And We sent to no city a prophet [who was denied] except that We seized its people with poverty and hardship that they might humble themselves [to Allāh].

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَمَآAnd notwamā
  2. أَرۡسَلۡنَاWe sentarsalnā
  3. فِيinfī
  4. قَرۡيَةٖa cityqaryatin
  5. مِّنanymin
  6. نَّبِيٍّProphetnabiyyin
  7. إِلَّآexceptillā
  8. أَخَذۡنَآWe seizedakhadhnā
  9. أَهۡلَهَاits peopleahlahā
  10. بِٱلۡبَأۡسَآءِwith adversitybil-basāi
  11. وَٱلضَّرَّآءِand hardshipwal-ḍarāi
  12. لَعَلَّهُمۡso that they maylaʿallahum
  13. يَضَّرَّعُونَ(become) humbleyaḍḍarraʿūna

Tafsir

God did not send a prophet to any city, the people of which denied and rejected the truth, except that He tried them with suffering and poverty and illness so that they might humble themselves before God, and leave their pride and disbelief. This was a warning for Quraysh and for all peoples who disbelieve and reject the way of God.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran