Surah ke-17 · 111 ayat
AL ISRAA' (MEMPERJALANKAN DI MALAM HARI) — Ayat 16
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وَإِذَا أَرَدْنَا أَن نُّهْلِكَ قَرْيَةً أَمَرْنَا مُتْرَفِيهَا فَفَسَقُواْ فِيهَا فَحَقَّ عَلَيْهَا الْقَوْلُ فَدَمَّرْنَاهَا تَدْمِيرًا
And when We intend to destroy a city, We command its affluent but they defiantly disobey therein; so the word comes into effect upon it, and We destroy it with [complete] destruction.
Tafsir
{And when We intend to destroy a town, We command its affluent ones} its privileged ones, meaning its leaders, to obey through Our messengers, {but they transgress therein} so they disobey Our command, {so the word is justified against it} with punishment, {and We destroy it with utter destruction} We destroy it by destroying its people and ruining it.