AZ ZUKHRUF — Ayat 1

Tafsir Ibnu Katsir

حـم- وَالْكِتَـبِ الْمُبِينِ- إِنَّا جَعَلْنَـهُ قُرْءاناً عَرَبِيّاً لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ- وَإِنَّهُ فِى أُمّ الْكِتَـبِ لَدَيْنَا لَعَلِىٌّ حَكِيمٌ- أَفَنَضْرِبُ عَنكُمُ الذّكْرَ صَفْحاً أَن كُنتُمْ قَوْماً مُّسْرِفِينَ- وَكَمْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن نَّبِيّ فِى الاْوَّلِينَ- وَمَا يَأْتِيهِم مّنْ نَّبِىّ إِلاَّ كَانُواْ بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِءونَ- فَأَهْلَكْنَآ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُم بَطْشاً وَمَضَى مَثَلُ الاْوَّلِينَ-

1. Ha Mim. 2. By the manifest Book. 3. Verily, We have made it a Qur'an in Arabic that you may be able to understand. 4. And verily, it is in the Mother of the Book with Us, indeed exalted, full of wisdom. 5. Shall We then take away the Reminder from you, because you are a people excessive. 6. And how many a Prophet have We sent amongst the men of old. 7. And never came there a Prophet to them but they used to mock at him. 8. Then We destroyed men stronger (in power) than these and the example of the ancients has passed away.