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Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 41: meaning and tafsir

  • Verse 41 of 118
  • Juz 18
  • Meccan
  • 23:41

فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ بِٱلْحَقِّ فَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ غُثَآءً ۚ فَبُعْدًا لِّلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ۝٤١

So the huge blast[12] overtook them in all justice, and We swept them away like scum[13]. So away with the wrongdoing people!

Translation of the meanings: Rowwad Translation Center — version 1.0.19 · QuranEnc.com

[12] i.e., a piercing cry.

[13] Ghutha’ literally means the froth thrown out by flood waters on the banks.

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41. So a severe scream, accompanied by a severe wind, took them by surprise, due to their deserving the punishment owing to their stubbornness. I destroyed them, leaving them like the froth of the flood. Woe be to the transgressing nation!

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