Tafsir Muyassar
Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabiaفجعلنا هذه القرية عبرة لمن بحضرتها من القرى، يبلغهم خبرها وما حلَّ بها، وعبرة لمن يعمل بعدها مثل تلك الذُّنوب، وجعلناها تذكرة للصالحين; ليعلموا أنهم على الحق، فيثبتوا عليه.
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Al-Baqarah 2:66
Word by wordفَجَعَلْنَـٰهَا نَكَـٰلًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا وَمَا خَلْفَهَا وَمَوْعِظَةً لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ
And We made it a deterrent punishment for those who were present and those who succeeded [them] and a lesson for those who fear Allāh.
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
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Ma'arif al-Qur'an
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Tafsir Muyassar
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Tafsir Ibn Kathir
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