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Scholarly commentary explaining a verse — its context, its meaning and how the scholars have understood it.

Ghafir 40:22

Word by word

ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَانَت تَّأْتِيهِمْ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ فَكَفَرُوا۟ فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ قَوِىٌّ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ

That was because their messengers were coming to them with clear proofs, but they disbelieved, so Allāh seized them. Indeed, He is Powerful and severe in punishment.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

ذلك العذاب الذي حلَّ بالمكذبين السابقين، كان بسبب موقفهم من رسل الله الذين جاؤوا بالدلائل القاطعة على صدق دعواهم، فكفروا بهم، وكذَّبوهم، فأخذهم الله بعقابه، إنه سبحانه قوي لا يغلبه أحد، شديد العقاب لمن كفر به وعصاه.

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