We have sent down to you a Book which has a reminder for you. Do you not understand?
We have indeed sent down towards you a Book, in which is your repute; so do you not have sense?
Now We have sent down to you a Book wherein is your Remembrance; will you not understand?
[O MEN!] We have now bestowed upon you from on high a divine writ containing all that you ought to bear in mind will you not, then, use your reason?
And assuredly We have sent down unto you a Book wherein is admonition for you; will ye not then reflect?
Indeed, We have sent down for you (O mankind) a Book, (the Quran) in which there is Dhikrukum, (your Reminder or an honour for you i.e. honour for the one who follows the teaching of the Quran and acts on its orders). Will you not then understand?
We have sent down to you a Book, containing your message. Do you not understand?
We have bestowed upon you a Book that mentions you. Do you not understand?
Indeed, We have sent down for you a Book in which there is Dhikrukum. Will you not then understand
Now We have revealed unto you a Scripture wherein is your Reminder. Have ye then no sense?
Certainly We have sent down to you a Book in which there is an admonition for you. Do you not exercise your reason?
Now, We have sent down to you a Book in which is your Remembrance. Will you not understand?
We have certainly sent down to you a Book in which is your mention. Then will you not reason?
We have sent a Book, (the Quran), which is an honor for you. Will you then not understand?
Certainly We have revealed to you a Book in which is your good remembrance; what! do you not then understand?
Laqad anzaln<u>a</u> ilaykum kit<u>a</u>ban feehi <u>th</u>ikrukum afal<u>a</u> taAAqiloon<b>a</b>
We have revealed a Book to you which is admonition for you. Will you not then understand?
We have revealed for you (O men!) a book in which is a Message for you: will ye not then understand?
لَقَدْ أَنزَلْنَآ إِلَيْكُمْ كِتَٰبًا فِيهِ ذِكْرُكُمْ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ
I have revealed to you the Qur’ān in which lies your honour and pride, if you believe it and act according to its contents. Do you not understand this, so that you hasten towards believing it and practicing what it contains?
I have revealed to you the Qur’ān in which lies your honour and pride, if you believe it and act according to its contents. Do you not understand this, so that you hasten towards believing it and practicing what it contains?
<p>The Holy Qur'an is an honour and pride for the Arabs</p><p>كِتَابًا فِيهِ ذِكْرُ‌كُمْ (a book having a good name for you - 21:10): The word (Book) is meant for Qur'an and ذکر (name) is used here for honour, excellence and fame. Thus what is meant here is that the revelation of Qur'an in Arabic language is a great honour and everlasting fame for the Arabs and they should value it as such. History has proved that by Allah's Mercy and by the blessings of Qur'an Arabs have dominated the world and ruled over it for a long time. This is also a fact of life that Arabs gained dominance over the world not because of any tribal or linguistic supremacy but because of Qur'an. If there was no Qur'an, probably no one would have known about the Arabs at all.</p>
The Holy Qur'an is an honour and pride for the Arabsكِتَابًا فِيهِ ذِكْرُ‌كُمْ (a book having a good name for you - 21:10): The word (Book) is meant for Qur'an and ذکر (name) is used here for honour, excellence and fame. Thus what is meant here is that the revelation of Qur'an in Arabic language is a great honour and everlasting fame for the Arabs and they should value it as such. History has proved that by Allah's Mercy and by the blessings of Qur'an Arabs have dominated the world and ruled over it for a long time. This is also a fact of life that Arabs gained dominance over the world not because of any tribal or linguistic supremacy but because of Qur'an. If there was no Qur'an, probably no one would have known about the Arabs at all.
<h2 class="title">The Virtue of the Qur'an Here</h2><p>Allah points out the noble status of the Qur'an and urges them to recognize its worth:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">لَقَدْ أَنزَلْنَآ إِلَيْكُمْ كِتَـباً فِيهِ ذِكْرُكُمْ</div><p>(Indeed, We have sent down for you a Book in which there is Dhikrukum). Ibn `Abbas said: "Honor for you."</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">أَفَلاَ تَعْقِلُونَ</div><p>(Will you not then understand) means, will you not understand this blessing, and accept it This is like the Ayah:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَإِنَّهُ لَذِكْرٌ لَّكَ وَلِقَوْمِكَ وَسَوْفَ تُسْـَلُونَ </div><p>(And verily, this is indeed a Reminder for you and your people, and you will be questioned.) 43:44</p><h2 class="title">How the Evildoers were destroyed</h2><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَكَمْ قَصَمْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ كَانَتْ ظَـلِمَةً</div><p>(How many a town given to wrongdoing, have We destroyed,) meaning, they were very many. This is like the Ayah:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِنَ الْقُرُونِ مِن بَعْدِ نُوحٍ</div><p>(And how many generations have We destroyed after Nuh!) 17:17</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَـهَا وَهِىَ ظَالِمَةٌ فَهِىَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَى عُرُوشِهَا</div><p>(And many a township did We destroy while they were given to wrongdoing, so that it lie in ruins) 22:45.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَأَنشَأْنَا بَعْدَهَا قَوْماً ءَاخَرِينَ</div><p>(and raised up after them another people!) means, another nation which came after them.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَلَمَّآ أَحَسُّواْ بَأْسَنَآ</div><p>(Then, when they sensed Our torment,) when they realized that the torment would undoubtedly come upon them, just as their Prophet had warned them,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">إِذَا هُمْ مِّنْهَا يَرْكُضُونَ</div><p>(behold, they (tried to) flee from it.) they tried to run away.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">لاَ تَرْكُضُواْ وَارْجِعُواْ إِلَى مَآ أُتْرِفْتُمْ فِيهِ وَمَسَـكِنِكُمْ</div><p>(Flee not, but return to that wherein you lived a luxurious life, and to your homes,) This is a way of ridiculing them. It will be said to them by way of ridicule: "Do not run away from the coming torment; go back to the delights and luxuries and fine homes in which you were living." Qatadah said, "Mocking them."</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">لَعَلَّكُمْ تُسْأَلُونَ</div><p>(in order that you may be questioned) about whether you gave thanks for what you had.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">قَالُواْ يوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَـلِمِينَ </div><p>(They cried: "Woe to us! Certainly we have been wrong- doers.") They will confess their sins when it will be of no benefit to them.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَمَا زَالَت تِلْكَ دَعْوَاهُمْ حَتَّى جَعَلْنَـهُمْ حَصِيداً خَـمِدِينَ </div><p>(And that cry of theirs ceased not, till We made them as a field that is reaped, extinct.) meaning, "they will keep on saying that, admitting their wrong- doing, until We harvest them as it were, and their movements and voices come to a stop."</p>
The Virtue of the Qur'an HereAllah points out the noble status of the Qur'an and urges them to recognize its worth:لَقَدْ أَنزَلْنَآ إِلَيْكُمْ كِتَـباً فِيهِ ذِكْرُكُمْ(Indeed, We have sent down for you a Book in which there is Dhikrukum). Ibn `Abbas said: "Honor for you."أَفَلاَ تَعْقِلُونَ(Will you not then understand) means, will you not understand this blessing, and accept it This is like the Ayah:وَإِنَّهُ لَذِكْرٌ لَّكَ وَلِقَوْمِكَ وَسَوْفَ تُسْـَلُونَ (And verily, this is indeed a Reminder for you and your people, and you will be questioned.) 43:44How the Evildoers were destroyedوَكَمْ قَصَمْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ كَانَتْ ظَـلِمَةً(How many a town given to wrongdoing, have We destroyed,) meaning, they were very many. This is like the Ayah:وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِنَ الْقُرُونِ مِن بَعْدِ نُوحٍ(And how many generations have We destroyed after Nuh!) 17:17فَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَـهَا وَهِىَ ظَالِمَةٌ فَهِىَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَى عُرُوشِهَا(And many a township did We destroy while they were given to wrongdoing, so that it lie in ruins) 22:45.وَأَنشَأْنَا بَعْدَهَا قَوْماً ءَاخَرِينَ(and raised up after them another people!) means, another nation which came after them.فَلَمَّآ أَحَسُّواْ بَأْسَنَآ(Then, when they sensed Our torment,) when they realized that the torment would undoubtedly come upon them, just as their Prophet had warned them,إِذَا هُمْ مِّنْهَا يَرْكُضُونَ(behold, they (tried to) flee from it.) they tried to run away.لاَ تَرْكُضُواْ وَارْجِعُواْ إِلَى مَآ أُتْرِفْتُمْ فِيهِ وَمَسَـكِنِكُمْ(Flee not, but return to that wherein you lived a luxurious life, and to your homes,) This is a way of ridiculing them. It will be said to them by way of ridicule: "Do not run away from the coming torment; go back to the delights and luxuries and fine homes in which you were living." Qatadah said, "Mocking them."لَعَلَّكُمْ تُسْأَلُونَ(in order that you may be questioned) about whether you gave thanks for what you had.قَالُواْ يوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَـلِمِينَ (They cried: "Woe to us! Certainly we have been wrong- doers.") They will confess their sins when it will be of no benefit to them.فَمَا زَالَت تِلْكَ دَعْوَاهُمْ حَتَّى جَعَلْنَـهُمْ حَصِيداً خَـمِدِينَ (And that cry of theirs ceased not, till We made them as a field that is reaped, extinct.) meaning, "they will keep on saying that, admitting their wrong- doing, until We harvest them as it were, and their movements and voices come to a stop."