Al-Furqan 25:37
The Criterion · Meccan · Juz 19 · Page 363
The People of Noah
وَقَوۡمَ نُوحࣲ لَّمَّا كَذَّبُواْ ٱلرُّسُلَ أَغۡرَقۡنَٰهُمۡ وَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡ لِلنَّاسِ ءَايَةࣰۖ وَأَعۡتَدۡنَا لِلظَّـٰلِمِينَ عَذَابًا أَلِيمࣰا ٣٧
And Noah’s folk, when they denied the messengers, We drowned them and made of them a portent for mankind. We have prepared a painful doom for evil-doers.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And the people of Noah — when they denied the messengers, We drowned them and made them a sign for mankind.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, “messengers” is plural because denying one prophet is denying them all.
Reflect
Respecting one prophet is respecting all.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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