Verse 17:60 | inQuran

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

And nothing could hinder Us from sending Signs, except that the former people rejected them, but this is no hindrance. And We gave Thamud the she-camel as a clear Sign, but they unjustly rejected it. And We send not Signs but to warn.

English - Five Volume Translation

[a]And nothing could hinder Us from sending Signs, except that the former people rejected them, but this is no hindrance. And We gave Thamud the she-camel as a clear Sign, but they unjustly rejected it. And We send not Signs but to warn.[1989]

17:95; 18:56.

Important Words:

ظلموا بھا (unjustly rejected it). The word ظلم means, (1) he did wrong; or acted wrongfully, unjustly or tyrannically, (2) he put a thing in a wrong place or in a place not its own. They say من اشبه اباہ فما ظلم i.e. whoso resembles his father, he has not put the likeness in a wrong place; (3) he made him suffer loss as in وما ظلمونا ولکن کانوا انفسھم یظلمون i.e. and they made not Us to suffer loss or detriment but it was themselves they made to suffer loss or detriment. ظلم الارض means, he dug the ground in what was not the place of digging. ظلمه also means, he imposed upon him a thing that was above his power or ability. The word is also used transitively by means of ب as in the Quranic words فظلموا بھا i.e. and they disbelieved in them (the Signs) or unjustly rejected them (Lane & Aqrab). See also 2:36, 52.

Commentary:

The verse beautifully states that heavenly signs will never cease to appear. It warns Muslims not to entertain such a foolish belief and proceeds to refute and demolish the only possible objection against the appearance of heavenly signs. The objection is: When the people to whom the signs were first shown did not profit by them, where was the warrant that their successors would do so? The arguments given in refutation of this objection are: (a) If the rejection of heavenly signs had been a reasonable ground, no Prophet after the very first Prophet—Adam––would have appeared. But this did not happen and fresh Prophets continued to appear in all ages and fresh signs continued to be shown at their hands, which showed that the rejection of signs never proved a barrier in the way of the appearance of new signs. (b) Prophets are sent in the world in order to warn wrongdoers of their transgressions and iniquities and of the impending Divine punishment in consequence of those iniquities. Any such punishment without a previous warning and without showing signs would be contrary to Divine mercy.

As an illustration of the claim that wrongdoers never go unpunished if they do not repent, special mention has been made of the tribe of Thamud because the Thamud were an Arab tribe and their history was a matter of common knowledge with pagan Arabs as well as with the Jews of Arabia.

English - Short Commentary Translation

[b]And nothing could hinder Us from sending Signs, except that the former people rejected[1627] them, but this did not hinder Us. And We gave Thamud the she-camel as a clear Sign, but they unjustly rejected it. And We send not Signs but to warn.

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

اور کسی بات نے ہمیں نہیں روکا کہ ہم اپنی آیات بھیجیں سوائے اس کے کہ پہلوں نے ان کا انکار کردیا تھا۔ اور ہم نے ثمود کو بھی ایک بصیرت افروز نشان کے طور پر اُونٹنی عطا کی تھی۔ پس وہ اس سے ظلم کے ساتھ پیش آئے۔ اور ہم نشانات نہیں بھیجتے مگر تدریجاً ڈرانے کی خاطر۔

French

Et rien ne peut Nous empêcher d’envoyer des Signes, à part le fait que les peuples anciens les rejetèrent. Et Nous avons donné aux Thamūd la chamelle comme un Signe très clair, mais ils la traitèrent injustement. Et Nous n’envoyons des Signes que pour avertir.

German

Und nichts könnte Uns hindern, Zeichen zu senden, als dass die Früheren sie verworfen hatten. Und Wir gaben den Thamûd die Kamelstute als ein sichtbares Zeichen, doch sie frevelten an ihr. Wir senden Zeichen, nur um zu warnen.

Chinese

[a]除了先前的人们不信迹象, (从它不获得任何益处) 以外, 没有什么 (事物) 可以阻止我下降迹象, (但这不是停止下降迹象的原因)。我把一头母驼作为一个光明的迹象赐给了洒姆德民族时, 但他们迫害了它。我下降迹象只是为了警告人们 (不良的后果)。

Italian

E niente può impedirCi di inviare segni, eccetto il fatto che quelli di prima li hanno ripudiati, ma questo non è un impedimento. E Noi demmo ai Tamud la cammella come un chiaro segno, eppure essi la respinsero ingiustamente. E Noi non inviamo segni se non per ammonire.

Spanish

Y nada pudo impedirnos el envío de los Signos, salvo que los ueblos anteriores los rechazaron, aunque esto no constituyó un obstáculo. Y dimos la camella a los Zamud como Signo claro, pero ellos la trataron injustamente. Y sólo enviamos los Signos para amonestarlos.

اردو تفسیرِ صغیر

کیا ہمیں نشانات کے بھیجنے میں اس کے سوا اور کوئی (امر) مانع ہو سکتا ہے کہ پہلے لوگوں نے (ان نشانات کو) جھٹلا دیا تھا (اور ان سے کوئی فائدہ نہ اٹھایا تھا لیکن یہ کوئی وجہ نشان بھیجنے سے رکنے کی نہیں) چنانچہ (جب) ہم نے ثمود (کی قوم) کو ایک اونٹنی ایک روشن نشان کے طور پر دی تو انہوں نے اس پر ظلم کیا اور ہم نشانوں کو (بدانجام سے) ڈرانے کے لئے ہی بھیجا کرتے ہیں۔

اردو ترجمہ مودودی

اور ہم کو نشانیاں بھیجنے سے نہیں روکا مگر اس بات نے کہ اِن سے پہلے کے لوگ اُن کو جھٹلا چکے ہیں (چنانچہ دیکھ لو) ثمود کو ہم نے علانیہ اونٹنی لا کر دی اور اُنہوں نے اس پر ظلم کیا ہم نشانیاں اسی لیے تو بھیجتے ہیں کہ لوگ انہیں دیکھ کر ڈریں

English - Sahih

And nothing has prevented Us from sending signs except that the former peoples denied them. And We gave Thamud the she-camel as a visible sign, but they wronged her. And We send not the signs except as a warning.

اردو ترجمہ احمد علی

اور ہم نے اس لیےمعجزات بھیجنے موقوف کر دیےکہ پہلوں نے انہیں جھٹلایا تھا اور ہم نے ثمود کو اونٹنی کا کھلا ہوا معجزہ دیا تھا پھر بھی انہوں نے اس پر ظلم کیا اور یہ معجزات تو ہم محض ڈرانے کے لیے بھیجتے ہیں

English - Talal Itani

And not stopped Us that We send the Signs except that denied them the former (people) And We gave Thamud the she-camel (as) a visible sign, but they wronged her. And not We send the Signs except (as) a warning.

Chinese Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

a

17:95; 18:56.

اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس ^*

English - Arberry

Naught prevented Us from sending the signs but that the ancients cried lies to them; and We brought Thamood the She-camel visible, but they did her wrong. And We do not send the signs, except to frighten.

English - Maududi

Nothing hindered Us from sending Our Signs except that the people of olden times rejected them as lies. We publicly sent the she-camel to the Thamud to open their eyes but they wronged her. We never send Our Signs except to cause people to fear.

English - Ahmed Ali

Nothing could stop Us from sending signs except that the earlier people had rejected them as lies. We sent to Thamud the she-camel as a token to make it clear to them, but they treated her cruelly; and We send signs only to deter.

English - Yusuf Ali

And We refrain from sending the signs, only because the men of former generations treated them as false: We sent the she-camel to the Thamud to open their eyes, but they treated her wrongfully: We only send the Signs by way of terror (and warning from evil).

English - Five Volume Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

a

17:95; 18:56.

1989

Important Words:

ظلموا بھا (unjustly rejected it). The word ظلم means, (1) he did wrong; or acted wrongfully, unjustly or tyrannically, (2) he put a thing in a wrong place or in a place not its own. They say من اشبه اباہ فما ظلم i.e. whoso resembles his father, he has not put the likeness in a wrong place; (3) he made him suffer loss as in وما ظلمونا ولکن کانوا انفسھم یظلمون i.e. and they made not Us to suffer loss or detriment but it was themselves they made to suffer loss or detriment. ظلم الارض means, he dug the ground in what was not the place of digging. ظلمه also means, he imposed upon him a thing that was above his power or ability. The word is also used transitively by means of ب as in the Quranic words فظلموا بھا i.e. and they disbelieved in them (the Signs) or unjustly rejected them (Lane & Aqrab). See also 2:36, 52.

Commentary:

The verse beautifully states that heavenly signs will never cease to appear. It warns Muslims not to entertain such a foolish belief and proceeds to refute and demolish the only possible objection against the appearance of heavenly signs. The objection is: When the people to whom the signs were first shown did not profit by them, where was the warrant that their successors would do so? The arguments given in refutation of this objection are: (a) If the rejection of heavenly signs had been a reasonable ground, no Prophet after the very first Prophet—Adam––would have appeared. But this did not happen and fresh Prophets continued to appear in all ages and fresh signs continued to be shown at their hands, which showed that the rejection of signs never proved a barrier in the way of the appearance of new signs. (b) Prophets are sent in the world in order to warn wrongdoers of their transgressions and iniquities and of the impending Divine punishment in consequence of those iniquities. Any such punishment without a previous warning and without showing signs would be contrary to Divine mercy.

As an illustration of the claim that wrongdoers never go unpunished if they do not repent, special mention has been made of the tribe of Thamud because the Thamud were an Arab tribe and their history was a matter of common knowledge with pagan Arabs as well as with the Jews of Arabia.

English - Short Commentary Notes ^*

Cross Refs:

b

17:95; 18:56.

1627

Or, the meaning may be: Could the fact that former people rejected the Prophets be the reason that further Signs should not be sent, i.e. it could not be the reason for the withholding of heavenly Signs.

English - Pickthall

Naught hindereth Us from sending portents save that the folk of old denied them. And We gave Thamud the she-camel - a clear portent save to warn.

English - Muhammad Ali ^ra

And nothing hindered Us from sending signs, but the ancients rejected them. And We gave to Thamud the she-camel, a manifest sign, but they did her wrong, and We send not signs but to warn.

English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ^ra

People after people have rejected Our Signs, but that cannot hinder Us from sending them. We gave Thamud the she-camel as a clear Sign, but they were cruel to it. We send the Signs only to warn.

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