The Holy Quran 22:48 — Surah Al-Hajj

Arabic text

وَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَمْلَيْتُ لَهَا وَهِىَ ظَالِمَةٌ ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهَا وَإِلَىَّ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

Translation

Many were the towns to which I had granted respite although they were oppressive (despite their oppression and kufr, I did not punish them immediately but allowed them time to mend their ways). Thereafter, (when they failed to change their ways) I seized (punished) them. To Me shall be the return (they will return to Me on the Day of Qiyaamah when they will have to account for whatever they did in this world).

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

وكثير من القرى كانت ظالمة بإصرار أهلها على الكفر، فأمهلتهم ولم أعاجلهم بالعقوبة فاغتروا، ثم أخَذْتُهم بعذابي في الدنيا، وإليَّ مرجعهم بعد هلاكهم، فأعذبهم بما يستحقون.

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