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Surah al-Hijr (The Valley of Stone) 15 : 4

وَمَآ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا وَلَهَا كِتَابٌ مَّعْلُومٌ

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 Muhsin Khan
 Pickthall
 Yusuf Ali
Quran Project
And We did not destroy any city but that for it was a known decree.

Qur'an Dictionary

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Word Arabic word
(15:4:1)
(15:4:2)
ahlaknā
We destroyed
(15:4:3)
(15:4:4)
qaryatin
town
(15:4:5)
illā
but
(15:4:6)
(15:4:7)
kitābun
a decree
(15:4:8)
maʿlūmun
known

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Explanatory Note

 The end of each nation will come at the time appointed by God. Then it is the practices of each community that determine how these laws and how God’s order will operate:

“Never have We destroyed any community unless divine revelations have been made known to it. No community can ever forestall its term, nor can they delay it.” (Verses 4-5)

Therefore, they must not be deluded by the fact that God’s punishment has not taken them. God’s law will take its well-marked course and operate as God wants it to operate. As for them, they will certainly come to know.

That clear book and appointed term are given by God to every nation and community so that they will do their work. What they do in this life determines their fate in the hereafter. When a community believes in God, does good works, allows human life to proceed and prosper, and implements justice then God will extend its life until it deviates from these rules and becomes devoid of all goodness. That determines the end of its life, either with total loss and ruin, or with a temporary general weakness.

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7. Period of Revelation

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“This surah was revealed in Makkah, after the revelation of Surah 12, Joseph. The time was a very critical one, falling as it did between the ‘year of sorrow’ when the Prophet lost his wife Khadijah and his uncle Abu Talib and the year when the Prophet migrated to Madinah. The surah thus reflects the needs and requirements of this difficult period.” [Ref: Qutb, Fi Dhilal]

“It is clear from its topics and style that the period of its revelation is similar to that of Surah 14: Ibraheem (Abraham) as two things are quite prominent in its background. Firstly, it appears from the repeated warnings in this Surah that despite the fact that the Prophet had been propagating the Message for many years his people in general had not shown any inclination towards its acceptance, nay they had become more and more obdurate and stubborn in their antagonism, enmity and ridicule with the passage of time. Secondly by that time the Prophet had begun to feel a little tired of making strenuous efforts to eradicate disbelief and opposition of his people. That is why God has consoled and comforted him over and over again by way of encouragement..” [Ref: Mawdudi]

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