Surah Al-Isra, ayah 16
Surah Al-Isra (chapter 17) · Ayah 16 · Juz 15 · Page 283
In short
Surah Al-Isra, ayah 16 (17:16) means: “And when We intend to destroy a city, We command its affluent[733] but they defiantly disobey therein; so the word [i.e., deserved decree] comes into effect upon it, and We destroy it with [complete] destruction.” (Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2))
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Al-Isra · Ayah 16
وَإِذَآ أَرَدْنَآ أَن نُّهْلِكَ قَرْيَةً أَمَرْنَا مُتْرَفِيهَا فَفَسَقُوا۟ فِيهَا فَحَقَّ عَلَيْهَا ٱلْقَوْلُ فَدَمَّرْنَٰهَا تَدْمِيرًا
And when We intend to destroy a city, We command its affluent[733] but they defiantly disobey therein; so the word [i.e., deserved decree] comes into effect upon it, and We destroy it with [complete] destruction.
Translator's notes
[733] To obey Allāh.
Quran 17:16 (Al-Isra) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Text sources
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Arabic text · Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), Uthmani text version 1.1, CC BY 3.0, copied without changes
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Translation · English Translation - Noor International Center · QuranEnc.com v1.1.2
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Juz & pages · Tanzil Quran Metadata 1.0 (Madinah mushaf, 604 pages), CC BY 3.0