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Surah al-Anbiya' (The Prophets ) 21 : 9

ثُمَّ صَدَقْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْوَعْدَ فَأَنجَيْنَٰهُمْ وَمَن نَّشَآءُ وَأَهْلَكْنَا ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ

Translations

 
 Muhsin Khan
 Pickthall
 Yusuf Ali
Quran Project
Then We fulfilled for them the promise, and We saved them and whom We willed and destroyed the transgressors.

Qur'an Dictionary

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Word Arabic word
(21:9:1)
(21:9:2)
ṣadaqnāhumu
We fulfilled (for) them
(21:9:3)
l-waʿda
the promise
(21:9:4)
fa-anjaynāhum
and We saved them
(21:9:5)
(21:9:6)
nashāu
We willed
(21:9:7)
wa-ahlaknā
and We destroyed
(21:9:8)
l-mus'rifīna
the transgressors

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Explanatory Note

This is, then, a law set in operation, like that of sending God’s messengers. He promised to save them along with those who truly believed in them and gave credence to their faith by action. He fulfilled His promise to them and destroyed those who were oppressors, transgressing all the bounds He set.

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According to  Ibn Attiyah and Qurtubi there is consensus on this Surah being a Makki Surah -

"Both the subject matter and the style of the Surah indicate that it was sent down in the third stage of the life of the Prophet at Makkah" [Ref: Mawdudi]

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