Overview

Verses 50-55)

The Communities of Old

That it is He who destroyed the ancient 'Ad; and Thamii d, leaving no trace of them; as well as Noah's people before them, for these were truly most unjust and most overweening; that it is He who brought down the ruined cities enveloping them with whatever came over them. Which, then, ofyour Lord's blessings do you still doubt? (Verses 50-55)

This is a quick round, with a short pause placed where the fate of each of those old communities is mentioned, coupled with a sharp touch with which we are certain to interact. The 'Ad, Tharnad and people of Noah are well known to the reader of the Qur'an, as they are mentioned several times in this divine book. The ruined cities are those of Lot's people who were immersed in sin and went far astray. Their cities were turned upside down, but their fate is left vague here, enveloping them with whatever came over them,' to add a feeling of suspense through which we see images of ruins upon ruins, leaving nothing clear or identifiable.

"Which, then, ofyour Lord's blessings do you still doubt?"(Verse 55) The calamities that befell those communities were blessings then. Did they not lead to the destruction of evil? Were they not events that hurled the truth over falsehood to make it disappear? Did they not leave signs for everyone to reflect upon? These are certainly blessings. Hence why should people still doubt them? The address here is to every heart and
 

Overview

Verses 50-55)

The Communities of Old

That it is He who destroyed the ancient 'Ad; and Thamii d, leaving no trace of them; as well as Noah's people before them, for these were truly most unjust and most overweening; that it is He who brought down the ruined cities enveloping them with whatever came over them. Which, then, ofyour Lord's blessings do you still doubt? (Verses 50-55)

This is a quick round, with a short pause placed where the fate of each of those old communities is mentioned, coupled with a sharp touch with which we are certain to interact. The 'Ad, Tharnad and people of Noah are well known to the reader of the Qur'an, as they are mentioned several times in this divine book. The ruined cities are those of Lot's people who were immersed in sin and went far astray. Their cities were turned upside down, but their fate is left vague here, enveloping them with whatever came over them,' to add a feeling of suspense through which we see images of ruins upon ruins, leaving nothing clear or identifiable.

"Which, then, ofyour Lord's blessings do you still doubt?"(Verse 55) The calamities that befell those communities were blessings then. Did they not lead to the destruction of evil? Were they not events that hurled the truth over falsehood to make it disappear? Did they not leave signs for everyone to reflect upon? These are certainly blessings. Hence why should people still doubt them? The address here is to every heart and