Surah Qaf 50:14

Reminding the Quraysh of the Destruction of earlier Disbelieving Nations

Allah the Exalted warns the disbelievers of Quraysh and reminds them of the punishment and painful torment that He sent in this life on their likes, who disbelieved before them. For instance, Allah the Exalted punished the people of Nuh by drowning them in the encompassing flood that touched all the people of earth. There is also the end that struck the people of Ar-Rass, and we mentioned their story before in Surat Al-Furqan,

(...and Thamud, and `Ad, and Fir`awn, and the brethren of Lut,) the people of Sadum (Sodom) and the surrounding areas, to whom Lut was sent. Allah the Exalted shook the earth beneath them and turned their area into a reeking lake, as stinking as the disbelief, tyranny and defiance of the Truth that they had,

(And the Dwellers of Al-Aykah), they are the nation of Shu`ayb, peace be upon him,

(and the people of Tubba`), King of Yemen; we explained his story in the Tafsir of Surat Ad-Dukhan, and therefore, we do not need to repeat it here. All praise is due to Allah.

(Everyone of them denied (their) Messengers,) means, all of these nations and their generations belied their respective Messenger, and whoever denies even one Messenger, is as if he has denied all Messengers. Allah the Exalted and Most Honored said,

(The people of Nuh denied the Messengers.)(26:105) even though only one Messenger was sent to them, and indeed, if all the Messengers were sent to them, they would have disbelieved in them as well. Allah said,

(so My threat took effect.) meaning, the promise of torment and punishment that Allah delivered to them on account of their denial took effect. Therefore, all those who fear suffering the same end should be warned, especially since the latter have denied their Messenger, just as the former denied their Messenger.

Repeating the Creation is Easier than originating It

Allah the Exalted said,

(Were We then tired with the first creation) meaning, `did starting the creation bring fatigue to Us, so as to cause doubt in them that repeating the creation was not possible'

(Nay, they are in confused doubt about a new creation.) meaning, `starting the creation did not tire Us, and repeating it is even easier.' Allah the Exalted and Most Honored said,

(And He it is Who originates the creation, then He will repeat it; and this is easier for Him.)(30:27), and,

(And he puts forth for Us a parable, and forgets his own creation. He says: "Who will give life to these bones after they are rotten and have become dust" Say: "He will give life to them Who created them for the first time! And He is the All-Knower of every creation!")(36:78-79) aWe mentioned earlier a Hadith collected in the Sahih,

(Allah the Exalted said, "Son of `Adam insults Me when he says, `He will not resurrect me as He created me before!' But surely, originating creation is not easier for Me than reproducing it again.")

Allah memberikan peringatan kepada orang-orang kafir Mekah dengan azab yang pedih seperti yang pernah ditimpakan kepada umat-umat yang dahulu, yang mendustakan para rasul yang diutus Allah sebelum Muhammad saw. Mereka mendapat berbagai azab dan malapetaka. Kaum Nuh adalah umat yang pertama kali mendustakan nabi-Nya. Berdakwah selama 950 tahun tidak ada yang beriman kecuali delapan puluhan orang, akhirnya dibinasakan oleh Allah swt dengan banjir topan. Kaum Rass, kaumnya Nabi Syuaib mereka menyiksa dan membunuh nabi-Nya dalam sumur maka Allah menghancurkan mereka di sumur yang mereka mendirikan patung di sekelilingnya. Kaum Samud kaumnya Nabi Saleh dihancurkan dengan gempa. Kaum 'Ad kaumnya Nabi Hud dihancurkan dengan angin. Fir'aun ditenggelamkan Allah dalam laut. Kaum Lut yang melakukan sodomi, negerinya dibalikkan. Penduduk Aikah, kaumnya Nabi Syuaib, juga dibinasakan oleh Allah. Kaum Tubba' al-himyari dari Yaman juga dibinasakan oleh Allah. Mereka semua mendustakan para rasul, maka layaklah mereka dihancurkan sebagaimana yang diancamkan oleh Allah kepada mereka.