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Surah Al-Isra, Ayah 69 (17:69)

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أَمْ أَمِنتُمْ أَن يُعِيدَكُمْ فِيهِ تَارَةً أُخْرَىٰ فَيُرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ قَاصِفًا مِّنَ ٱلرِّيحِ …

Quran 17:69 is ayah 69 of Surah Al-Isra (“The Night Journey”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 289 of the Madani Mushaf.

17:69
أَمْأَمِنتُمْأَنيُعِيدَكُمْفِيهِتَارَةًأُخْرَىٰفَيُرْسِلَعَلَيْكُمْقَاصِفًامِّنَٱلرِّيحِفَيُغْرِقَكُمبِمَاكَفَرْتُمْ ۙثُمَّلَاتَجِدُوا۟لَكُمْعَلَيْنَابِهِۦتَبِيعًا٦٩
am amintum an yuʿīdakum fīhi tāratan ukh'rā fayur'sila ʿalaykum qāṣifan mina l-rīḥi fayugh'riqakum bimā kafartum thumma lā tajidū lakum ʿalaynā bihi tabīʿan

Or do you feel secure that He will not send you back into it [i.e., the sea] another time and send upon you a hurricane of wind and drown you for what you denied? Then you would not find for yourselves against Us an avenger.(69)

Word by word

  1. أَمْamOr
  2. أَمِنتُمْamintumdo you feel secure
  3. أَنanthat (not)
  4. يُعِيدَكُمْyuʿīdakumHe will send you back
  5. فِيهِfīhiinto it
  6. تَارَةًtāratananother time
  7. أُخْرَىٰukh'rāanother time
  8. فَيُرْسِلَfayur'silaand send
  9. عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumupon you
  10. قَاصِفًاqāṣifana hurricane
  11. مِّنَminaof
  12. ٱلرِّيحِl-rīḥithe wind
  13. فَيُغْرِقَكُمfayugh'riqakumand drown you
  14. بِمَاbimābecause
  15. كَفَرْتُمْ ۙkafartumyou disbelieved
  16. ثُمَّthummaThen
  17. لَاlānot
  18. تَجِدُوا۟tajidūyou will find
  19. لَكُمْlakumfor you
  20. عَلَيْنَاʿalaynāagainst Us
  21. بِهِۦbihitherein
  22. تَبِيعًاtabīʿanan avenger

Tafsir (commentary) of 17:69

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Perhaps He will send You back to the Sea

Allah says,

أَمْ أَمِنتُمْ

(Or do you feel secure), `you who turn away from Us after acknowledging Our Oneness at sea once you are back upon dry land,'

أَن يُعِيدَكُمْ

(that He will not send you back) to sea a second time

فَيُرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ قَاصِفًا مِّنَ الرِّيحِ

(and send against you a Qasif) which will destroy your masts and sink your vessels. Ibn `Abbas and others said, "Al-Qasif is the wind of the sea which destroys vessels and sinks them."

فَيُغْرِقَكُم بِمَا كَفَرْتُمْ

(and drown you because of your disbelief) means because of your rejection and turning away from Allah.

ثُمَّ لاَ تَجِدُواْ لَكُمْ عَلَيْنَا بِهِ تَبِيعًا

(Then you will not find any avenger therein against Us.) Ibn `Abbas said that this means a helper. Mujahid said, "A helper who will avenge you," i.e., take revenge on your behalf. Qatadah said it means, "We are not afraid that anyone will pursue Us with anything of that nature (i.e., vengeance)."

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