43:8
فَأَهْلَكْنَآأَشَدَّمِنْهُمبَطْشًاوَمَضَىٰمَثَلُٱلْأَوَّلِينَ٨
fa-ahlaknā ashadda min'hum baṭshan wamaḍā mathalu l-awalīna
And We destroyed greater than them in [striking] power, and the example of the former peoples has preceded.(8)
Surah Az-Zukhruf, Ayah 8 (43:8)
ٱلزُّخْرُف
فَأَهْلَكْنَآ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا وَمَضَىٰ مَثَلُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Quran 43:8 is ayah 8 of Surah Az-Zukhruf (“The Ornaments of Gold”), a Meccan surah of 89 ayahs. It is in Juz 25, on page 489 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 25
- Hizb 49
- Page 489
- Ruku 1
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- فَأَهْلَكْنَآfa-ahlaknāThen We destroyed
- أَشَدَّashaddastronger
- مِنْهُمmin'humthan them
- بَطْشًاbaṭshan(in) power
- وَمَضَىٰwamaḍāand has passed
- مَثَلُmathalu(the) example
- ٱلْأَوَّلِينَl-awalīna(of) the former (people)
Tafsir (commentary) of 43:8
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This commentary explains ayahs 43:1–8 together.