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Surah Nuh Ayat 25 in Arabic Text

مِّمَّا خَطِيٓـَٰٔتِهِمۡ أُغۡرِقُواْ فَأُدۡخِلُواْ نَارٗا فَلَمۡ يَجِدُواْ لَهُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَنصَارٗا
Mimmaa khateee’ aatihim ughriqoo fa udkhiloo Naaran falam yajidoo lahum min doonil laahi ansaaraa

English Translation

Here you can read various translations of verse 25

Sahih International
Because of their sins they were drowned and put into the Fire, and they found not for themselves besides Allah [any] helpers.

Yusuf Ali
Because of their sins they were drowned (in the flood), and were made to enter the Fire (of Punishment): and they found- in lieu of Allah- none to help them.

Abul Ala Maududi
And so they were drowned on account of their sins, and then cast into the Fire, and did not find any other than Allah, to come forth to their help.

Muhsin Khan
Because of their sins they were drowned, then were made to enter the Fire, and they found none to help them instead of Allah.

Pickthall
Because of their sins they were drowned, then made to enter a Fire. And they found they had no helpers in place of Allah.

Dr. Ghali
For whatever offenses (they committed), they were drowned, and then were made to enter a Fire; so they did not find, apart from Allah, any ready vindicators.

Abdel Haleem
They were drowned and sent to Hell for their evildoings: they found no one to help them against God.

Muhammad Junagarhi
یہ لوگ بہ سبب اپنے گناہوں کے ڈبو دیئے گئے اور جہنم میں پہنچا دیئے گئے اور اللہ کے سوا اپنا کوئی مددگار انہوں نے نہ پایا

Quran 71 Verse 25 Explanation

For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Nuh ayat 25, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.

Ala-Maududi

(71:25) And so they were drowned on account of their sins, and then cast into the Fire,[19] and did not find any other than Allah,[20] to come forth to their help.


19. That is, drowning was not their end, but after death their souls were immediately subjected to the punishment of the Fire. This precisely was the treatment that was meted out to Pharaoh and his people, as has been stated in (Surah Al-Momin, Ayat 45-46). For explanation, (Surah Al-Momin, ayat 46) note 63. This verse also is of those verses which prove the punishment of barzakh (intermediary stage between death and Resurrection).

20. That is, none of the gods whom they looked upon as their supporters and helpers came to their rescue. This, in fact, was a warning to the people of Makkah, as if to say: If you too are subjected to the torment of Allah, these gods on whom you have placed all your reliance, will avail you absolutely nothing.

Ibn-Kathir

25. Because of their sins they were drowned, then were made to enter the Fire. And they found none to help them instead of Allah. 26. And Nuh said: “My Lord! Leave not one of the disbelievers on the earth Dayyar!” 27. “If You leave them, they will mislead Your servants, and they will beget none but wicked disbelievers.” 28. “My Lord! Forgive me, and my parents, and him who enters my home as a believer, and all the believing men and women. And to the wrongdoers grant You no increase but destruction!”) Allah says,


﴿مِّمَّا خَطِيئَـتِهِمْ﴾

(Because of their sins) It also has been recited as; (خَطَايَاهُمْ) (their errors.)

﴿أُغْرِقُواْ﴾

(they were drowned,) meaning, for their numerous sins, rebellion, persistence in disbelief and opposition to their Messengers.

﴿أُغْرِقُواْ فَأُدْخِلُواْ نَاراً﴾

(they were drowned, then were made to enter the Fire.) meaning, they will be carried from the flood of the seas to the heat of the Fire.

﴿فَلَمْ يَجِدُواْ لَهُمْ مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ أَنصَاراً﴾

(And they found none to help them instead of Allah.) meaning, they will have no helper, assistant, or savior who can rescue them from the punishment of Allah. This is similar to Allah’s statement,

﴿لاَ عَاصِمَ الْيَوْمَ مِنْ أَمْرِ اللَّهِ إِلاَّ مَن رَّحِمَ﴾

(This day there is no savior from the decree of Allah except him on whom He has mercy.) (11:43)

﴿وَقَالَ نُوحٌ رَّبِّ لاَ تَذَرْ عَلَى الاٌّرْضِ مِنَ الْكَـفِرِينَ دَيَّاراً ﴾

(And Nuh said: “My Lord! Leave not one of the disbelievers on the earth Dayyar!”) meaning, do not leave a single one of them on the face of the earth, not even a lone individual. This is a method of speaking that gives emphasis to the negation. Ad-Dahhak said, “Dayyar means one.” As-Suddi said, “Dayyar is the one who stays in the home.” So Allah answered his supplication and He destroyed all of those on the face of the earth who were disbelievers. He (Allah) even destroyed Nuh’s (biological) son from his own loins, who separated himself from his father (Nuh). He (Nuh’s son) said,

﴿سَآوِى إِلَى جَبَلٍ يَعْصِمُنِى مِنَ الْمَآءِ قَالَ لاَ عَاصِمَ الْيَوْمَ مِنْ أَمْرِ اللَّهِ إِلاَّ مَن رَّحِمَ وَحَالَ بَيْنَهُمَا الْمَوْجُ فَكَانَ مِنَ الْمُغْرَقِينَ﴾

(I will betake myself to some mountain, it will save me from the water. Nuh said: “This day there is no savior from the decree of Allah except him on whom He has mercy.” And waves came in between them, so he (the son) was among the drowned.) (11:43) Allah saved the people of the ship who believed with Nuh, and they were those whom Allah commanded Nuh to carry with him. Allah said,

﴿إِنَّكَ إِن تَذَرْهُمْ يُضِلُّواْ عِبَادَكَ﴾

(If You leave them, they will mislead Your servants,) meaning, `if You leave a single one of them they will lead your servants astray.’ This refers to those whom He will create after them.

﴿وَلاَ يَلِدُواْ إِلاَّ فَاجِراً كَفَّاراً﴾

(and they will beget none but wicked disbelievers.) meaning, wicked in their deeds and disbelieving in their hearts. He (Nuh) said this due to what he knew about them since he remained among them for nine hundred and fifty years. Then he said,

﴿رَّبِّ اغْفِرْ لِى وَلِوَلِدَىَّ وَلِمَن دَخَلَ بَيْتِىَ مُؤْمِناً﴾

(My Lord! Forgive me, and my parents, and him who enters my home as a believer,) Ad-Dahhak said, “This means, my Masjid.” However, there is no harm in understanding the Ayah according to its apparent meaning, which would be that he (Nuh) supplicated for every person who entered his house who was a believer. Then he said,

﴿وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَـتِ﴾

(and all the believing men and women.) He supplicated for all of the believing men and women, and that includes those of them who were living and those of them who were dead. For this reason, it is recommended to supplicate like this, in following the example of Nuh, and that which has been reported in the narrations and well-known, legislated supplications. Then, he said,

﴿وَلاَ تَزِدِ الظَّـلِمِينَ إِلاَّ تَبَاراً﴾

(And to the wrongdoers, grant You no increase but destruction!) As-Suddi said, “But destruction.” Mujahid said, “But loss.” This means in both this life and in the Hereafter.This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat Nuh. And all praise and thanks are due to Allah.

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