Surah Saffat Ayat 147 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 147
And We sent him to [his people of] a hundred thousand or more.
And We sent him (on a mission) to a hundred thousand (men) or more.
and We sent him forth to a nation of a hundred thousand or more,
And We sent him to a hundred thousand (people) or even more.
And We sent him to a hundred thousand (folk) or more
And We sent him to a hundred thousand, or more. (Literally: they may have increased)
We sent him to a hundred thousand people or more.
اور ہم نے انہیں ایک لاکھ بلکہ اور زیاده آدمیوں کی طرف بھیجا
Quran 37 Verse 147 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Saffat ayat 147, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(37:147) and We sent him forth to a nation of a hundred thousand or more,[84]
84. The mention of a hundred thousand people or more does not mean that Allah had any doubt about their number, but it means that a casual observer would have estimated the population to be more than a hundred thousand people in any case. Probably it was the same place which the Prophet Jonah (peace be upon him) had left and fled. After his departure when the people of the place saw the scourge approaching, they believed. But this was only a kind of repentance which was accepted and the scourge averted. Now, the Prophet Jonah (peace be upon him) was again sent to them so that the people should believe in him as a Prophet and become Muslims formally. To understand this, one should keep in view verse 98 of Surah Younus.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah As-Saffat verse 147 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Saffat ayat 139 which provides the complete commentary from verse 139 through 148.
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