An-Nahl: 26

Ayah

Word by Word

قَدۡ

Verily

مَكَرَ

plotted

ٱلَّذِينَ

those who

مِن

(were) before them

قَبۡلِهِمۡ

(were) before them

فَأَتَى

but Allah came

ٱللَّهُ

but Allah came

بُنۡيَٰنَهُم

(at) their building

مِّنَ

from

ٱلۡقَوَاعِدِ

the foundations

فَخَرَّ

so fell

عَلَيۡهِمُ

upon them

ٱلسَّقۡفُ

the roof

مِن

from

فَوۡقِهِمۡ

above them

وَأَتَىٰهُمُ

and came to them

ٱلۡعَذَابُ

the punishment

مِنۡ

from

حَيۡثُ

where

لَا

they (did) not perceive

يَشۡعُرُونَ

they (did) not perceive

Translation

Those before them did also plot (against Allah's Way): but Allah took their structures from their foundations, and the roof fell down on them from above; and the Wrath seized them from directions they did not perceive.

Tafsir

Discussion about what the previous Peoples did, and what was done to Them

Allah says,

قَدۡ مَكَرَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ

Those before them indeed plotted,

Al-Awfi reported that Ibn Abbas said:

""This refers to Namrud (Nimrod), who built the tower.""

Others said that it refers to Bukhtanassar (Nebuchadnezzar).

The correct view is that this is said by way of example, to refute what was done by those who disbelieved in Allah and associated others in worship with Him.

As Nuh said,

وَمَكَرُواۡ مَكۡراً كُبَّاراً

""And they have hatched a mighty scheme."" (71:22)

meaning, they used all sorts of ploys to misguide their people, and tempted them to join them in their Shirk via all possible means.

On the Day of Resurrection their followers will say to them:

بَلۡ مَكۡرُ الَّيۡلِ وَالنَّهَارِ إِذۡ تَأۡمُرُونَنَأ أَن نَّكۡفُرَ بِاللَّهِ وَنَجۡعَلَ لَهُ أَندَاداً

""Nay, but it was your plotting by night and day, when you ordered us to disbelieve in Allah and set up rivals to Him!"" (34:33)

فَأَتَى اللّهُ بُنۡيَانَهُم مِّنَ الۡقَوَاعِدِ

but Allah struck at the foundation of their building.

meaning, He uprooted it and brought their efforts to naught.

This is like the Ayah:

كُلَّمَأ أَوۡقَدُواۡ نَاراً لِّلۡحَرۡبِ أَطۡفَأَهَا اللَّهُ

Every time they kindled the fire of war, Allah extinguished it. (5:64)

and,

فَأَتَـهُمُ اللَّهُ مِنۡ حَيۡثُ لَمۡ يَحۡتَسِبُواۡ وَقَذَفَ فِى قُلُوبِهِمُ الرُّعۡبَ يُخۡرِبُونَ بُيُوتَهُمۡ بِأَيۡدِيهِمۡ وَأَيۡدِى الۡمُوۡمِنِينَ فَاعۡتَبِرُواۡ يأُوۡلِى الاٌّبۡصَـرِ

But Allah's (torment) reached them from a place where they were not expecting it, and He cast terror into their hearts so that they destroyed their own dwellings with their own hands and the hands of the believers. So then take admonition, O you with eyes (to see). (59:2)

Allah says here:

فَأَتَى اللّهُ بُنۡيَانَهُم مِّنَ الۡقَوَاعِدِ

فَخَرَّ عَلَيۡهِمُ السَّقۡفُ مِن فَوۡقِهِمۡ وَأَتَاهُمُ الۡعَذَابُ مِنۡ حَيۡثُ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ

ثُمَّ يَوۡمَ الۡقِيَامَةِ يُخۡزِيهِمۡ

but Allah struck at the foundation of their building, and then the roof fell down upon them, from above them, and the torment overtook them from directions they did not perceive. Then, on the Day of Resurrection, He will disgrace them.

meaning, He will expose their scandalous deeds and what they used to hide in their hearts, and He will bring it out in the open. As He says,

يَوۡمَ تُبۡلَى السَّرَايِرُ

The Day when all the secrets will be (exposed and) examined. (86:9)

They will be displayed and made known, as found in the Two Sahihs, where Ibn Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah said:

يُنۡصَبُ لِكُلِّ غَادِرٍ لِوَاءٌ يَوۡمَ الۡقِيَامَةِ عِنۡدَ اسۡتِهِ بِقَدۡرِ غَدۡرَتِهِ فَيُقَالُ هَذِهِ غَدۡرَةُ فُلَنِ ابۡنِ فُلَن

On the Day of Resurrection a banner will be set up by his backside for every deceitful person, (whose size is) in accordance with the amount of his deceit. It be said, ""This is the one who deceived so-and-so, the son of so-and-so.""

Thus, what they used to plot in secret will be made public. Allah will humiliate them before all of His creation, and the Lord will say to them, in rebuke and reprimand;

وَيَقُولُ أَيۡنَ شُرَكَأيِيَ الَّذِينَ كُنتُمۡ تُشَاقُّونَ فِيهِمۡ

and will say:""Where are My (so-called) partners, those over which you caused so much discord!""

meaning, you fought and made enemies for their sake, so where are they now to help and save you!

هَلۡ يَنصُرُونَكُمۡ أَوۡ يَنتَصِرُونَ

Can they help you or (even) help themselves! (26:93)

فَمَا لَهُ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ

Then he will have no power, nor any helper. (86:10)

When evidence and proof is established against them, and the Word (of Allah) is justified against them, and they will be unable to give any excuse, realizing that escape is impossible, then;

قَالَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُواۡ الۡعِلۡمَ

Those who have been given the knowledge will say:

who are the leaders in this world and the Hereafter and who know about the truth in this world and the Hereafter - will say,

إِنَّ الۡخِزۡيَ الۡيَوۡمَ وَالۡسُّوءَ عَلَى الۡكَافِرِينَ

Indeed it is a Day of disgrace and misery for the disbelievers.

meaning, today those who disbelieved in Allah and worshipped others who have no power either to benefit or to harm them are now surrounded by disgrace and punishment."

An-Nahl: 26

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