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‘He’ is reminded of ‘his’ neglectfulness until ‘he’ returns to All�h
by means of remorse and ‘his’ defencelessness.

All�h  decrees:

öΝßγ¯=yès9 Ï™!#§œØ9$#uρ Ï™!$y™ù't7ø9$$Î/ Οßγ≈tΡõ‹s{r'sù y7Î=ö6s% ⎯ÏiΒ 5ΟtΒé& #’n<Î) !$uΖù=y™ö‘r& ô‰s)s9uρ

∩⊆⊄∪ tβθãã§|ØtGtƒ

﴾Verily, We sent (Messengers) to many nations before you (O

Mu˛ammad ). And We seized them with extreme poverty (or loss

in wealth) and loss in health with calamities so that they might
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believe with humility.﴿

Within the tafsır of this ay�h, Ibnu Jarır a†-‡abarı ﷲا ﻪﲪر said:

ُ َ َ
“( ءﺎﺳُ ﺄﺒْ ﻟا), the calamities that befell them were in the form of poverty

ﱠ َ
ُ
and difficulties within life. Whereas ( ءاﺮﱠ ﻀﻟا), the calamities that
befell them were in the form of illnesses and deformities that befell

their bodies. (öΝßγ¯=yès9 tβθãã§|ØtGtƒ), means by means of their states (the

conditions they found themselves in) like that, it was hoped that

606 Sürah Al Anfi�m (6), ay�h 42.
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