37:71
وَلَقَدْضَلَّقَبْلَهُمْأَكْثَرُٱلْأَوَّلِينَ٧١
walaqad ḍalla qablahum aktharu l-awalīna
And there had already strayed before them most of the former peoples,(71)
Surah As-Saffat, Ayah 71 (37:71)
ٱلصَّافَّات
وَلَقَدْ ضَلَّ قَبْلَهُمْ أَكْثَرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Quran 37:71 is ayah 71 of Surah As-Saffat (“Those who set the Ranks”), a Meccan surah of 182 ayahs. It is in Juz 23, on page 448 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 23
- Hizb 45
- Page 448
- Ruku 2
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd verily
- ضَلَّḍallawent astray
- قَبْلَهُمْqablahumbefore them
- أَكْثَرُaktharumost
- ٱلْأَوَّلِينَl-awalīna(of) the former (people)
Tafsir (commentary) of 37:71
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This commentary explains ayahs 37:71–74 together.
فَانظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـقِبَةُ الْمُنذَرِينَ إِلاَّ عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ
(Then see what was the end of those who were warned. Except the chosen servants of Allah).