11:117
وَمَاكَانَرَبُّكَلِيُهْلِكَٱلْقُرَىٰبِظُلْمٍوَأَهْلُهَامُصْلِحُونَ١١٧
wamā kāna rabbuka liyuh'lika l-qurā biẓul'min wa-ahluhā muṣ'liḥūna
And your Lord would not have destroyed the cities unjustly while their people were reformers.(117)
Surah Hud, Ayah 117 (11:117)
هُود
وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ لِيُهْلِكَ ٱلْقُرَىٰ بِظُلْمٍ وَأَهْلُهَا مُصْلِحُونَ
Quran 11:117 is ayah 117 of Surah Hud (“Hud”), a Meccan surah of 123 ayahs. It is in Juz 12, on page 234 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 12
- Hizb 24
- Page 234
- Ruku 10
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- وَمَاwamāAnd not
- كَانَkānawould
- رَبُّكَrabbukayour Lord
- لِيُهْلِكَliyuh'likadestroy
- ٱلْقُرَىٰl-qurāthe cities
- بِظُلْمٍbiẓul'minunjustly
- وَأَهْلُهَاwa-ahluhāwhile its people
- مُصْلِحُونَmuṣ'liḥūna(were) reformers
Tafsir (commentary) of 11:117
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This commentary explains ayahs 11:116–117 together.