Quran Quote  :  people there is a lesson for people of understanding. What is being narrated in the Qur'an is no fabrication; it is rather confirmation of the Books that preceded it, and a detailed exposition of everything, and a guidance and mercy for people of faith. - 12:111

    • Quran-30:42 Surah Ar-rum English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

    قُلۡ سِيرُواْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَٱنظُرُواْ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلُۚ كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّشۡرِكِينَ

    Transliteration:( Qul seeroo fil ardi fanzuroo kaifa kaana 'aaqibatul lazeena min qabl; kaana aksaruhum mushrikeen )

    42. Please declare, travel through the land and see [93] what was the end of those before you. Most of them died polytheists [94] (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

    (42) Say, [O Muḥammad], "Travel through the land and observe how was the end of those before. Most of them were associators [of others with Allāh]. (Saheen International Translation)

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    Surah Ar-Rum Ayat 42 Tafsir (Commentry)



    • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
    • Ibn Kathir
    • Ala-Madudi
    • Shaheen International

    93. By "earth" is meant the grounds of people inflicted with Divine punishment which were frequented by the Makkans during their travels, while, by "seeing" is meant seeing with the sight deriving lesson, and not by mere movement of the eye. 

    94. Here, by "majority" is meant all. From it we learn that by undertaking a journey to see the ruined buildings of the infidels with the intention of instilling fear of Allah Almighty in one's heart is an act of worship. Likewise, travelling to the mazaars of the saints in order to inculcate in oneself hope and taste for worship, too, is an act of worship. From this there is a proof for undertaking a journey for visiting Holy shrines and Urs gatherings.

     

    Ibn-Kathir

    The tafsir of Surah Ar-Rum verse 42 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
    Please refer to Surah Rum ayat 41 which provides the complete commentary from verse 41 through 42.

    (30:42) (O Prophet), say: “Traverse in the earth and see what was the end of those who went before you: most of them associated others with Allah in His Divinity.”[65]

    Ala-Maududi

    (30:42) (O Prophet), say: “Traverse in the earth and see what was the end of those who went before you: most of them associated others with Allah in His Divinity.”[65]

    65. That is, “The disastrous war between Byzantium and Iran is not a new thing of its kind. The past history of mankind is full of the accounts of the destruction of great nations. The root cause of the evils that caused the destruction of those nations was shirk which you are today being admonished to avoid.”

    (42) Say, [O Muḥammad], "Travel through the land and observe how was the end of those before. Most of them were associators [of others with Allāh].

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