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Quran-43:56 Surah Az-zukhruf English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡ سَلَفٗا وَمَثَلٗا لِّلۡأٓخِرِينَ

Transliteration:( Faja'alnaahum salafanw wa masalan lil aakhireen (section 5) )

56. And We made them a precedent of the past and an example for the coming generations"[99] (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

(56) And We made them a precedent and an example for the later peoples. (Saheen International Translation)

Surah Az-Zukhruf Ayat 56 Tafsir (Commentry)



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

99. These examples will be for the people until the day of Judgement. Thus rebellious people till today are being called Pharaohs. They remember him as a man of evil. This tells us that notoriety is Divine punishment while being remembered for one's good is a mercy of Allah Almighty.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Zukhruf verse 56 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Zukhruf ayat 51 which provides the complete commentary from verse 51 through 56.

(43:56) and made them a thing of the past and an example for those who would come after them.[51]

Ala-Maududi

(43:56) and made them a thing of the past and an example for those who would come after them.[51]


51. That is, they are a precedent for those who do not learn any lesson from their example, and an object lesson for those who are keen to learn a lesson.

(56) And We made them a precedent and an example for the later peoples.

Surah Az-Zukhruf All Ayat (Verses)

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