Quran Quote  :  The craving for ever-greater worldly gains and to excel others in that regard keeps you occupied. - 102:1

Quran-41:15 Surah Fussilat English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

فَأَمَّا عَادٞ فَٱسۡتَكۡبَرُواْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ بِغَيۡرِ ٱلۡحَقِّ وَقَالُواْ مَنۡ أَشَدُّ مِنَّا قُوَّةًۖ أَوَلَمۡ يَرَوۡاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَهُمۡ هُوَ أَشَدُّ مِنۡهُمۡ قُوَّةٗۖ وَكَانُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا يَجۡحَدُونَ

Transliteration:( Fa ammaa 'Aadun fastak baroo fil ardi bighairul haqqi wa qaaloo man ashaddu minnaa quwwatan awalam yaraw annal laahal lazee khalaqahum Huwa ashaddu minhum quwwatanw wa kaanoo bi Aayaatinaa yajhadoon )

15. And as for the 'Aad [39], they became unjustly [40] boastful in the land and said: "Who is stronger in might than us?" [41] Did they not know that Allah, Who created them, is stronger [42] than them in might? But, they continued to deny Our Signs. (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

(15) As for ʿAad, they were arrogant upon the earth without right and said, "Who is greater than us in strength?" Did they not consider that Allāh who created them was greater than them in strength? But they were rejecting Our signs. (Saheen International Translation)

Surah Fussilat Ayat 15 Tafsir (Commentry)



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

15. And as for the 'Aad [39], they became unjustly [40] boastful in the land and said: "Who is stronger in might than us?" [41] Did they not know that Allah, Who created them, is stronger [42] than them in might? But, they continued to deny Our Signs.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Fussilat verse 15 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Fussilat ayat 13 which provides the complete commentary from verse 13 through 19.

(41:15) As for Ad, they waxed proud in the land without justification and said: “Who is greater than we in strength?” Did they not see that Allah, Who created them, is greater in strength than they? They continued to deny Our Signs,

Ala-Maududi

(41:15) As for Ad, they waxed proud in the land without justification and said: “Who is greater than we in strength?” Did they not see that Allah, Who created them, is greater in strength than they? They continued to deny Our Signs,


There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.

(15) As for ʿAad, they were arrogant upon the earth without right and said, "Who is greater than us in strength?" Did they not consider that Allāh who created them was greater than them in strength? But they were rejecting Our signs.

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