Nūḥ عليه السلام · after every appeal has been exhausted
Against those who would not stop
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Sūrat Nooh
71:26 - Extent
- Excerpt within the āyah, shown in full ink against dimmed framing.
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وَقَالَ نُوحٌۭ رَّبِّ لَا تَذَرْ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ دَيَّارًا
Rabbi lā tadhar ʿalā al-ʾarḍi mina al-kāfirīna dayyāran
English · Marmaduke Pickthall And Noah said: My Lord! Leave not one of the disbelievers in the land.
Türkçe · Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır Nûh dedi ki: "Yeryüzünde kafirlerden bir tek kişi bırakma."
When and why it was said
In the Qur’an (71:26), Nuh asks Allah to end persistent disbelief and corruption.
Qurʾān 71:26
Commentary — Tafsīr al-Jalālayn
And Noah said ‘My Lord do not leave from among the disbelievers a single dweller upon the earth dayyār means ‘one who inhabits a dwelling dār’ in other words not one.
Tafsīr al-Jalālayn, al-Maḥallī and al-Suyūṭī. Translated by Feras Hamza. altafsir.com
Reflection
When oppression persists, ask Allah to establish justice while staying patient.