Al-A'raf 7:94 وما ارسلنا في قرية من نبي الا اخذنا اهلها بالباساء والضراء لعلهم يضرعون ٩٤
وَمَآ
أَرۡسَلۡنَا
فِي
قَرۡيَةٖ
مِّن
نَّبِيٍّ
إِلَّآ
أَخَذۡنَآ
أَهۡلَهَا
بِٱلۡبَأۡسَآءِ
وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ
لَعَلَّهُمۡ
يَضَّرَّعُونَ
٩٤
Whenever We sent a prophet to a society, We afflicted its ˹disbelieving˺ people with suffering and adversity, so perhaps they would be humbled.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Afflictions that struck Earlier Nations
Allah mentions the Ba'sa' and Darra' that struck the earlier nations to whom He sent Prophets. Ba'sa', refers to the physical sicknesses and ailments that they suffered, while Darra', refers to the poverty and humiliation that they experienced,
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…Afflictions that struck Earlier Nations
Allah mentions the Ba'sa' and Darra' that struck the earlier nations to whom He sent Prophets. Ba'sa', refers t
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