Surah Mulk Verse 17 — Ayat 17

Arabic Text

أَمۡ أَمِنتُم مَّن فِی ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ أَن یُرۡسِلَ عَلَیۡكُمۡ حَاصِبࣰاۖ فَسَتَعۡلَمُونَ كَیۡفَ نَذِیرِ

Transliteration

Am amintum man fissamaaa'i ai yursila 'alaikum haasiban fasata'lamoona kaifa nazeer

English Translation

Or do you feel secure that He who [holds authority] in the heaven would not send against you a storm of stones? Then you would know how [severe] was My warning.

English: Saheeh International (Tanzil.net)

Word-by-Word

• أَمْ am Or
• أَمِنتُم amintum do you feel secure
• مَّن man (from Him) Who
• فِى fī (is) in
• ٱلسَّمَآءِ l-samāi the heaven
• أَن an that
• يُرْسِلَ yur'sila He will send
• عَلَيْكُمْ ʿalaykum against you
• حَاصِبًۭا ۖ ḥāṣiban a storm of stones
• فَسَتَعْلَمُونَ fasataʿlamūna Then you would know
• كَيْفَ kayfa how
• نَذِيرِ nadhīri (was) My warning

Word breakdown from Quran.com API (Uthmani text, Saheeh International gloss per word).

Context in Al-Mulk (Ayah 17)

Second security question: might He send hasiban—a stoning wind—so you learn kaifa nadir, how serious My warning is? Tafsir connects hasib to violent gusts that destroyed rejecting communities when mercy expired.

Fasata'lamoon shifts to future certainty: skeptics will know warning was real. The ayah bridges personal fear to historical pattern in verse 18.

Classical works use this pair to break complacency among affluent Meccans who felt weather and trade were merely natural, never moral.

Key Arabic Words

• أَمِنتُم do you feel secure This word appears in the ayah text; compare how translators render it and read the full ayah on Quran.com before extending the meaning to other passages.
• أَمْ Or This word appears in the ayah text; compare how translators render it and read the full ayah on Quran.com before extending the meaning to other passages.
• فَسَتَعۡلَمُونَ Word in this ayah Taken from the Uthmani wording of this ayah on this page.
• ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ Word in this ayah Taken from the Uthmani wording of this ayah on this page.

Classical Tafsir (Verified Summary)

Quranic Narratives Connected to This Theme

The Quran records the people of Hud destroyed by a raging wind (11:58), the companions of the Rocky Tract (Hijr) struck by sayhah (15:73–74), and Thamud annihilated after defying Salih (11:67). These narratives illustrate how “you will know My warning” unfolded for nations who mocked messengers. The Qur'an narrates that the people of Ad rejected their messenger Hud and were destroyed by a violent wind (Hud 11:50-60; Haqqah 69:6-8). Thamud similarly defied Salih and faced sudden ruin (Hud 11:61-68). This ayah warns Meccans who feel secure from stones or storms that earlier deniers discovered how severe divine reproach (nakeer) could be—history recorded in revelation, not legend.

Reflection on Creation

This ayah invites quiet consideration of security from a stoning wind and prior nations destroyed. Creation around us—sky, earth, birds, and daily provision—does not replace revelation, but it can soften hearts toward obedience when viewed as signs of a wise, merciful origin rather than meaningless accident. Study ayah 17 with the Arabic on this page and Saheeh International English: “Or do you feel secure that He who [holds authority] in the heaven would not send against you a storm of stones? Then you would know how [severe] was My warning.”. In chapter 67’s sequence, this line advances the theme of security from a stoning wind and prior nations destroyed. Read ayah 16 and ayah 18 on their verse pages so you see how the argument builds—Meccan proofs about creation, accountability, and mercy are layered, not repeated as generic slogans. Study ayah 17 with the Arabic on this page and Saheeh International English: “Or do you feel secure that He who [holds authority] in the heaven would not send against you a storm of stones? Then you would know how [severe] was My warning.”. In chapter 67’s sequence, this line advances the theme of security from a stoning wind and prior nations destroyed. Read ayah 16 and ayah 18 on their verse pages so you see how the argument builds—Meccan proofs about creation, accountability, and mercy are layered, not repeated as generic slogans.

Family & Bedtime Practice

Tell a shortened Quranic account of Hud or Salih emphasizing listening to prophets—not graphic destruction—for older kids. On a night you study ayah 17, let a child retell the English meaning in one sentence before sleep.

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Short Tafsir Note

Previous nations were destroyed for denial — history as warning. The Quran records their fates for our instruction.

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Key Lessons

• History repeats for deniers
• Take lessons from destroyed nations
• Truth prevails eventually

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