The Quran

سورة الاٴنبیَاء

Surah Al-Anbiyâ’ 21:95

The Prophets · Verse 95 of 112

وَحَرَامٌ عَلَىٰ قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَاهَا أَنَّهُمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And it is not permissible to (the people of) a township whom We have destroyed to come back (to life of this world).

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

But there is a ban on any population which We have destroyed: that they shall not return,

Ahmed Ali

It is imperative that a habitation We have destroyed will not desist (from unbelief)

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Ali Unal

It is inconceivable that a community, the destruction of which We have decreed (because of their unbelief and irremediable sins), could return to faith, (nor a community which We destroyed should not come back to Us and then be returned to the world again so that they could believe and do good deeds).

Daryabadi

And a ban is laid on every town which We have destroyed, that they Shall not return.

Faridul Haque

And it is forbidden for any township which We have destroyed, that they may return. (Once the disbelievers face death, their return to earth is impossible.)

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And it is forbidden to a town which We destroy: they shall not return.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And it is an inviolable law for a township which WE have destroyed that they shall not return.

Muhammad Musin Khan

And a ban is laid on every town (population) which We have destroyed that they shall not return (to this world again, nor repent to Us).

Muhammad Pickthall

And there is a ban upon any community which We have destroyed: that they shall not return.

Muhammad Sarwar

The people whom We destroyed can never return to this world

Muhammed ali Shakir

And it is binding on a town which We destroy that they shall not return.

Rashad Khalifa

It is forbidden for any community we had annihilated to return.

Shabbir Ahmed

There is a ban on any community that We have annihilated from rising again,

Commentary 21:95 This verse informs us of the inviolable Divine Law: those nations that are dead as a result of Divine punishment will not return to power again.

وَحَرَامٌ عَلَىٰ قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَاهَا أَنَّهُمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ

21:95 This verse informs us of the inviolable Divine Law: those nations that are dead as a result of Divine punishment will not return to power again.