Tafheem ul Quran

Surah 21 Al-Anbya, Ayat 95-95

وَ حَرٰمٌ عَلٰى قَرۡيَةٍ اَهۡلَكۡنٰهَاۤ اَنَّهُمۡ لَا يَرۡجِعُوۡنَ‏ ﴿21:95﴾

(21:95) It has been ordained against every town that We ever destroyed that they shall not return92 (to enjoy a new lease of life)


Notes

92. The Arabic text of (verse 95) may be interpreted in three ways.

(I) The community which is once destroyed by the scourge of Allah can never have a second or new life.

(2) After its destruction, its people are not given a second chance for their test, then they shall be presented in the court of Allah for final judgment.

(3) When a community transgresses the last limits in its wickedness, injustices and disobedience, and Allah ordains to destroy it, no other chance of repentance is given to it because it becomes incapable of turning back to right guidance.