Transliteration:( Wa likulli ummatir Rasoolun fa izaa jaaa'a Rasooluhum qudiya bainahum bilqisti wa hum laa yuzlamoon )
137. This refers to those followers and people upon whom punishment had
been sent in the world. ie. Allah Almighty had not destroyed any people
without sending His Prophets to them. The commentary of this verse is the
following verse: "And We are not to torment until We have sent a
Messenger". (S17 V15)
Hence, all those people to whom no Prophets were sent. like those who
live by nature, had not been punished even in this world. Further, it should
be remembered. Prophets were always from noble and sublime families
(Bukhari Shareef), while common people had been their followers. Thus
this verse in no way proves that every prophet that was sent had come only
to his own people Allah forbid. Observe, though our Holy by birth Prophet
صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم was a Hashimite, yet he is sent as a Prophet to the
entire creation.
138. This tells that the coming of the Prophets. is a means of mercy to the
fortunate people, but a punishment to the wretched, just like the rising of
the sun causes hardship to the bat, and the rain causes some fruit and
vegetation to be destroyed.
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The tafsir of Surah Yunus verse 47 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Yunus ayat 46 which provides the complete commentary from verse 46 through 47.
55. Here the word ummat does not merely mean a nation or a community but includes all those people whom the message of a Messenger reaches after his appointment, even though he may not be alive among them. More than this: as long as his teachings remain intact and within the reach of everyone to ascertain what they really are, all such people will be treated and judged as his ummat and their cases decided with justice in accordance with (Surah Yunus, ayat 47). According to this standard, all the people of the world are the ummat of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), and will remain so, as long as the Quran continues to be published in its original and complete form as today. That is why it has not been said, “There is a Messenger in every ummat†but “There is a Messenger for every ummat.†56. That is, when the message of a Messenger reaches a people, they should know that henceforth they are on trial and that no excuse would be accepted that they were ignorant of it. Then judgment is passed on them with scrupulous justice. Those, who accept the message and mend their way in accordance with it, are declared to be worthy of Allah’s blessings, and those who reject it are doomed to a torment that may be inflicted both in this world and in the next world or only in the Hereafter.
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