Tafsir for verse: 30:42
قُلۡ سِيرُواْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَٱنظُرُواْ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلُۚ كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّشۡرِكِينَ ٤٢ ﴿42﴾
42Say, “Go about in the land, and see how was the end of those who were before. Most of them were Mushriks (i.e. those who ascribe partners to Allah)”.
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Commentary
Then he emphasized that sins cause the anger of Allah and His punishment. He commanded them to travel in the land and see how Allah destroyed the nations and made them taste the evil consequence of their sins. His saying, "most of them were polytheists," indicates that polytheism alone was not the reason for their destruction, and that lesser sins can also be a cause for it.
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