# he-Lam-Kef — هلك (hlk)

> Occurs in 68 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/hlk

- **Meaning:** To die, perish, wasted, be lost, destroyed, spoiled.
- **Derived forms:** أَهْلَكَ (51) · تَّهْلُكَة (1) · مَهْلِك (2) · مُهْلِك (5) · مُهْلِكِى (1) · مُهْلَكِين (1) · هَالِك (2) · هَلَكَ (5)

## Verses containing this root

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 195

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلتَّهْلُكَةِ ۛ — l-tahlukati · "[the] destruction"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · genitive case

وَاَنْفِقُوا ف۪ي سَب۪يلِ اللّٰهِ وَلَا تُلْقُوا بِاَيْد۪يكُمْ اِلَى التَّهْلُكَةِۚۛ وَاَحْسِنُواۚۛ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِن۪ينَ

Waanfiqoo fee sabeeli Allahi walatulqoo bi-aydeekum ila attahlukati waahsinooinna Allaha yuhibbu almuhsineen

And spend in the cause of God, and give not yourselves over to destruction. And do good; God loves the doers of good.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-195.md_

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 205

- **Form in this verse:** وَيُهْلِكَ — wayuh'lika · "and destroys"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

وَاِذَا تَوَلّٰى سَعٰى فِي الْاَرْضِ لِيُفْسِدَ ف۪يهَا وَيُهْلِكَ الْحَرْثَ وَالنَّسْلَۜ وَاللّٰهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْفَسَادَ

Wa-itha tawalla saAAafee al-ardi liyufsida feeha wayuhlika alharthawannasla wallahu la yuhibbualfasad

And when he turns away, he strives in the land working corruption therein and destroying tilth and progeny; and God loves not corruption.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-205.md_

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 117

- **Form in this verse:** فَأَهْلَكَتْهُ ۚ — fa-ahlakathu · "then destroyed it"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, feminine, singular · past tense

مَثَلُ مَا يُنْفِقُونَ ف۪ي هٰذِهِ الْحَيٰوةِ الدُّنْيَا كَمَثَلِ ر۪يحٍ ف۪يهَا صِرٌّ اَصَابَتْ حَرْثَ قَوْمٍ ظَلَمُٓوا اَنْفُسَهُمْ فَاَهْلَكَتْهُۜ وَمَا ظَلَمَهُمُ اللّٰهُ وَلٰكِنْ اَنْفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ

Mathalu ma yunfiqoona fee hathihialhayati addunya kamathali reehinfeeha sirrun asabat hartha qawmin thalamooanfusahum faahlakat-hu wama thalamahumu Allahuwalakin anfusahum yathlimoon

The likeness of what they spend in the life of this world is as the likeness of a wind wherein was biting cold: it befell the tilth of a people who wronged their souls and destroyed it; and God wronged them not, but they wronged themselves.

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-117.md_

### 4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 176

- **Form in this verse:** هَلَكَ — halaka · "died"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

يَسْتَفْتُونَكَۜ قُلِ اللّٰهُ يُفْت۪يكُمْ فِي الْكَلَالَةِۜ اِنِ امْرُؤٌا هَلَكَ لَيْسَ لَهُ وَلَدٌ وَلَهُٓ اُخْتٌ فَلَهَا نِصْفُ مَا تَرَكَۚ وَهُوَ يَرِثُـهَٓا اِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهَا وَلَدٌۜ فَاِنْ كَانَتَا اثْنَتَيْنِ فَلَهُمَا الثُّلُثَانِ مِمَّا تَرَكَۜ وَاِنْ كَانُٓوا اِخْوَةً رِجَالاً وَنِسَٓاءً فَلِلذَّكَرِ مِثْلُ حَظِّ الْاُنْثَيَيْنِۜ يُبَيِّنُ اللّٰهُ لَكُمْ اَنْ تَضِلُّواۜ وَاللّٰهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَل۪يمٌ

Yastaftoonaka quli Allahu yufteekumfee alkalalati ini imruon halaka laysa lahu waladun walahuokhtun falaha nisfu ma taraka wahuwayarithuha in lam yakun laha waladun fa-in kanataithnatayni falahuma aththuluthani mimmataraka wa-in kanoo ikhwatan rijalan wanisaanfaliththakari mithlu haththialonthayayni yubayyinu Allahu lakum an tadilloo wallahubikulli shay-in AAaleem

They ask thee for a ruling. Say thou: “God gives you the ruling concerning those without an immediate heir: if a man perishes without a child but has a sister: for her is half of what he left, and he inherits from her if she has not a child. But if there are two females: for them is two-thirds of what he left. And if they are brethren, men and women: for the male is the like of the share of two females.” And God makes plain to you lest you go astray; and God knows all things.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nisa/verse-176.md_

### 5. Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 17

- **Form in this verse:** يُهْلِكَ — yuh'lika · "destroy"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

لَقَدْ كَفَرَ الَّذ۪ينَ قَالُٓوا اِنَّ اللّٰهَ هُوَ الْمَس۪يحُ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَۜ قُلْ فَمَنْ يَمْلِكُ مِنَ اللّٰهِ شَيْـٔاً اِنْ اَرَادَ اَنْ يُهْلِكَ الْمَس۪يحَ ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَاُمَّهُ وَمَنْ فِي الْاَرْضِ جَم۪يعاًۜ وَلِلّٰهِ مُلْكُ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَاۜ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَٓاءُۜ وَاللّٰهُ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَد۪يرٌ

Laqad kafara allatheena qalooinna Allaha huwa almaseehu ibnu maryama qul famanyamliku mina Allahi shay-an in arada an yuhlikaalmaseeha ibna maryama waommahu waman fee al-ardijameeAAan walillahi mulku assamawatiwal-ardi wama baynahuma yakhluqu mayashao wallahu AAala kulli shay-inqadeer

They have denied who say: “God is the Messiah, son of Mary.” Say thou: “Who would have power over God for anything if He wished to destroy the Messiah, son of Mary, and his mother and everyone upon the earth altogether?” And to God belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and what is between them. He creates what He wills; and God is over all things powerful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-maidah/verse-17.md_

### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 6

- **Form in this verse:** أَهْلَكْنَا — ahlaknā · "We destroyed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

اَلَمْ يَرَوْا كَمْ اَهْلَكْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ مِنْ قَرْنٍ مَكَّنَّاهُمْ فِي الْاَرْضِ مَا لَمْ نُمَكِّنْ لَكُمْ وَاَرْسَلْنَا السَّمَٓاءَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِدْرَاراًۖ وَجَعَلْنَا الْاَنْهَارَ تَجْر۪ي مِنْ تَحْتِهِمْ فَاَهْلَكْنَاهُمْ بِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَاَنْشَأْنَا مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ قَرْناً اٰخَر۪ينَ

Alam yaraw kam ahlakna min qablihimmin qarnin makkannahum fee al-ardi ma lamnumakkin lakum waarsalna assamaa AAalayhimmidraran wajaAAalna al-anhara tajree min tahtihimfaahlaknahum bithunoobihim waansha/na minbaAAdihim qarnan akhareen

Have they not considered how many a generation We destroyed before them? We established them in the earth as We have not established you, and We sent the sky upon them in abundant rains and made the rivers flow beneath them; then We destroyed them for their transgressions, and produced after them another generation.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anam/verse-6.md_

### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 6

- **Form in this verse:** فَأَهْلَكْنَـٰهُم — fa-ahlaknāhum · "Then We destroyed them"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

اَلَمْ يَرَوْا كَمْ اَهْلَكْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ مِنْ قَرْنٍ مَكَّنَّاهُمْ فِي الْاَرْضِ مَا لَمْ نُمَكِّنْ لَكُمْ وَاَرْسَلْنَا السَّمَٓاءَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِدْرَاراًۖ وَجَعَلْنَا الْاَنْهَارَ تَجْر۪ي مِنْ تَحْتِهِمْ فَاَهْلَكْنَاهُمْ بِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَاَنْشَأْنَا مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ قَرْناً اٰخَر۪ينَ

Alam yaraw kam ahlakna min qablihimmin qarnin makkannahum fee al-ardi ma lamnumakkin lakum waarsalna assamaa AAalayhimmidraran wajaAAalna al-anhara tajree min tahtihimfaahlaknahum bithunoobihim waansha/na minbaAAdihim qarnan akhareen

Have they not considered how many a generation We destroyed before them? We established them in the earth as We have not established you, and We sent the sky upon them in abundant rains and made the rivers flow beneath them; then We destroyed them for their transgressions, and produced after them another generation.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anam/verse-6.md_

### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 26

- **Form in this verse:** يُهْلِكُونَ — yuh'likūna · "they destroy"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَهُمْ يَنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ وَيَنْـَٔوْنَ عَنْهُۚ وَاِنْ يُهْلِكُونَ اِلَّٓا اَنْفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ

Wahum yanhawna AAanhu wayan-awna AAanhuwa-in yuhlikoona illa anfusahum wama yashAAuroon

And they forbid it, and are far from it; and they destroy not save themselves, but they perceive not.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anam/verse-26.md_

### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 47

- **Form in this verse:** يُهْلَكُ — yuh'laku · "(any) be destroyed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · passive · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

قُلْ اَرَاَيْتَكُمْ اِنْ اَتٰيكُمْ عَذَابُ اللّٰهِ بَغْتَةً اَوْ جَهْرَةً هَلْ يُهْلَكُ اِلَّا الْقَوْمُ الظَّالِمُونَ

Qul araaytakum in atakum AAathabuAllahi baghtatan aw jahratan hal yuhlaku illaalqawmu aththalimoon

Say thou: “Have you considered: if the punishment of God come to you unexpectedly or with warning, will there be destroyed save the wrongdoing people?”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anam/verse-47.md_

### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 131

- **Form in this verse:** مُهْلِكَ — muh'lika · "one who destroys"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of if'al · active · masculine · accusative case

ذٰلِكَ اَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ رَبُّكَ مُهْلِكَ الْقُرٰى بِظُلْمٍ وَاَهْلُهَا غَافِلُونَ

Thalika an lam yakun rabbuka muhlikaalqura bithulmin waahluha ghafiloon

That is because thy Lord would not destroy the cities in injustice, while their people were unaware.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anam/verse-131.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 4

- **Form in this verse:** أَهْلَكْنَـٰهَا — ahlaknāhā · "We destroyed it"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

وَكَمْ مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ اَهْلَكْنَاهَا فَجَٓاءَهَا بَأْسُنَا بَيَاتاً اَوْ هُمْ قَٓائِلُونَ

Wakam min qaryatin ahlaknahafajaaha ba/suna bayatan aw hum qa-iloon

And how many a city have We destroyed! Our might came upon it by night, or while they slept at noonday,

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-4.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 129

- **Form in this verse:** يُهْلِكَ — yuh'lika · "will destroy"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

قَالُٓوا اُو۫ذ۪ينَا مِنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ تَأْتِيَنَا وَمِنْ بَعْدِ مَا جِئْتَنَاۜ قَالَ عَسٰى رَبُّكُمْ اَنْ يُهْلِكَ عَدُوَّكُمْ وَيَسْتَخْلِفَكُمْ فِي الْاَرْضِ فَيَنْظُرَ كَيْفَ تَعْمَلُونَ۟

Qaloo ootheena minqabli an ta/tiyana wamin baAAdi ma ji/tana qalaAAasa rabbukum an yuhlika AAaduwwakum wayastakhlifakum feeal-ardi fayanthura kayfa taAAmaloon

They said: “We have been hindered before thou camest to us and since thou camest to us.” Said he: “It may be that your Lord will destroy your enemy, and make you successors in the earth, so He might see how you will do.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-129.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 155

- **Form in this verse:** أَهْلَكْتَهُم — ahlaktahum · "You (could) have destroyed them"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 2nd person, masculine, singular · past tense

وَاخْتَارَ مُوسٰى قَوْمَهُ سَبْع۪ينَ رَجُلاً لِم۪يقَاتِنَاۚ فَلَمَّٓا اَخَذَتْهُمُ الرَّجْفَةُ قَالَ رَبِّ لَوْ شِئْتَ اَهْلَكْتَهُمْ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَاِيَّايَۜ اَتُهْلِكُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ السُّفَـهَٓاءُ مِنَّاۚ اِنْ هِيَ اِلَّا فِتْنَتُكَۜ تُضِلُّ بِهَا مَنْ تَشَٓاءُ وَتَهْد۪ي مَنْ تَشَٓاءُۜ  اَنْتَ وَلِيُّنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا وَاَنْتَ خَيْرُ الْغَافِر۪ينَ

Wakhtara moosaqawmahu sabAAeena rajulan limeeqatina falammaakhathat-humu arrajfatu qala rabbi lawshi/ta ahlaktahum min qablu wa-iyyaya atuhlikunabima faAAala assufahao minna in hiyailla fitnatuka tudillu biha man tashaowatahdee man tashao anta waliyyuna faghfirlana warhamna waanta khayru alghafireen

And Moses chose of his people seventy men for Our appointed time; then when the earthquake seized them, he said: “My Lord: if Thou hadst willed, Thou wouldst have destroyed them before, and me. Wilt Thou destroy us for what the foolish among us have done? It is but Thy means of denial: Thou sendest whom Thou wilt astray thereby, and guidest whom Thou wilt. Thou art our ally, so forgive Thou us, and have Thou mercy on us; and Thou art the best of those who forgive.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-155.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 155

- **Form in this verse:** أَتُهْلِكُنَا — atuh'likunā · "Would You destroy us"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 2nd person, masculine, singular · present tense

وَاخْتَارَ مُوسٰى قَوْمَهُ سَبْع۪ينَ رَجُلاً لِم۪يقَاتِنَاۚ فَلَمَّٓا اَخَذَتْهُمُ الرَّجْفَةُ قَالَ رَبِّ لَوْ شِئْتَ اَهْلَكْتَهُمْ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَاِيَّايَۜ اَتُهْلِكُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ السُّفَـهَٓاءُ مِنَّاۚ اِنْ هِيَ اِلَّا فِتْنَتُكَۜ تُضِلُّ بِهَا مَنْ تَشَٓاءُ وَتَهْد۪ي مَنْ تَشَٓاءُۜ  اَنْتَ وَلِيُّنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا وَاَنْتَ خَيْرُ الْغَافِر۪ينَ

Wakhtara moosaqawmahu sabAAeena rajulan limeeqatina falammaakhathat-humu arrajfatu qala rabbi lawshi/ta ahlaktahum min qablu wa-iyyaya atuhlikunabima faAAala assufahao minna in hiyailla fitnatuka tudillu biha man tashaowatahdee man tashao anta waliyyuna faghfirlana warhamna waanta khayru alghafireen

And Moses chose of his people seventy men for Our appointed time; then when the earthquake seized them, he said: “My Lord: if Thou hadst willed, Thou wouldst have destroyed them before, and me. Wilt Thou destroy us for what the foolish among us have done? It is but Thy means of denial: Thou sendest whom Thou wilt astray thereby, and guidest whom Thou wilt. Thou art our ally, so forgive Thou us, and have Thou mercy on us; and Thou art the best of those who forgive.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-155.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 164

- **Form in this verse:** مُهْلِكُهُمْ — muh'likuhum · "(is going to) destroy them"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of if'al · active · masculine · nominative case

وَاِذْ قَالَتْ اُمَّةٌ مِنْهُمْ لِمَ تَعِظُونَ قَوْماًۙۨ اللّٰهُ مُهْلِكُهُمْ اَوْ مُعَذِّبُهُمْ عَذَاباً شَد۪يداًۜ قَالُوا مَعْذِرَةً اِلٰى رَبِّكُمْ وَلَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ

Wa-ith qalat ommatun minhumlima taAAithoona qawman Allahu muhlikuhum awmuAAaththibuhum AAathaban shadeedan qaloomaAAthiratan ila rabbikum walaAAallahum yattaqoon

And when a community among them said: “Why admonish you a people whom God will destroy or punish with a severe punishment?” they said: “As justification before your Lord; and that they might be in prudent fear.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-164.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 173

- **Form in this verse:** أَفَتُهْلِكُنَا — afatuh'likunā · "So will You destroy us"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 2nd person, masculine, singular · present tense

اَوْ تَقُولُٓوا اِنَّـمَٓا اَشْرَكَ اٰبَٓاؤُ۬نَا مِنْ قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا ذُرِّيَّةً مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْۚ اَفَتُهْلِكُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ الْمُبْطِلُونَ

Aw taqooloo innama ashraka abaonamin qablu wakunna thurriyyatan min baAAdihimafatuhlikuna bima faAAala almubtiloon

“Or you say: ‘Our fathers but ascribed a partnership before, and we were progeny after them; wilt Thou then destroy us for what the creators of vanity did?’”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-173.md_

### 8. Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 42

- **Form in this verse:** لِّيَهْلِكَ — liyahlika · "that (might be) destroyed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

اِذْ اَنْتُمْ بِالْعُدْوَةِ الدُّنْيَا وَهُمْ بِالْعُدْوَةِ الْقُصْوٰى وَالرَّكْبُ اَسْفَلَ مِنْكُمْۜ وَلَوْ تَوَاعَدْتُمْ لَاخْتَلَفْتُمْ فِي الْم۪يعَادِۙ وَلٰكِنْ لِيَقْضِيَ اللّٰهُ اَمْراً كَانَ مَفْعُولاًۙ لِيَهْلِكَ مَنْ هَلَكَ عَنْ بَيِّنَةٍ وَيَحْيٰى مَنْ حَيَّ عَنْ بَيِّنَةٍۜ وَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَسَم۪يعٌ عَل۪يمٌۙ

Ith antum bilAAudwati addunyawahum bilAAudwati alquswa warrakbuasfala minkum walaw tawaAAadtum lakhtalaftum feealmeeAAadi walakin liyaqdiya Allahuamran kana mafAAoolan liyahlika man halaka AAan bayyinatinwayahya man hayya AAan bayyinatin wa-innaAllaha lasameeAAun AAaleem

When you were on the near bank, and they were on the far bank, and the caravan was lower than you. And had you agreed to meet, you would have failed in the appointment. But that God might conclude a matter that was done: — that there might perish he who perished upon clear evidence, and that there might live he who lived upon clear evidence; and God is hearing and knowing.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anfal/verse-42.md_

### 8. Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 42

- **Form in this verse:** هَلَكَ — halaka · "(were to be) destroyed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

اِذْ اَنْتُمْ بِالْعُدْوَةِ الدُّنْيَا وَهُمْ بِالْعُدْوَةِ الْقُصْوٰى وَالرَّكْبُ اَسْفَلَ مِنْكُمْۜ وَلَوْ تَوَاعَدْتُمْ لَاخْتَلَفْتُمْ فِي الْم۪يعَادِۙ وَلٰكِنْ لِيَقْضِيَ اللّٰهُ اَمْراً كَانَ مَفْعُولاًۙ لِيَهْلِكَ مَنْ هَلَكَ عَنْ بَيِّنَةٍ وَيَحْيٰى مَنْ حَيَّ عَنْ بَيِّنَةٍۜ وَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَسَم۪يعٌ عَل۪يمٌۙ

Ith antum bilAAudwati addunyawahum bilAAudwati alquswa warrakbuasfala minkum walaw tawaAAadtum lakhtalaftum feealmeeAAadi walakin liyaqdiya Allahuamran kana mafAAoolan liyahlika man halaka AAan bayyinatinwayahya man hayya AAan bayyinatin wa-innaAllaha lasameeAAun AAaleem

When you were on the near bank, and they were on the far bank, and the caravan was lower than you. And had you agreed to meet, you would have failed in the appointment. But that God might conclude a matter that was done: — that there might perish he who perished upon clear evidence, and that there might live he who lived upon clear evidence; and God is hearing and knowing.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anfal/verse-42.md_

### 8. Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 54

- **Form in this verse:** فَأَهْلَكْنَـٰهُم — fa-ahlaknāhum · "so We destroyed them"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

كَدَأْبِ اٰلِ فِرْعَوْنَۙ وَالَّذ۪ينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْۜ كَذَّبُوا بِاٰيَاتِ رَبِّهِمْۚ فَاَهْلَكْنَاهُمْ بِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَاَغْرَقْـنَٓا اٰلَ فِرْعَوْنَۚ وَكُلٌّ كَانُوا ظَالِم۪ينَ

Kada/bi ali firAAawna wallatheenamin qablihim kaththaboo bi-ayati rabbihimfaahlaknahum bithunoobihim waaghraqna alafirAAawna wakullun kanoo thalimeen

Like the case of the house of Pharaoh and those before them: they denied the proofs of their Lord, so We destroyed them for their transgressions and drowned the house of Pharaoh; and all were wrongdoers.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anfal/verse-54.md_

### 9. Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 42

- **Form in this verse:** يُهْلِكُونَ — yuh'likūna · "They destroy"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

لَوْ كَانَ عَرَضاً قَر۪يباً وَسَفَراً قَاصِداً لَاتَّـبَعُوكَ وَلٰكِنْ بَعُدَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الشُّقَّةُۜ وَسَيَحْلِفُونَ بِاللّٰهِ لَوِ اسْتَطَعْنَا لَخَرَجْنَا مَعَكُمْۚ يُهْلِكُونَ اَنْفُسَهُمْۚ وَاللّٰهُ يَعْلَمُ اِنَّهُمْ لَكَاذِبُونَ۟

Law kana AAaradan qareebanwasafaran qasidan lattabaAAooka walakinbaAAudat AAalayhimu ashshuqqatu wasayahlifoona billahilawi istataAAna lakharajna maAAakumyuhlikoona anfusahum wallahu yaAAlamu innahum lakathiboon

Had it been goods nearby and a short journey, they would have followed thee; but far for them was the destination. And they will swear by God: “Had we been able, we would have gone forth with you,” destroying their souls; and God knows that they are liars.

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tawbah/verse-42.md_

### 10. Surah Yunus, Verse 13

- **Form in this verse:** أَهْلَكْنَا — ahlaknā · "We destroyed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

وَلَقَدْ اَهْلَكْنَا الْقُرُونَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ لَمَّا ظَلَمُواۙ وَجَٓاءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُمْ بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ وَمَا كَانُوا لِيُؤْمِنُواۜ كَذٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْقَوْمَ الْمُجْرِم۪ينَ

Walaqad ahlakna alquroona minqablikum lamma thalamoo wajaat-humrusuluhum bilbayyinati wama kanooliyu/minoo kathalika najzee alqawma almujrimeen

And We destroyed the generations before you when they did wrong, and their messengers came to them with clear signs, but they were not to believe — thus reward We the lawbreaking people.

_https://quran.so/surah-yunus/verse-13.md_

### 11. Surah Hud, Verse 117

- **Form in this verse:** لِيُهْلِكَ — liyuh'lika · "destroy"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ لِيُهْلِكَ الْقُرٰى بِظُلْمٍ وَاَهْلُهَا مُصْلِحُونَ

Wama kana rabbuka liyuhlikaalqura bithulmin waahluha muslihoon

And never would thy Lord destroy the cities in injustice, when their people were those who do right.

_https://quran.so/surah-hud/verse-117.md_

### 12. Surah Yusuf, Verse 85

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْهَـٰلِكِينَ — l-hālikīna · "those who perish"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · genitive case

قَالُوا تَاللّٰهِ تَفْتَؤُ۬ا تَذْكُرُ يُوسُفَ حَتّٰى تَكُونَ حَرَضاً اَوْ تَكُونَ مِنَ الْهَالِك۪ينَ

Qaloo tallahi taftaotathkuru yoosufa hatta takoona haradanaw takoona mina alhalikeen

They said: “By God, thou wilt never cease remembering Joseph until thou art decrepit, or art of those who perish!”

_https://quran.so/surah-yusuf/verse-85.md_

### 14. Surah Ibrahim, Verse 13

- **Form in this verse:** لَنُهْلِكَنَّ — lanuh'likanna · "We will surely destroy"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · present tense

وَقَالَ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا لِرُسُلِهِمْ لَنُخْرِجَنَّكُمْ مِنْ اَرْضِنَٓا اَوْ لَتَعُودُنَّ ف۪ي مِلَّتِنَاۜ فَاَوْحٰٓى اِلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ لَنُهْلِكَنَّ الظَّالِم۪ينَۙ

Waqala allatheena kafaroolirusulihim lanukhrijannakum min ardina awlataAAoodunna fee millatina faawha ilayhim rabbuhumlanuhlikanna aththalimeen

And those who ignored warning said to their messengers: “We will turn you out of our land unless you return to our creed.” Then did their Lord reveal to them: “We will destroy the wrongdoers

_https://quran.so/surah-ibrahim/verse-13.md_

### 15. Surah Al-Hijr, Verse 4

- **Form in this verse:** أَهْلَكْنَا — ahlaknā · "We destroyed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

وَمَٓا اَهْلَكْنَا مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ اِلَّا وَلَهَا كِتَابٌ مَعْلُومٌ

Wama ahlakna min qaryatin illawalaha kitabun maAAloom

And We destroyed no city save it had a known writ;

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hijr/verse-4.md_

### 17. Surah Al-Isra, Verse 16

- **Form in this verse:** نُّهْلِكَ — nuh'lika · "We destroy"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · present tense

وَاِذَٓا اَرَدْنَٓا اَنْ نُهْلِكَ قَرْيَةً اَمَرْنَا مُتْرَف۪يهَا فَفَسَقُوا ف۪يهَا فَحَقَّ عَلَيْهَا الْقَوْلُ فَدَمَّرْنَاهَا تَدْم۪يراً

Wa-itha aradna an nuhlikaqaryatan amarna mutrafeeha fafasaqoo feehafahaqqa AAalayha alqawlu fadammarnahatadmeera

And when We intend to destroy a city, We command its opulent ones, but they are perfidious therein; so the word becomes binding upon it, and We annihilate it utterly.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-isra/verse-16.md_

### 17. Surah Al-Isra, Verse 17

- **Form in this verse:** أَهْلَكْنَا — ahlaknā · "We destroyed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

وَكَمْ اَهْلَكْنَا مِنَ الْقُرُونِ مِنْ بَعْدِ نُوحٍۜ وَكَفٰى بِرَبِّكَ بِذُنُوبِ عِبَادِه۪ خَب۪يراً بَص۪يراً

Wakam ahlakna mina alqurooni minbaAAdi noohin wakafa birabbika bithunoobiAAibadihi khabeeran baseera

And how many generations have We destroyed after Noah? And thy Lord suffices as one aware, seeing the transgressions of His servants.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-isra/verse-17.md_

### 17. Surah Al-Isra, Verse 58

- **Form in this verse:** مُهْلِكُوهَا — muh'likūhā · "(will) destroy it"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of if'al · active · masculine, plural · nominative case

وَاِنْ مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ اِلَّا نَحْنُ مُهْلِكُوهَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ الْقِيٰمَةِ اَوْ مُعَذِّبُوهَا عَذَاباً شَد۪يداًۜ كَانَ ذٰلِكَ فِي الْكِتَابِ مَسْطُوراً

Wa-in min qaryatin illa nahnumuhlikooha qabla yawmi alqiyamati aw muAAaththiboohaAAathaban shadeedan kana thalika fee alkitabimastoora

And there is no city save We will destroy it before the Day of Resurrection, or punish it with severe punishment; that is in the Writ inscribed.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-isra/verse-58.md_

### 18. Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 59

- **Form in this verse:** أَهْلَكْنَـٰهُمْ — ahlaknāhum · "We destroyed them"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

وَتِلْكَ الْقُرٰٓى اَهْلَكْنَاهُمْ لَمَّا ظَلَمُوا وَجَعَلْنَا لِمَهْلِكِهِمْ مَوْعِداً۟

Watilka alqura ahlaknahum lammathalamoo wajaAAalna limahlikihim mawAAida

And those cities: We destroyed them when they did wrong; and We made for their destruction an appointment.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-kahf/verse-59.md_

### 18. Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 59

- **Form in this verse:** لِمَهْلِكِهِم — limahlikihim · "for their destruction"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

وَتِلْكَ الْقُرٰٓى اَهْلَكْنَاهُمْ لَمَّا ظَلَمُوا وَجَعَلْنَا لِمَهْلِكِهِمْ مَوْعِداً۟

Watilka alqura ahlaknahum lammathalamoo wajaAAalna limahlikihim mawAAida

And those cities: We destroyed them when they did wrong; and We made for their destruction an appointment.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-kahf/verse-59.md_

### 19. Surah Maryam, Verse 74

- **Form in this verse:** أَهْلَكْنَا — ahlaknā · "We destroyed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

وَكَمْ اَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُمْ مِنْ قَرْنٍ هُمْ اَحْسَنُ اَثَاثاً وَرِءْياً

Wakam ahlakna qablahum min qarnin humahsanu athathan wari/ya

But how many a generation We destroyed before them which was better in possessions and outward appearance!

_https://quran.so/surah-maryam/verse-74.md_

### 19. Surah Maryam, Verse 98

- **Form in this verse:** أَهْلَكْنَا — ahlaknā · "We (have) destroyed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

وَكَمْ اَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُمْ مِنْ قَرْنٍۜ هَلْ تُحِسُّ مِنْهُمْ مِنْ اَحَدٍ اَوْ تَسْمَعُ لَهُمْ رِكْزاً

Wakam ahlakna qablahum min qarnin haltuhissu minhum min ahadin aw tasmaAAu lahum rikza

And how many a generation We destroyed before them! Perceivest thou any one of them, or hearest thou from them a sound?

_https://quran.so/surah-maryam/verse-98.md_

### 20. Surah Taha, Verse 128

- **Form in this verse:** أَهْلَكْنَا — ahlaknā · "We (have) destroyed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

اَفَلَمْ يَهْدِ لَهُمْ كَمْ اَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُمْ مِنَ الْقُرُونِ يَمْشُونَ ف۪ي مَسَاكِنِهِمْۜ اِنَّ ف۪ي ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيَاتٍ لِاُو۬لِي النُّهٰى۟

Afalam yahdi lahum kam ahlaknaqablahum mina alqurooni yamshoona fee masakinihim inna feethalika laayatin li-olee annuha

Does it not then guide them how many generations We destroyed before them in whose dwellings they walk? In that are proofs for possessors of intelligence.

_https://quran.so/surah-taha/verse-128.md_

### 20. Surah Taha, Verse 134

- **Form in this verse:** أَهْلَكْنَـٰهُم — ahlaknāhum · "(had) destroyed them"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

وَلَوْ اَنَّٓا اَهْلَكْنَاهُمْ بِعَذَابٍ مِنْ قَبْلِه۪ لَقَالُوا رَبَّنَا لَوْلَٓا اَرْسَلْتَ اِلَيْنَا رَسُولاً فَنَتَّبِعَ اٰيَاتِكَ مِنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ نَذِلَّ وَنَخْزٰى

Walaw anna ahlaknahum biAAathabinmin qablihi laqaloo rabbana lawla arsaltailayna rasoolan fanattabiAAa ayatika minqabli an nathilla wanakhza

And had We destroyed them with a punishment before him, they would have said: “Our Lord: oh, that Thou hadst but sent to us a messenger, so we might have followed Thy proofs before we were humiliated and disgraced!”

_https://quran.so/surah-taha/verse-134.md_

### 21. Surah Al-Anbiya, Verse 6

- **Form in this verse:** أَهْلَكْنَـٰهَآ ۖ — ahlaknāhā · "which We destroyed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

مَٓا اٰمَنَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ اَهْلَكْنَاهَاۚ اَفَهُمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ

Ma amanat qablahum min qaryatinahlaknaha afahum yu/minoon

No city believed before them among those We destroyed; will they then believe?

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anbiya/verse-6.md_

### 21. Surah Al-Anbiya, Verse 9

- **Form in this verse:** وَأَهْلَكْنَا — wa-ahlaknā · "and We destroyed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

ثُمَّ صَدَقْنَاهُمُ الْوَعْدَ فَاَنْجَيْنَاهُمْ وَمَنْ نَشَٓاءُ وَاَهْلَكْنَا الْمُسْرِف۪ينَ

Thumma sadaqnahumu alwaAAdafaanjaynahum waman nashao waahlaknaalmusrifeen

Then fulfilled We the promise to them, and delivered them and whom We wished, and destroyed the committers of excess.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anbiya/verse-9.md_

### 21. Surah Al-Anbiya, Verse 95

- **Form in this verse:** أَهْلَكْنَـٰهَآ — ahlaknāhā · "which We have destroyed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

وَحَرَامٌ عَلٰى قَرْيَةٍ اَهْلَكْنَاهَٓا اَنَّهُمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ

Waharamun AAalaqaryatin ahlaknaha annahum la yarjiAAoon

And a prohibition is upon a city that We have destroyed, that they shall not return.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anbiya/verse-95.md_

### 22. Surah Al-Hajj, Verse 45

- **Form in this verse:** أَهْلَكْنَـٰهَا — ahlaknāhā · "We have destroyed it"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

فَكَاَيِّنْ مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ اَهْلَكْنَاهَا وَهِيَ ظَالِمَةٌ فَهِيَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلٰى عُرُوشِهَا وَبِئْرٍ مُعَطَّـلَةٍ وَقَصْرٍ مَش۪يدٍ

Fakaayyin min qaryatin ahlaknahawahiya thalimatun fahiya khawiyatunAAala AAurooshiha wabi/rin muAAattalatinwaqasrin masheed

And how many a city did We destroy when it was doing wrong and is desolate! — and a deserted well[...]! and a lofty castle[...]!

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hajj/verse-45.md_

### 23. Surah Al-Mu'minun, Verse 48

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْمُهْلَكِينَ — l-muh'lakīna · "those who were destroyed"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of if'al · passive · masculine, plural · genitive case

فَكَذَّبُوهُمَا فَكَانُوا مِنَ الْمُهْلَك۪ينَ

Fakaththaboohuma fakanoomina almuhlakeen

Then they denied them, and were among those destroyed.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-muminun/verse-48.md_

### 26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Verse 139

- **Form in this verse:** فَأَهْلَكْنَـٰهُمْ ۗ — fa-ahlaknāhum · "then We destroyed them"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَاَهْلَكْنَاهُمْۜ اِنَّ ف۪ي ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيَةًۜ وَمَا كَانَ اَكْثَرُهُمْ مُؤْمِن۪ينَ

Fakaththaboohu faahlaknahuminna fee thalika laayatan wama kanaaktharuhum mu/mineen

And they denied him, then We destroyed them. In that is a proof, but most of them are not believers.

_https://quran.so/surah-ash-shuara/verse-139.md_

### 26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Verse 208

- **Form in this verse:** أَهْلَكْنَا — ahlaknā · "We destroyed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

وَمَٓا اَهْلَكْنَا مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ اِلَّا لَهَا مُنْذِرُونَۗۛ

Wama ahlakna min qaryatin illalaha munthiroon

And We destroyed no city save it had warners

_https://quran.so/surah-ash-shuara/verse-208.md_

### 27. Surah An-Naml, Verse 49

- **Form in this verse:** مَهْلِكَ — mahlika · "(the) destruction"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case

قَالُوا تَقَاسَمُوا بِاللّٰهِ لَنُبَيِّتَنَّهُ وَاَهْلَهُ ثُمَّ لَنَقُولَنَّ لِوَلِيِّه۪ مَا شَهِدْنَا مَهْلِكَ اَهْلِه۪ وَاِنَّا لَصَادِقُونَ

Qaloo taqasamoo billahilanubayyitannahu waahlahu thumma lanaqoolanna liwaliyyihi mashahidna mahlika ahlihi wa-inna lasadiqoon

They said: “Swear one to another, by God, that we will attack him and his household by night. Then we will say to his ally: ‘We witnessed not the destruction of his household, and we are the truthful.’”

_https://quran.so/surah-an-naml/verse-49.md_

### 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 43

- **Form in this verse:** أَهْلَكْنَا — ahlaknā · "We had destroyed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

وَلَقَدْ اٰتَيْنَا مُوسَى الْكِتَابَ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَٓا اَهْلَكْنَا الْقُرُونَ الْاُو۫لٰى بَصَٓائِرَ لِلنَّاسِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

Walaqad atayna moosaalkitaba min baAAdi ma ahlakna alquroonaal-oola basa-ira linnasi wahudanwarahmatan laAAallahum yatathakkaroon

And We gave Moses the Writ after We had destroyed the former generations, as a means of insight for mankind; and as guidance, and as a mercy, that they might take heed.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-43.md_

### 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 58

- **Form in this verse:** أَهْلَكْنَا — ahlaknā · "We have destroyed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

وَكَمْ اَهْلَكْنَا مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ بَطِرَتْ مَع۪يشَتَهَاۚ فَتِلْكَ مَسَاكِنُهُمْ لَمْ تُسْكَنْ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ اِلَّا قَل۪يلاًۜ وَكُنَّا نَحْنُ الْوَارِث۪ينَ

Wakam ahlakna min qaryatin batiratmaAAeeshataha fatilka masakinuhum lam tuskan minbaAAdihim illa qaleelan wakunna nahnu alwaritheen

And how many a city We destroyed that was insolent in its livelihood; and those are their dwellings: they have not been inhabited after them save a little. And We are the inheritors.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-58.md_

### 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 59

- **Form in this verse:** مُهْلِكَ — muh'lika · "(the) one to destroy"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of if'al · active · masculine · accusative case

وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ مُهْلِكَ الْقُرٰى حَتّٰى يَبْعَثَ ف۪ٓي اُمِّهَا رَسُولاً يَتْلُوا عَلَيْهِمْ اٰيَاتِنَاۚ وَمَا كُنَّا مُهْلِكِي الْقُرٰٓى اِلَّا وَاَهْلُهَا ظَالِمُونَ

Wama kana rabbuka muhlikaalqura hatta yabAAatha fee ommiharasoolan yatloo AAalayhim ayatina wamakunna muhlikee alqura illa waahluha thalimoon

And never would thy Lord destroy the cities until He has raised up in their principal city a messenger reciting to them Our proofs. And never would We destroy the cities save when the people thereof were wrongdoers.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-59.md_

### 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 59

- **Form in this verse:** مُهْلِكِى — muh'likī · "(the) one to destroy"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · genitive case

وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ مُهْلِكَ الْقُرٰى حَتّٰى يَبْعَثَ ف۪ٓي اُمِّهَا رَسُولاً يَتْلُوا عَلَيْهِمْ اٰيَاتِنَاۚ وَمَا كُنَّا مُهْلِكِي الْقُرٰٓى اِلَّا وَاَهْلُهَا ظَالِمُونَ

Wama kana rabbuka muhlikaalqura hatta yabAAatha fee ommiharasoolan yatloo AAalayhim ayatina wamakunna muhlikee alqura illa waahluha thalimoon

And never would thy Lord destroy the cities until He has raised up in their principal city a messenger reciting to them Our proofs. And never would We destroy the cities save when the people thereof were wrongdoers.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-59.md_

### 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 78

- **Form in this verse:** أَهْلَكَ — ahlaka · "destroyed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

قَالَ اِنَّـمَٓا اُو۫ت۪يتُهُ عَلٰى عِلْمٍ عِنْد۪يۜ اَوَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ قَدْ اَهْلَكَ مِنْ قَبْلِه۪ مِنَ الْقُرُونِ مَنْ هُوَ اَشَدُّ مِنْهُ قُوَّةً وَاَكْثَرُ جَمْعاًۜ وَلَا يُسْـَٔلُ عَنْ ذُنُوبِهِمُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ

Qala innama ooteetuhu AAalaAAilmin AAindee awa lam yaAAlam anna Allaha qad ahlaka minqablihi mina alqurooni man huwa ashaddu minhu quwwatan waaktharujamAAan wala yus-alu AAan thunoobihimu almujrimoon

He said: “I have been given it only because of knowledge I have,” — knew he not that God had destroyed before him generations stronger than him in power, and greater in accumulation? — “and the lawbreakers will not be questioned about their transgressions!”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-78.md_

### 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 88

- **Form in this verse:** هَالِكٌ — hālikun · "(will be) destroyed"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine · nominative case · indefinite

وَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ اللّٰهِ اِلٰهاً اٰخَرَۢ  لَٓا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ۠   كُلُّ شَيْءٍ هَالِكٌ اِلَّا وَجْهَهُۜ  لَهُ الْحُكْمُ وَاِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

Wala tadAAu maAAa Allahi ilahanakhara la ilaha illa huwa kullushay-in halikun illa wajhahu lahu alhukmuwa-ilayhi turjaAAoon

And call thou not with God to another god; there is no god save He. Everything will perish save His face; His is the Judgment; and to Him will you be returned.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-88.md_

### 29. Surah Al-'Ankabut, Verse 31

- **Form in this verse:** مُهْلِكُوٓا۟ — muh'likū · "(are) going to destroy"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of if'al · active · masculine, plural · nominative case

وَلَمَّا جَٓاءَتْ رُسُلُـنَٓا اِبْرٰه۪يمَ بِالْبُشْرٰىۙ قَالُٓوا اِنَّا مُهْلِكُٓوا اَهْلِ هٰذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِۚ اِنَّ اَهْلَهَا كَانُوا ظَالِم۪ينَۚ

Walamma jaat rusulunaibraheema bilbushra qaloo innamuhlikoo ahli hathihi alqaryati inna ahlaha kanoothalimeen

And when Our messengers came to Abraham with the glad tidings, they said: “We will destroy the people of this city; its people are wrongdoers.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-ankabut/verse-31.md_

### 32. Surah As-Sajdah, Verse 26

- **Form in this verse:** أَهْلَكْنَا — ahlaknā · "We have destroyed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

اَوَلَمْ يَهْدِ لَهُمْ كَمْ اَهْلَكْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ مِنَ الْقُرُونِ يَمْشُونَ ف۪ي مَسَاكِنِهِمْۜ اِنَّ ف۪ي ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيَاتٍۜ اَفَلَا يَسْمَعُونَ

Awa lam yahdi lahum kam ahlakna minqablihim mina alqurooni yamshoona fee masakinihim inna feethalika laayatin afala yasmaAAoon

Does it not guide them, how many generations We destroyed before them among whose dwellings they walk? In that are proofs. Will they then not hear!

_https://quran.so/surah-as-sajdah/verse-26.md_

### 36. Surah Ya-Sin, Verse 31

- **Form in this verse:** أَهْلَكْنَا — ahlaknā · "We destroyed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

اَلَمْ يَرَوْا كَمْ اَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُمْ مِنَ الْقُرُونِ اَنَّهُمْ اِلَيْهِمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ

Alam yaraw kam ahlakna qablahum minaalqurooni annahum ilayhim la yarjiAAoon

Have they not considered how many generations We destroyed before them — that they to them will not return?

_https://quran.so/surah-ya-sin/verse-31.md_

### 38. Surah Sad, Verse 3

- **Form in this verse:** أَهْلَكْنَا — ahlaknā · "We destroyed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

كَمْ اَهْلَكْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ مِنْ قَرْنٍ فَنَادَوْا وَلَاتَ ح۪ينَ مَنَاصٍ

Kam ahlakna min qablihim min qarninfanadaw walata heena manas

(How many a generation We destroyed before them! And they cried out when there was no time to escape.)

_https://quran.so/surah-sad/verse-3.md_

### 40. Surah Ghafir, Verse 34

- **Form in this verse:** هَلَكَ — halaka · "he died"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

وَلَقَدْ جَٓاءَكُمْ يُوسُفُ مِنْ قَبْلُ بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ فَمَا زِلْتُمْ ف۪ي شَكٍّ مِمَّا جَٓاءَكُمْ بِه۪ۜ حَتّٰٓى اِذَا هَلَكَ قُلْتُمْ لَنْ يَبْعَثَ اللّٰهُ مِنْ بَعْدِه۪ رَسُولاًۜ كَذٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ اللّٰهُ مَنْ هُوَ مُسْرِفٌ مُرْتَابٌۚ

Walaqad jaakum yoosufu min qablu bilbayyinatifama ziltum fee shakkin mimma jaakum bihi hattaitha halaka qultum lan yabAAatha Allahu minbaAAdihi rasoolan kathalika yudillu Allahuman huwa musrifun murtab

“And Joseph brought you the clear signs before, but you ceased not to be in doubt about what he brought. When he had perished, you said: ‘Never will God raise up after him a messenger.’ Thus does God lead astray him who is a committer of excess and a baseless sceptic:

_https://quran.so/surah-ghafir/verse-34.md_

### 43. Surah Az-Zukhruf, Verse 8

- **Form in this verse:** فَأَهْلَكْنَآ — fa-ahlaknā · "Then We destroyed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

فَاَهْلَكْـنَٓا اَشَدَّ مِنْهُمْ بَطْشاً وَمَضٰى مَثَلُ الْاَوَّل۪ينَ

Faahlakna ashadda minhum batshanwamada mathalu al-awwaleen

And We destroyed stronger than them in might; and the example of the former peoples has gone before.

_https://quran.so/surah-az-zukhruf/verse-8.md_

### 44. Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 37

- **Form in this verse:** أَهْلَكْنَـٰهُمْ ۖ — ahlaknāhum · "We destroyed them"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

اَهُمْ خَيْرٌ اَمْ قَوْمُ تُبَّعٍۙ وَالَّذ۪ينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْۜ اَهْلَكْنَاهُمْۘ اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا مُجْرِم۪ينَ

Ahum khayrun am qawmu tubbaAAin wallatheenamin qablihim ahlaknahum innahum kanoo mujrimeen

Are they better, or the people of Tubbaʿ? And those before them we destroyed: — they were lawbreakers.

_https://quran.so/surah-ad-dukhan/verse-37.md_

### 45. Surah Al-Jathiyah, Verse 24

- **Form in this verse:** يُهْلِكُنَآ — yuh'likunā · "destroys us"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

وَقَالُوا مَا هِيَ اِلَّا حَيَاتُنَا الدُّنْيَا نَمُوتُ وَنَحْيَا وَمَا يُهْلِكُنَٓا اِلَّا الدَّهْرُۚ وَمَا لَهُمْ بِذٰلِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍۚ  اِنْ هُمْ اِلَّا يَظُنُّونَ

Waqaloo ma hiya illa hayatunaaddunya namootu wanahya wamayuhlikuna illa addahru wama lahum bithalikamin AAilmin in hum illa yathunnoon

And they say: “There is only our life of this world: we die, and we live, and there destroys us only time.” But they have no knowledge of that; they are only guessing.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-jathiyah/verse-24.md_

### 46. Surah Al-Ahqaf, Verse 27

- **Form in this verse:** أَهْلَكْنَا — ahlaknā · "We destroyed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

وَلَقَدْ اَهْلَكْنَا مَا حَوْلَكُمْ مِنَ الْقُرٰى وَصَرَّفْنَا الْاٰيَاتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ

Walaqad ahlakna ma hawlakummina alqura wasarrafna al-ayatilaAAallahum yarjiAAoon

And We have destroyed what surrounds you of cities; and We expounded the proofs, that they might return.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-ahqaf/verse-27.md_

### 46. Surah Al-Ahqaf, Verse 35

- **Form in this verse:** يُهْلَكُ — yuh'laku · "(any) be destroyed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · passive · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

فَاصْبِرْ كَمَا صَبَرَ اُو۬لُوا الْعَزْمِ مِنَ الرُّسُلِ وَلَا تَسْتَعْجِلْ لَهُمْۜ  كَاَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَ مَا يُوعَدُونَۙ لَمْ يَلْبَثُٓوا اِلَّا سَاعَةً مِنْ نَهَارٍۜ  بَلَاغٌۚ  فَهَلْ يُهْلَكُ اِلَّا الْقَوْمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ

Fasbir kama sabaraoloo alAAazmi mina arrusuli wala tastaAAjil lahumkaannahum yawma yarawna ma yooAAadoona lam yalbathoo illasaAAatan min naharin balaghun fahal yuhlakuilla alqawmu alfasiqoon

So be thou patient, as those of determination among the messengers were patient, and seek thou not to hasten for them. The day they see what they are promised, it will be as though they had not tarried an hour of a day. Notification! And will there be destroyed save the perfidious people?

_https://quran.so/surah-al-ahqaf/verse-35.md_

### 47. Surah Muhammad, Verse 13

- **Form in this verse:** أَهْلَكْنَـٰهُمْ — ahlaknāhum · "We destroyed them"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

وَكَاَيِّنْ مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ هِيَ اَشَدُّ قُوَّةً مِنْ قَرْيَتِكَ الَّت۪ٓي اَخْرَجَتْكَۚ اَهْلَكْنَاهُمْ فَلَا نَاصِرَ لَهُمْ

Wakaayyin min qaryatin hiya ashaddu quwwatanmin qaryatika allatee akhrajatka ahlaknahum fala nasiralahum

And how many a city stronger than thy city which has turned thee out have We destroyed! And there was no helper for them.

_https://quran.so/surah-muhammad/verse-13.md_

### 50. Surah Qaf, Verse 36

- **Form in this verse:** أَهْلَكْنَا — ahlaknā · "We destroyed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

وَكَمْ اَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُمْ مِنْ قَرْنٍ هُمْ اَشَدُّ مِنْهُمْ بَطْشاً فَنَقَّبُوا فِي الْبِلَادِۜ هَلْ مِنْ مَح۪يصٍ

Wakam ahlakna qablahum min qarnin humashaddu minhum batshan fanaqqaboo fee albiladi halmin mahees

And how many a generation We destroyed before them stronger than them in might! And they penetrated into the land; had they any place of refuge?

_https://quran.so/surah-qaf/verse-36.md_

### 53. Surah An-Najm, Verse 50

- **Form in this verse:** أَهْلَكَ — ahlaka · "destroyed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

وَاَنَّـهُٓ اَهْلَكَ عَاداًۨ الْاُو۫لٰىۙ

Waannahu ahlaka AAadan al-oola

And that He destroyed the former ʿĀd,

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-50.md_

### 54. Surah Al-Qamar, Verse 51

- **Form in this verse:** أَهْلَكْنَآ — ahlaknā · "We destroyed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

وَلَقَدْ اَهْلَكْنَٓا اَشْيَاعَكُمْ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ

Walaqad ahlakna ashyaAAakumfahal min muddakir

And We have destroyed your sects before, so is there any who will remember?

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qamar/verse-51.md_

### 67. Surah Al-Mulk, Verse 28

- **Form in this verse:** أَهْلَكَنِىَ — ahlakaniya · "destroys me"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

قُلْ اَرَاَيْتُمْ اِنْ اَهْلَكَنِيَ اللّٰهُ وَمَنْ مَعِيَ اَوْ رَحِمَنَاۙ فَمَنْ يُج۪يرُ الْكَافِر۪ينَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ اَل۪يمٍ

Qul araaytum in ahlakaniya Allahuwaman maAAiya aw rahimana faman yujeeru alkafireenamin AAathabin aleem

Say thou: “Have you considered: if God destroys me and those with me, or has mercy on us, then who will protect the false claimers of guidance from a painful punishment?”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-mulk/verse-28.md_

### 69. Surah Al-Haqqah, Verse 5

- **Form in this verse:** فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ — fa-uh'likū · "they were destroyed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · passive · 3rd person, masculine, plural · past tense

فَاَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَاُهْلِكُوا بِالطَّاغِيَةِ

Faamma thamoodu faohlikoo bittaghiya

Then as for Thamūd: they were destroyed by the overpowering blast.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-haqqah/verse-5.md_

### 69. Surah Al-Haqqah, Verse 6

- **Form in this verse:** فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ — fa-uh'likū · "they were destroyed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · passive · 3rd person, masculine, plural · past tense

وَاَمَّا عَادٌ فَاُهْلِكُوا بِر۪يحٍ صَرْصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٍۙ

Waamma AAadun faohlikoo bireehinsarsarin AAatiya

And as for ʿĀd: they were destroyed by a howling, raging wind

_https://quran.so/surah-al-haqqah/verse-6.md_

### 69. Surah Al-Haqqah, Verse 29

- **Form in this verse:** هَلَكَ — halaka · "Is gone"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

هَلَكَ عَنّ۪ي سُلْطَانِيَهْۚ

Halaka AAannee sultaniyah

“Gone from me is my authority.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-haqqah/verse-29.md_

### 77. Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 16

- **Form in this verse:** نُهْلِكِ — nuh'liki · "We destroy"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · present tense

اَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ الْاَوَّل۪ينَۜ

Alam nuhliki al-awwaleen

Did We not destroy the former peoples?

_https://quran.so/surah-al-mursalat/verse-16.md_

### 90. Surah Al-Balad, Verse 6

- **Form in this verse:** أَهْلَكْتُ — ahlaktu · "I have squandered"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, singular · past tense

يَقُولُ اَهْلَكْتُ مَالاً لُبَداًۜ

Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubada

He says: “I have spent abundant wealth!”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-balad/verse-6.md_

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