Surah An-Nahl (16:26)

قَدۡ مَكَرَ الَّذِيۡنَ مِنۡ قَبۡلِهِمۡ فَاَتَى اللّٰهُ بُنۡيَانَهُمۡ مِّنَ الۡقَوَاعِدِ فَخَرَّ عَلَيۡهِمُ السَّقۡفُ مِنۡ فَوۡقِهِمۡ وَاَتٰٮهُمُ الۡعَذَابُ مِنۡ حَيۡثُ لَا يَشۡعُرُوۡنَ‏ ۝

Qad makara allatheena min qablihimfaata Allahu bunyanahum mina alqawaAAidifakharra AAalayhimu assaqfu min fawqihim waatahumualAAathabu min haythu la yashAAuroon

Those before them had already plotted, but Allāh came at i.e., uprooted their building from the foundations, so the roof fell upon them from above them, and the punishment came to them from where they did not perceive.

Tadabbur (Reflection)

Theme of the Ayat

This verse speaks to the core theme of **An-Nahl**.

The Insight

Reflect on the meaning: "Those before them had already plotted, but Allāh came at i.e., uprooted their building from the foundations, so the roof fell upon them from above them, and the punishment came to them from where they did not perceive.".