Surah Ghafir Tafseer

مِثْلَ دَأْبِ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ وَعَادٍ وَثَمُودَ وَالَّذِينَ مِن بَعْدِهِمْ

"Like the end of the people of Nuh, and `Ad, and Thamud and those who came after them.

meaning, those of the earlier nations who disbelieved the Messengers of Allah, such as the people of Nuh, `Ad, Thamud and the disbelieving nations who came after them, how the punishment of Allah came upon them and they had no one to protect them or ward off that punishment.

وَمَا اللَّهُ يُرِيدُ ظُلْمًا لِّلْعِبَادِ

And Allah wills no injustice for (His) servants.

means, Allah destroyed them for their sins and for their disbelief in and rejection of His Messengers;

this was His command and His decree concerning them that was fulfilled.

Then he said:

وَيَا قَوْمِ إِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَوْمَ التَّنَادِ