1 The Virtues of the Surahs that begin with Ha Mim

آَانُواْ‏ هُمْ‏ أَشَد َّ مِنْهُمْ‏ قُو َّةً‏ وَءَاثَاراً‏ فِى الا ٌّرْ‏ ‏ِضThey were superior to them in strength, and in thetraces in the land.فَأَخَذَهُمُ‏ الل َّهُ‏ بِذُنُوبِهِمْ‏ وَمَا آَانَ‏ لَهُم م ِّنَ‏ الل َّهِ‏ مِن وَاقٍ‏But Allah seized them with punishment for theirsins. And none had they to protect them from Allah.ذَلِكَ‏ بِأَن َّهُمْ‏ آَانَت ت َّأْتِيهِمْ‏ رُسُلُهُم بِالْبَي ِّنَتِ‏ فَكَفَرُواْ‏ فَأَخَذَهُمُ‏الل َّهُ‏40:22 That was because there came to them theirMessengers with clear evidences but theydisbelieved (in them). So Allah seized them.إِن َّهُ‏ قَوِى ٌّ شَدِیدُ‏ الْعِقَابِ‏Verily, He is All-Strong, Severe in punishment.The Severe Punishment for the DisbelieversAllah says,Have they not traveled,30أَوَ‏ لَمْ‏ یَسِيرُوا ...`these people who disbelieve in your Message, OMuhammad,'فِي الْأَرْضِ‏ فَيَنظُرُوا آَيْفَ‏ آَانَ‏ عَاقِبَةُ‏ ال َّذِینَ‏ آَانُوا مِن قَبْلِهِمْ‏ ...in the land and seen what was the end of those whowere before them,means, the nations of the past who disbelieved intheir Prophets (peace be upon them), for whichthe punishment came upon them even thoughthey were stronger than Quraysh....