1 The Virtues of the Surahs that begin with Ha Mim

them a punishment which they could not escapeor resist.''and surrounded them.means, encompassed them.that at which they used to mock,96﴾ ٨٣﴿وَحَاقَ‏ بِهِم ...م َّا آَانُوا بِهِ‏ یَسْتَهْزِؤُونmeans, that which they used to disbelieve in andsaid would never happen,So when they saw Our punishment,.........فَلَم َّا رَأَوْا بَأْسَنَاmeans, when they saw with their own eyes thepunishment which came upon them, they said,قَالُوا آمَن َّا بِالل َّهِ‏ وَحْدَهُ‏ وَآَفَرْنَا بِمَا آُن َّا بِهِ‏ مُشْرِآِينَ‏ ﴿٨٤ ﴾We believe in Allah Alone and reject (all) that we used toassociate with Him as (His) partners.means, they affirmed that Allah is One and deniedthe false gods, but this was at the time whenexcuses were to no avail.This is like what Fir`awn said as he wasdrowning:ءَامَنتُ‏ أَن َّهُ‏ لا إِلِهَ‏ إِلا َّ ال َّذِى ءَامَنَتْ‏ بِهِ‏ بَنواْ‏ إِسْرَءِیلَ‏ وَأَنَاْ‏ مِنَ‏الْمُسْلِمِينَ‏I believe that none has the right to be worshippedbut He in Whom the Children of Israel believe,and I am one of the Muslims. (10:90)But Allah said:ءَالَنَ‏ وَقَدْ‏ عَصَيْتَ‏ قَبْلُ‏ وَآُنتَ‏ مِنَ‏ الْمُفْسِدِینَ‏Now (you believe) while you refused to believebefore and you were one of the the corrupters.(10:91)...