Reference of “in it”
The phrase فِيهَا “in it” refers to the قَرْيَة (town) or its plural قُرَى (towns).
Extraction of believers
Ayah 51:35
فَأَخْرَجْنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
“Then we brought out whoever was in it from the believers”
Condition for being brought out
Being among the الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (believers) is the condition for being brought out/saved, as stated: “Whoever was in it from the believers.”
Key concepts mapped
فِيهَا — “in it” (the place)
فَأَخْرَجْنَا — “Then We brought out”
Who: “whoever was in it”
Condition: الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (believers)
The verse identifies the place (“in it”) as a town/towns and makes belief the explicit basis for being brought out.
Word focus
فِيهَا
“in it” — refers to the place (town/towns) mentioned contextually.
قَرْيَة / قُرَى
“town” / “towns” — the referent of “in it”.
الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
“the believers” — those for whom extraction/saving is affirmed.
Emphasized insight
Belief as the decisive criterion
The verse specifies that those “brought out” are identified by Iman (belief): “Whoever was in it from the believers.”
Compact recap
فَأَخْرَجْنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
“Then we brought out whoever was in it from the believers”
- فِيهَا points to the قَرْيَة / قُرَى (town/towns).
- Extraction applies to those who are الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (believers).