Al-Ahqaf (The Wind-Curved Sandhills)
Verse 25of 35
تُدَمِّرُ كُلَّ شَىْءٍۭ بِأَمْرِ رَبِّهَا فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ لَا يُرَىٰٓ إِلَّا مَسَٰكِنُهُمْ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ﴿٢٥﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
Destroying everything by command of its Lord. And they became so that nothing was seen [of them] except their dwellings. Thus do We recompense the criminal people.
Word-by-word meaning
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
The Story of `AdAllah says, consoling His Prophet in regard to the rejection of those who opposed him among his people,وَاذْكُرْ أَخَا عَادٍ(And remember the brother of `Ad,) This refers to Hud, peace be upon in him. Allah sent him to the first people of `Ad who inhabited Al-Ahqaf. Ahqaf is plural of Haqf. According to Ibn Zayd, it means a sand dune; and according to `Ikrimah, it means a mountain or a cave. Qatadah said: "We were informed that `Ad was a tribe in Yemen.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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