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Al-Ankabut (The Spider)

Verse 32of 69

قَالَ إِنَّ فِيهَا لُوطًۭا ۚ قَالُوا۟ نَحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن فِيهَا ۖ لَنُنَجِّيَنَّهُۥ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَهُۥ كَانَتْ مِنَ ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ﴿٣٢

Translation (Sahih International)

[Abraham] said, "Indeed, within it is Lot." They said, "We are more knowing of who is within it. We will surely save him and his family, except his wife. She is to be of those who remain behind."

Word-by-word meaning

قَالَqālaHe said
إِنَّinnaIndeed
فِيهَاfīhāin it
لُوطًۭا ۚlūṭan(is) Lut
قَالُوا۟qālūThey said
نَحْنُnaḥnuWe
أَعْلَمُaʿlamuknow better
بِمَنbimanwho
فِيهَا ۖfīhā(is) in it
لَنُنَجِّيَنَّهُۥlanunajjiyannahuWe will surely save him
وَأَهْلَهُۥٓwa-ahlahuand his family
إِلَّاillāexcept
ٱمْرَأَتَهُۥim'ra-atahuhis wife
كَانَتْkānatShe
مِنَmina(is) of
ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَl-ghābirīnathose who remain behind

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Angels went to Ibrahim and then to Lut, may peace be upon them bothWhen Lut, peace be upon him, asked Allah to help him against them, Allah sent angels to help him. They first came to Ibrahim in the form of guests, so he offered them hospitality in the appropriate manner. When he saw that they had no interest in the food, he felt some mistrust of them and was fearful of them.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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