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Al-Ankabut (The Spider)

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وَإِلَىٰ مَدْيَنَ أَخَاهُمْ شُعَيْبًۭا فَقَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱرْجُوا۟ ٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلْءَاخِرَ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ﴿٣٦﴾

Translation (Sahih International)

And to Madyan [We sent] their brother Shu'ayb, and he said, "O my people, worship Allah and expect the Last Day and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption."

Word-by-word meaning

وَإِلَىٰwa-ilāAnd to
مَدْيَنَmadyanaMadyan
أَخَاهُمْakhāhumtheir brother
شُعَيْبًۭاshuʿaybanShuaib
فَقَالَfaqālaAnd he said
يَـٰقَوْمِyāqawmiO my people
ٱعْبُدُوا۟uʿ'budūWorship
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
وَٱرْجُوا۟wa-ir'jūand expect
ٱلْيَوْمَl-yawmathe Day
ٱلْـَٔاخِرَl-ākhirathe Last
وَلَاwalāand (do) not
تَعْثَوْا۟taʿthawcommit evil
فِىfīin
ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
مُفْسِدِينَmuf'sidīna(as) corrupters

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Shu`ayb and His PeopleAllah tells us that His servant and Messenger Shu`ayb, peace be upon him, warned his people, the people of Madyan, and commanded them to worship Allah Alone with no partner or associate, and to fear the wrath and punishment of Allah on the Day of Resurrection. He said:يقَوْمِ اعْبُدُواْ اللَّهَ وَارْجُواْ الْيَوْمَ الاٌّخِرَ(O my people! Worship Allah and hope for the last Day,) Ibn Jarir said: "Some of them said that this meant: Fear the Last Day.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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