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Al-Ankabut (The Spider)

Verse 37of 69

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلرَّجْفَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ فِى دَارِهِمْ جَٰثِمِينَ﴿٣٧

Translation (Sahih International)

But they denied him, so the earthquake seized them, and they became within their home [corpses] fallen prone.

Word-by-word meaning

فَكَذَّبُوهُfakadhabūhuBut they denied him
فَأَخَذَتْهُمُfa-akhadhathumuso seized them
ٱلرَّجْفَةُl-rajfatuthe earthquake
فَأَصْبَحُوا۟fa-aṣbaḥūand they became
فِىin
دَارِهِمْdārihimtheir home
جَـٰثِمِينَjāthimīnafallen prone

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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