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Al-A'raf (The Heights)

Verse 59of 206

لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ فَقَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥٓ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍۢ﴿٥٩

Translation (Sahih International)

We had certainly sent Noah to his people, and he said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a tremendous Day.

Word-by-word meaning

لَقَدْlaqadCertainly
أَرْسَلْنَاarsalnāWe sent
نُوحًاnūḥanNuh
إِلَىٰilāto
قَوْمِهِۦqawmihihis people
فَقَالَfaqālaand he said
يَـٰقَوْمِyāqawmiO my people
ٱعْبُدُوا۟uʿ'budūWorship
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
مَاnot
لَكُمlakumfor you
مِّنْminany
إِلَـٰهٍilāhingod
غَيْرُهُۥٓghayruhuother than Him
إِنِّىٓinnīIndeed, I
أَخَافُakhāfu[I] fear
عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumfor you
عَذَابَʿadhābapunishment
يَوْمٍyawmin(of the) Day
عَظِيمٍۢʿaẓīminGreat

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Story of Nuh and His PeopleAfter Allah mentioned the story of Adam in the beginning of this Surah, He started mentioning the stories of the Prophets, the first then the latter of them. Allah mentioned the story of Nuh, because he was the first Messenger Allah sent to the people of the earth after Adam. His name was Nuh bin Lamak bin Matushalakh bin Khanukh. And Khanukh was, as they claim, the Prophet Idris.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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