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Al-Furqan (The Criterion)

Verse 38of 77

وَعَادًۭا وَثَمُودَا۟ وَأَصْحَٰبَ ٱلرَّسِّ وَقُرُونًۢا بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ كَثِيرًۭا﴿٣٨

Translation (Sahih International)

And [We destroyed] 'Aad and Thamud and the companions of the well and many generations between them.

Word-by-word meaning

وَعَادًۭاwaʿādanAnd Ad
وَثَمُودَا۟wathamūdāand Thamud
وَأَصْحَـٰبَwa-aṣḥābaand (the) dwellers
ٱلرَّسِّl-rasi(of) Ar-rass
وَقُرُونًۢاwaqurūnanand generations
بَيْنَbaynabetween
ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
كَثِيرًۭاkathīranmany

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Frightening the Idolators of Quraysh Allah threatens the idolators who denied and opposed His Messenger Muhammad ﷺ and He warns them of the punishment and painful torment He sent upon the previous nations who rejected their Messengers. Allah begins by mentioning Musa, upon him be peace, whom He sent along with his brother Harun as a helper -- i.e.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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