Al-Hijr (The Rocky Tract)
Verse 73of 99
فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ مُشْرِقِينَ﴿٧٣﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
So the shriek seized them at sunrise.
Word-by-word meaning
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
The Destruction of the People of LutAllah said;فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّيْحَةُ(So the Sayhah overtook them) This is the piercing sound that came to them when the sun rose, which was accompanied by the city being flipped upside down, and stones of baked clay (As-Sijjil) raining down upon them. The discussion of As-Sijjil in Surah Hud is a sufficient explanation. Allah said:إِنَّ فِى ذَلِكَ لآيَـتٍ لِلْمُتَوَسِّمِينَ (Surely, in this are signs for those who see.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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