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Al-Hijr (The Rocky Tract)

Verse 78of 99

وَإِن كَانَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأَيْكَةِ لَظَٰلِمِينَ﴿٧٨

Translation (Sahih International)

And the companions of the thicket were [also] wrongdoers.

Word-by-word meaning

وَإِنwa-inAnd were
كَانَkānaAnd were
أَصْحَـٰبُaṣḥābu(the) companions
ٱلْأَيْكَةِl-aykati(of) the wood
لَظَـٰلِمِينَlaẓālimīnasurely wrongdoers

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Destruction of the Dwellers of Al-Aykah, the People of Shu`aybThe Dwellers of Al-Aykah, were the people of Shu`ayb. Ad-Dahhak, Qatadah and others said that Al-Aykah refers to intertwined trees. Their evildoing included associating partners with Allah (Shirk), banditry and cheating in weights and measures. Allah punished them with the Sayhah (the awful cry or torment), the earthquake, and the torment of the Day of Shadow.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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