Al-Qamar (The Moon)
Verse 29of 55
فَنَادَوْا۟ صَاحِبَهُمْ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ﴿٢٩﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
But they called their companion, and he dared and hamstrung [her].
Word-by-word meaning
فَنَادَوْا۟fanādawBut they called
صَاحِبَهُمْṣāḥibahumtheir companion
فَتَعَاطَىٰfataʿāṭāand he took
فَعَقَرَfaʿaqaraand hamstrung
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
The Story of ThamudAllah states here that the people of Thamud denied their Messenger Salih,فَقَالُواْ أَبَشَراً مِّنَّا وَحِداً نَّتَّبِعُهُ إِنَّآ إِذاً لَّفِى ضَلَـلٍ وَسُعُرٍ (And they said: "A man, alone among us -- shall we follow him Truly, then we should be in error and distress!") They said, `We would have earned failure and loss if we all submitted to a man from among us.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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