An-Naml (The Ant)
Verse 43of 93
وَصَدَّهَا مَا كَانَت تَّعْبُدُ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّهَا كَانَتْ مِن قَوْمٍۢ كَٰفِرِينَ﴿٤٣﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
And that which she was worshipping other than Allah had averted her [from submission to Him]. Indeed, she was from a disbelieving people."
Word-by-word meaning
وَصَدَّهَاwaṣaddahāAnd has averted her
مَاmāwhat
كَانَتkānatshe used (to)
تَّعْبُدُtaʿbuduworship
مِنminbesides
دُونِdūnibesides
ٱللَّهِ ۖl-lahiAllah
إِنَّهَاinnahāIndeed, she
كَانَتْkānatwas
مِنminfrom
قَوْمٍۢqawmina people
كَـٰفِرِينَkāfirīnawho disbelieve
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
The Test of BilqisWhen Sulayman brought the throne of Bilqis before she and her people arrived, he issued orders that some of its features should be altered, so that he could test her and see whether she recognized it and how composed she would be when she saw it.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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