An-Naml (The Ant)
Verse 48of 93
وَكَانَ فِى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ تِسْعَةُ رَهْطٍۢ يُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ﴿٤٨﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
And there were in the city nine family heads causing corruption in the land and not amending [its affairs].
Word-by-word meaning
وَكَانَwakānaAnd were
فِىfīin
ٱلْمَدِينَةِl-madīnatithe city
تِسْعَةُtis'ʿatunine
رَهْطٍۢrahṭinfamily heads
يُفْسِدُونَyuf'sidūnathey were spreading corruption
فِىfīin
ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe land
وَلَاwalāand not
يُصْلِحُونَyuṣ'liḥūnareforming
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
The Plot of the Mischief-Makers and the End of the People of ThamudAllah tells us about the evildoers of Thamud and their leaders who used to call their people to misguidance and disbelief, and to deny Salih. Eventually they killed the she-camel and were about to kill Salih too.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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