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۞ وَإِذَا وَقَعَ ٱلْقَوْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ أَخْرَجْنَا لَهُمْ دَآبَّةًۭ مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ تُكَلِّمُهُمْ أَنَّ ٱلنَّاسَ كَانُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا لَا يُوقِنُونَ﴿٨٢

Translation (Sahih International)

And when the word befalls them, We will bring forth for them a creature from the earth speaking to them, [saying] that the people were, of Our verses, not certain [in faith].

Word-by-word meaning

۞ وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
وَقَعَwaqaʿa(is) fulfilled
ٱلْقَوْلُl-qawluthe word
عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimagainst them
أَخْرَجْنَاakhrajnāWe will bring forth
لَهُمْlahumfor them
دَآبَّةًۭdābbatana creature
مِّنَminafrom
ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
تُكَلِّمُهُمْtukallimuhumspeaking to them
أَنَّannathat
ٱلنَّاسَl-nāsathe people
كَانُوا۟kānūwere
بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَاbiāyātināof Our Signs
لَاnot
يُوقِنُونَyūqinūnacertain

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Emergence of the Beast of the EarthThis is the beast which will emerge at the end of time, when mankind has become corrupt and neglected the commands of Allah and changed the true religion. Then Allah will cause a beast to emerge from the earth. It was said that it will be brought from Makkah, or from somewhere else, as we shall discuss in detail below, if Allah wills. The beast will speak to people about matters.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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