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كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍۢ وَعَادٌۭ وَفِرْعَوْنُ ذُو ٱلْأَوْتَادِ﴿١٢

Translation (Sahih International)

The people of Noah denied before them, and [the tribe of] 'Aad and Pharaoh, the owner of stakes,

Word-by-word meaning

كَذَّبَتْkadhabatDenied
قَبْلَهُمْqablahumbefore them
قَوْمُqawmu(the) people
نُوحٍۢnūḥin(of) Nuh
وَعَادٌۭwaʿādunand Aad
وَفِرْعَوْنُwafir'ʿawnuand Firaun
ذُوdhū(the) owner
ٱلْأَوْتَادِl-awtādi(of) the stakes

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

A Reminder of Those Who were destroyed among the Previous NationsAllah tells us about those past nations and the punishment and vengeance that struck them for their going against the Messengers and disbelieving in the Prophets, peace be upon them. We have already seen their stories in detail in numerous places (in the Qur'an). Allah says: أُوْلَـئِكَ الاٌّحْزَابُ(such were the Confederates.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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