Surah Yaseen (36) — Ayah 13
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
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The Companions of the Town and the Truthful Man: Which Town Was This?
There is no explicit mention of this in the Quran and Hadith. The commentators say that it refers to the city of Antioch located in Rome. Then there is also a difference of opinion as to whether these were direct messengers or indirect messengers or preachers. Some say that these preachers were sent by Sayyiduna Isa (Jesus) ؑ himself. And some say that they were among the disciples of Sayyiduna Isa ؑ. From the general statement of the Quran, it appears that they were direct messengers of Allah. And if this is the case, then their era should be before the time of Sayyiduna Isa ؑ, because after Sayyiduna Isa ؑ and until the advent of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, no prophet or messenger was sent. And determining the name of the town or whether the messengers were direct or indirect is not something inherently required, so its investigation is not necessary. The real purpose is to make the disbelievers of Makkah understand, because there were many similarities between the circumstances of the disbelievers of Makkah and the people of that town.
