سُوْرَةُ الصَّافَّاتِ

Surah As-Saaffaat (37) — Ayah 135

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إِلَّا عَجُوزًا فِى ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَ ﴿135﴾
Except an old woman (his wife) who was among those who remained behind.
إِلَّا illā Except
عَجُوزًۭا ʿajūzan an old woman
فِى (was) among
ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَ l-ghābirīna those who remained behind

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135. Except for an old woman who was among those who stayed behind [77].

[77]
Sayyiduna Lut عليه السلام and His People:
The wife of Sayyiduna Lutؑ, who was treacherous to her husband. All her loyalties were with the criminal people. Whenever a guest came to the house, she would secretly signal to those criminals. At the time of migration, Sayyiduna Lutؑ was given special instructions that she would not go with you. Rather, her fate would be the same as that of the criminals.