Surah Fussilat (41) — Ayah 17
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
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➋ {فَاَخَذَتْهُمْ صٰعِقَةُ الْعَذَابِ الْهُوْنِ …:’’ الْهُوْنِ ‘‘} and {’’اَلْهَوَانُ‘‘} mean disgrace; this is a verbal noun used as an intensive active participle. The punishment that befell Thamud is sometimes called {’’ الرَّجْفَةُ ‘‘} (earthquake), sometimes {’’ الصَّيْحَةُ ‘‘} (severe cry), and here it is called a thunderbolt. From this, it is understood that it was a severe cry in which there was a thunderbolt and flame, along with a violent earthquake, due to which their livers burst and all of them perished. This humiliating punishment was the result of their evil deeds.
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
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17. 2. That is, they opposed to the extent that they even slaughtered the she-camel which, as a miracle, had appeared from the rock at their request and was a proof of the truthfulness of the prophet.
17. 2. صاعقۃ refers to a severe punishment. This severe punishment came upon them in the form of a shriek and an earthquake, which destroyed and ruined them with disgrace and humiliation.
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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The Punishment of Earthquake and Cry Upon the People of Thamud:
They are also called the second ‘Ad, and to them Sayyiduna Salih ؑ was sent. They demanded from Sayyiduna Salih ؑ that a she-camel should come forth from the mountain. Allah Almighty fulfilled this demand. Through this, they became certain that there was some supernatural being supporting Sayyiduna Salih ؑ, and that he was indeed a Messenger of Allah. But despite all this, they did not accept the guidance brought by Sayyiduna Salih ؑ, nor were they willing to abandon their ignorant and polytheistic customs. These people were in no way inferior to their predecessor nation, ‘Ad, in stature, build, and strength. They were excellent experts in the art of construction and stone carving. They would carve not only houses out of the mountains, but also make roads and had settled entire communities within the mountains themselves. When their days were numbered due to their disobedience, a double punishment befell them: from below, an earthquake, which caused cracks and fissures in their houses inside the mountains, and from above, a thunderous blast so severe that their livers burst.
