سُوْرَةُ هُوْدٍ
Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 61
۞ وَإِلَىٰ ثَمُودَ أَخَاهُمْ صَـٰلِحًا ۚ قَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَـٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥ ۖ هُوَ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱسْتَعْمَرَكُمْ فِيهَا فَٱسْتَغْفِرُوهُ ثُمَّ تُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ ۚ إِنَّ رَبِّى قَرِيبٌ مُّجِيبٌ ﴿61﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And to Thamûd (people We sent) their brother Sâlih. He said: "O my people! Worship Allâh: you have no other ilâh (god) but Him. He brought you forth from the earth and settled you therein, then ask forgiveness of Him and turn to Him in repentance. Certainly, my Lord is Near (to all by His Knowledge), Responsive."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ وَإِلَىٰ
wa-ilā
And to
ثَمُودَ
thamūda
Thamud
أَخَاهُمْ
akhāhum
(We sent) their brother
صَـٰلِحًۭا ۚ
ṣāliḥan
Salih
قَالَ
qāla
He said
يَـٰقَوْمِ
yāqawmi
O my people
ٱعْبُدُوا۟
uʿ'budū
Worship
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
مَا
mā
not
لَكُم
lakum
you have
مِّنْ
min
any
إِلَـٰهٍ
ilāhin
god
غَيْرُهُۥ ۖ
ghayruhu
other than Him
هُوَ
huwa
He
أَنشَأَكُم
ansha-akum
produced you
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
وَٱسْتَعْمَرَكُمْ
wa-is'taʿmarakum
and settled you
فِيهَا
fīhā
in it
فَٱسْتَغْفِرُوهُ
fa-is'taghfirūhu
So ask forgiveness of Him
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
تُوبُوٓا۟
tūbū
turn in repentance
إِلَيْهِ ۚ
ilayhi
to Him
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
رَبِّى
rabbī
my Lord
قَرِيبٌۭ
qarībun
(is) near
مُّجِيبٌۭ
mujībun
All-Responsive
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
61. 1 وَ اِلَیٰ ثَمُوْدَ is connected to what came before. That is, وَ اَرْسَلنَا اِلَیٰ ثُمُوْدَ — We sent to Thamud. This nation resided in Mada'in (Hijr) between Tabuk and Madinah, and this nation came after 'Ad. Here, Prophet Salih ؑ is also called the brother of Thamud, meaning a member of their own family and tribe.
61. 2 Prophet Salih ؑ also first invited his people to Tawheed, just as has been the way of the Prophets.
61. 3 That is, in the beginning, He created you from the earth in such a way that your father Adam ؑ was created from clay, and all humans were born from the loins of Adam ؑ, thus it is as if the birth of all humans is from the earth. Or it means that whatever you eat is all produced from the earth, and from this food the sperm is formed, which, after entering the mother's womb, becomes the cause of human existence.
61. 4 That is, He created within you the ability and capacity to settle and populate the earth, by which you build houses for residence, do farming for food, and use industry and crafts to provide for other necessities of life.
61. 2 Prophet Salih ؑ also first invited his people to Tawheed, just as has been the way of the Prophets.
61. 3 That is, in the beginning, He created you from the earth in such a way that your father Adam ؑ was created from clay, and all humans were born from the loins of Adam ؑ, thus it is as if the birth of all humans is from the earth. Or it means that whatever you eat is all produced from the earth, and from this food the sperm is formed, which, after entering the mother's womb, becomes the cause of human existence.
61. 4 That is, He created within you the ability and capacity to settle and populate the earth, by which you build houses for residence, do farming for food, and use industry and crafts to provide for other necessities of life.
