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Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 71
وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ قَآئِمَةٌ فَضَحِكَتْ فَبَشَّرْنَـٰهَا بِإِسْحَـٰقَ وَمِن وَرَآءِ إِسْحَـٰقَ يَعْقُوبَ ﴿71﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And his wife was standing (there), and she laughed [either, because the messengers did not eat their food or for being glad for the destruction of the people of Lût (Lot)]. But We gave her glad tidings of Ishâq (Isaac), and after Ishâq, of Ya‘qûb (Jacob).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ
wa-im'ra-atuhu
And his wife
قَآئِمَةٌۭ
qāimatun
(was) standing
فَضَحِكَتْ
faḍaḥikat
and she laughed
فَبَشَّرْنَـٰهَا
fabasharnāhā
Then We gave her glad tidings
بِإِسْحَـٰقَ
bi-is'ḥāqa
of Isaac
وَمِن
wamin
and after
وَرَآءِ
warāi
and after
إِسْحَـٰقَ
is'ḥāqa
Isaac
يَعْقُوبَ
yaʿqūba
(of) Yaqub
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.
71. 1. Why did the wife of Ibrahim laugh? Some say that she was also aware of the mischief of the people of Lut, and she was pleased at the news of their destruction. Some say she laughed because, look, the decision for their destruction has been made from the heavens and yet this nation is heedless. And some say that the order of events is reversed, and this laughter is related to the glad tidings that the angels gave to the elderly couple. And Allah knows best.
