سُوْرَةُ الْحِجْرِ
Surah Al-Hijr (15) — Ayah 70
قَالُوٓا۟ أَوَلَمْ نَنْهَكَ عَنِ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿70﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They (people of the city) said: "Did we not forbid you from entertaining (or protecting) any of the ‘Âlamîn (people, foreigners and strangers from us)?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
They said
أَوَلَمْ
awalam
Did not
نَنْهَكَ
nanhaka
we forbid you
عَنِ
ʿani
from
ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
l-ʿālamīna
the world
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.
70. 1. They displayed bad manners and said, O Lot! What is your relation to these strangers? And why are you supporting them? Did we not forbid you from supporting strangers, or from making them your guests! All this conversation took place when Prophet Lot (AS) did not know that these strange guests were angels sent by Allah and that they had come to destroy the very people who were intent on committing indecency with these angels, as has been detailed in Surah Hud. Here, the mention of them being angels has come earlier.
