سُوْرَةُ الْحِجْرِ
Surah Al-Hijr (15) — Ayah 74
فَجَعَلْنَا عَـٰلِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِّن سِجِّيلٍ ﴿74﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And We turned (the towns of Sodom in Palestine) upside down and rained down on them stones of baked clay.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَجَعَلْنَا
fajaʿalnā
And We made
عَـٰلِيَهَا
ʿāliyahā
its highest (part)
سَافِلَهَا
sāfilahā
its lowest
وَأَمْطَرْنَا
wa-amṭarnā
and We rained
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
upon them
حِجَارَةًۭ
ḥijāratan
stones
مِّن
min
of
سِجِّيلٍ
sijjīlin
baked clay
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.
74. 1 It is said that their towns were lifted up from the earth to the sky, and from there they were turned upside down and thrown back onto the earth. In this way, the upper part became the lower part and the lower part became the upper part, turning everything upside down. And it is said that this means merely that the town, along with its roofs, collapsed to the ground.
74. 2 After that, special stones of the kind called khanghar were rained down upon them. In this way, they were subjected to three kinds of punishments and made into a sign of warning.
74. 2 After that, special stones of the kind called khanghar were rained down upon them. In this way, they were subjected to three kinds of punishments and made into a sign of warning.
