سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ

Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 123

The Poets · Meccan · Juz 19 · Page 372

كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ﴿123﴾
‘Âd (people) belied the Messengers.
كَذَّبَتْ kadhabat Denied
عَادٌ ʿādun (the people) of Aad
ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ l-mur'salīna the Messengers

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.

1. ‘Aad was the name of their forefather, after whom the nation was named. Here, ‘Aad is considered as a tribe, so the verb كَذَّبَتْ (feminine form) has been used.