سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ
Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 171
إِلَّا عَجُوزًا فِى ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَ ﴿171﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Except an old woman (his wife) among those who remained behind.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِلَّا
illā
Except
عَجُوزًۭا
ʿajūzan
an old woman
فِى
fī
(was) among
ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَ
l-ghābirīna
those who remained behind
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.
1. By this is meant the elderly wife of Prophet Lut ؑ who did not become Muslim, thus she too was destroyed along with her people.
