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Surah An-Naml (27) — Ayah 49
قَالُوا۟ تَقَاسَمُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ لَنُبَيِّتَنَّهُۥ وَأَهْلَهُۥ ثُمَّ لَنَقُولَنَّ لِوَلِيِّهِۦ مَا شَهِدْنَا مَهْلِكَ أَهْلِهِۦ وَإِنَّا لَصَـٰدِقُونَ ﴿49﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They said: "Swear one to another by Allâh that we shall make a secret night attack on him and his household, and thereafter we will surely say to his near relatives: ‘We witnessed not the destruction of his household, and verily we are telling the truth.’"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
تَقَاسَمُوا۟
taqāsamū
Swear to each other
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
by Allah
لَنُبَيِّتَنَّهُۥ
lanubayyitannahu
surely, we will attack him by night
وَأَهْلَهُۥ
wa-ahlahu
and his family
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
لَنَقُولَنَّ
lanaqūlanna
we will surely say
لِوَلِيِّهِۦ
liwaliyyihi
to his heir
مَا
mā
Not
شَهِدْنَا
shahid'nā
we witnessed
مَهْلِكَ
mahlika
(the) destruction
أَهْلِهِۦ
ahlihi
(of) his family
وَإِنَّا
wa-innā
and indeed, we
لَصَـٰدِقُونَ
laṣādiqūna
(are) surely truthful
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.
49-1. That is, they would kill Salih (AS) and his family. They swore these oaths at the time when, after the killing of the she-camel, Prophet Salih (AS) said that punishment would come upon them after three days. They said that before the punishment arrives, they would wipe out Salih (AS) and his family.
49-2. That is, at the time of the killing, we were not present there; we know who killed them.
49-2. That is, at the time of the killing, we were not present there; we know who killed them.
