سُوْرَةُ الْعَنْكَبُوْتِ
Surah Al-Ankaboot (29) — Ayah 37
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلرَّجْفَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ فِى دَارِهِمْ جَـٰثِمِينَ ﴿37﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they belied him [Shu‘aib]: so the earthquake seized them, and they lay (dead), prostrate in their dwellings.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَكَذَّبُوهُ
fakadhabūhu
But they denied him
فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ
fa-akhadhathumu
so seized them
ٱلرَّجْفَةُ
l-rajfatu
the earthquake
فَأَصْبَحُوا۟
fa-aṣbaḥū
and they became
فِى
fī
in
دَارِهِمْ
dārihim
their home
جَـٰثِمِينَ
jāthimīna
fallen prone
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.
37-1. The admonition and advice of Hazrat Shu'ayb ؑ had no effect on them. Eventually, on the day of the shadow of the clouds, with a severe cry from Jibril ؑ, the earth trembled with an earthquake, causing their hearts to reach their eyes and they died, remaining seated on their knees as they were.
