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Surah Fussilat (41) — Ayah 17
وَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَهَدَيْنَـٰهُمْ فَٱسْتَحَبُّوا۟ ٱلْعَمَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰ فَأَخَذَتْهُمْ صَـٰعِقَةُ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْهُونِ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ ﴿17﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And as for Thamûd, We showed and made clear to them the Path of Truth (Islâmic Monotheism) through Our Messenger, (i.e. showed them the way of success), but they preferred blindness to guidance; so the Sâ‘iqah (a destructive awful cry, torment, hit, a thunderbolt) of disgracing torment seized them because of what they used to earn.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَمَّا
wa-ammā
And as for
ثَمُودُ
thamūdu
Thamud
فَهَدَيْنَـٰهُمْ
fahadaynāhum
We guided them
فَٱسْتَحَبُّوا۟
fa-is'taḥabbū
but they preferred
ٱلْعَمَىٰ
l-ʿamā
[the] blindness
عَلَى
ʿalā
over
ٱلْهُدَىٰ
l-hudā
the guidance
فَأَخَذَتْهُمْ
fa-akhadhathum
so seized them
صَـٰعِقَةُ
ṣāʿiqatu
a thunderbolt
ٱلْعَذَابِ
l-ʿadhābi
(of) the punishment
ٱلْهُونِ
l-hūni
humiliating
بِمَا
bimā
for what
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they used to
يَكْسِبُونَ
yaksibūna
earn
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.
17. 1. That is, they were invited to Tawheed, its evidences were made clear before them, and through their prophet, Hazrat Salih (عليه السلام), the proof was completed against them.
17. 2. That is, they opposed to the extent that they even slaughtered the she-camel which, as a miracle, had appeared from the rock at their request and was a proof of the truthfulness of the prophet.
17. 2. صاعقۃ refers to a severe punishment. This severe punishment came upon them in the form of a shriek and an earthquake, which destroyed and ruined them with disgrace and humiliation.
17. 2. That is, they opposed to the extent that they even slaughtered the she-camel which, as a miracle, had appeared from the rock at their request and was a proof of the truthfulness of the prophet.
17. 2. صاعقۃ refers to a severe punishment. This severe punishment came upon them in the form of a shriek and an earthquake, which destroyed and ruined them with disgrace and humiliation.
