سُوْرَةُ الْاَحْقَافِ
Surah Al-Ahqaf (46) — Ayah 21
۞ وَٱذْكُرْ أَخَا عَادٍ إِذْ أَنذَرَ قَوْمَهُۥ بِٱلْأَحْقَافِ وَقَدْ خَلَتِ ٱلنُّذُرُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِۦٓ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ ﴿21﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And remember (Hûd) the brother of ‘Âd, when he warned his people in Al-Ahqâf (the curved sand-hills in the southern part of Arabian Peninsula). And surely, there have passed away warners before him and after him (saying): "Worship none but Allâh; truly, I fear for you the torment of a mighty Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ وَٱذْكُرْ
wa-udh'kur
And mention
أَخَا
akhā
(the) brother
عَادٍ
ʿādin
(of) Aad
إِذْ
idh
when
أَنذَرَ
andhara
he warned
قَوْمَهُۥ
qawmahu
his people
بِٱلْأَحْقَافِ
bil-aḥqāfi
in the Al-Ahqaf
وَقَدْ
waqad
and had already passed away
خَلَتِ
khalati
and had already passed away
ٱلنُّذُرُ
l-nudhuru
[the] warners
مِنۢ
min
before him
بَيْنِ
bayni
before him
يَدَيْهِ
yadayhi
before him
وَمِنْ
wamin
and after him
خَلْفِهِۦٓ
khalfihi
and after him
أَلَّا
allā
That not
تَعْبُدُوٓا۟
taʿbudū
you worship
إِلَّا
illā
except
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
إِنِّىٓ
innī
Indeed, I
أَخَافُ
akhāfu
[I] fear
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
for you
عَذَابَ
ʿadhāba
a punishment
يَوْمٍ
yawmin
(of) a Day
عَظِيمٍۢ
ʿaẓīmin
Great
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.
21. 1. Ahqaf is the plural of haqqaf, which means a high, rectangular sand dune. Some have interpreted it to mean mountain and cave. This is the name of the region of the people of Hud (peace be upon him), the first 'Ad, which was near Hadramaut (Yemen). In view of the denial by the disbelievers, the incidents of previous prophets (peace be upon them) are being mentioned to console the Prophet ﷺ.
21. 2. By "Yawm 'Azim" is meant the Day of Resurrection, which is rightly called the great day because of its terrors.
21. 2. By "Yawm 'Azim" is meant the Day of Resurrection, which is rightly called the great day because of its terrors.
