سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 83
فَأَنجَيْنَـٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَهُۥ كَانَتْ مِنَ ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَ ﴿83﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then We saved him and his family, except his wife; she was of those who remained behind (in the torment).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَأَنجَيْنَـٰهُ
fa-anjaynāhu
So We saved him
وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ
wa-ahlahu
and his family
إِلَّا
illā
except
ٱمْرَأَتَهُۥ
im'ra-atahu
his wife
كَانَتْ
kānat
she was
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَ
l-ghābirīna
those who stayed 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.
83. 1. That is, she remained among those people upon whom Allah's punishment came, because she too was not a Muslim and her sympathies were also with the criminals. Some have translated it as "among those who were destroyed," but these are necessary implications; the original meaning is the former.
