سُوْرَةُ الْبُرُوْجِ
Surah Al-Burooj (85) — Ayah 4
قُتِلَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ ﴿4﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Cursed were the people of the Ditch (in the story of the Boy and the King).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُتِلَ
qutila
Destroyed were
أَصْحَـٰبُ
aṣḥābu
(the) companions
ٱلْأُخْدُودِ
l-ukh'dūdi
(of) the pit
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.
4. 1. That is, those who dug trenches and destroyed the believers in their Lord in them, for them is destruction and ruin. "قتل" means curse.
