سُوْرَةُ الْبُرُوْجِ

Surah Al-Burooj (85) — Ayah 6

The Constellations · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 590

إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ ﴿6﴾
When they sat by it (fire),
إِذْ idh When
هُمْ hum they
عَلَيْهَا ʿalayhā by it
قُعُودٌۭ quʿūdun (were) sitting

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.

6. 1. The disbelieving king or his agents were sitting at the edge of the fire, watching the burning of the people of faith as a spectacle, as mentioned in the next verse.