سُوْرَةُ الْفَجْرِ
Surah Al-Fajr (89) — Ayah 10
وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى ٱلْأَوْتَادِ ﴿10﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (with) Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) who had the stakes (to torture men by binding them to the stakes)?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَفِرْعَوْنَ
wafir'ʿawna
And Firaun
ذِى
dhī
owner of
ٱلْأَوْتَادِ
l-awtādi
stakes
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.
10. 1. It means that he was one with great armies who had a multitude of tents which were erected by driving pegs. Or it is a reference to his oppression and tyranny, that he used to punish people by means of pegs.
