سُوْرَةُ هُوْدٍ
Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 82
فَلَمَّا جَآءَ أَمْرُنَا جَعَلْنَا عَـٰلِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهَا حِجَارَةً مِّن سِجِّيلٍ مَّنضُودٍ ﴿82﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So when Our Commandment came, We turned (the towns of Sodom in Palestine) upside down, and rained on them stones of baked clay, in a well-arranged manner one after another;
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَلَمَّا
falammā
So when
جَآءَ
jāa
came
أَمْرُنَا
amrunā
Our Command
جَعَلْنَا
jaʿalnā
We made
عَـٰلِيَهَا
ʿāliyahā
its upside
سَافِلَهَا
sāfilahā
its downside
وَأَمْطَرْنَا
wa-amṭarnā
and We rained
عَلَيْهَا
ʿalayhā
upon them
حِجَارَةًۭ
ḥijāratan
stones
مِّن
min
of
سِجِّيلٍۢ
sijjīlin
baked clay
مَّنضُودٍۢ
manḍūdin
(in) layers
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 82) ➊ { فَلَمَّا جَآءَ اَمْرُنَا … : } That is, when Our command for punishment came, We turned the upper part of that town to its lower part, meaning the entire town was overturned. This punishment was appropriate to their heinous act, as they too had altered nature by abandoning women and making men the means of their lust.
➋ {سِجِّيْلٍ:} Stones of clay (clods made of stone and clay) or clay stones (stones of clay, i.e., pieces of baked bricks or rubble); as an additional punishment, after overturning the town, such a continuous rain of bricks and stones was sent down upon it that layers were formed.
➋ {سِجِّيْلٍ:} Stones of clay (clods made of stone and clay) or clay stones (stones of clay, i.e., pieces of baked bricks or rubble); as an additional punishment, after overturning the town, such a continuous rain of bricks and stones was sent down upon it that layers were formed.
