سُوْرَةُ النَّمْلِ
Surah An-Naml (27) — Ayah 56
۞ فَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوٓا۟ أَخْرِجُوٓا۟ ءَالَ لُوطٍ مِّن قَرْيَتِكُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ أُنَاسٌ يَتَطَهَّرُونَ ﴿56﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
There was no other answer given by his people except that they said: "Drive out the family of Lût (Lot) from your city Verily, these are men who want to be clean and pure!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ فَمَا
famā
But not
كَانَ
kāna
was
جَوَابَ
jawāba
(the) answer
قَوْمِهِۦٓ
qawmihi
(of) his people
إِلَّآ
illā
except
أَن
an
that
قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
they said
أَخْرِجُوٓا۟
akhrijū
Drive out
ءَالَ
āla
(the) family
لُوطٍۢ
lūṭin
(of) Lut
مِّن
min
from
قَرْيَتِكُمْ ۖ
qaryatikum
your town
إِنَّهُمْ
innahum
Indeed, they
أُنَاسٌۭ
unāsun
(are) people
يَتَطَهَّرُونَ
yataṭahharūna
who keep clean and pure
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 56) {فَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهٖۤ …:} The only response the people had to the best advice of Lut (peace be upon him) was ignorance, and they proved that what Lut (peace be upon him) was calling them {’’ قَوْمٌ تَجْهَلُوْنَ ‘‘} was indeed correct. Thus, they replied to such a serious matter with mockery and ridicule, which is the behavior of the ignorant, as Musa (peace be upon him) said: «{ اَعُوْذُ بِاللّٰهِ اَنْ اَكُوْنَ مِنَ الْجٰهِلِيْنَ }» [ البقرۃ : ۶۷ ] "I seek refuge in Allah from being among the ignorant." See also Surah Al-A'raf (82).
