سُوْرَةُ الْعَنْكَبُوْتِ
Surah Al-Ankaboot (29) — Ayah 29
أَئِنَّكُمْ لَتَأْتُونَ ٱلرِّجَالَ وَتَقْطَعُونَ ٱلسَّبِيلَ وَتَأْتُونَ فِى نَادِيكُمُ ٱلْمُنكَرَ ۖ فَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوا۟ ٱئْتِنَا بِعَذَابِ ٱللَّهِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ ﴿29﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Verily, you practise sodomy with men, and rob the wayfarer (travellers)! And practise Al-Munkar (disbelief and polytheism and every kind of evil wicked deed) in your meetings." But his people gave no answer except that they said: "Bring Allâh’s Torment upon us if you are one of the truthful."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَئِنَّكُمْ
a-innakum
Indeed, you
لَتَأْتُونَ
latatūna
approach
ٱلرِّجَالَ
l-rijāla
the men
وَتَقْطَعُونَ
wataqṭaʿūna
and you cut off
ٱلسَّبِيلَ
l-sabīla
the road
وَتَأْتُونَ
watatūna
and commit
فِى
fī
in
نَادِيكُمُ
nādīkumu
your meetings
ٱلْمُنكَرَ ۖ
l-munkara
evil
فَمَا
famā
And not
كَانَ
kāna
was
جَوَابَ
jawāba
(the) answer
قَوْمِهِۦٓ
qawmihi
(of) his people
إِلَّآ
illā
except
أَن
an
that
قَالُوا۟
qālū
they said
ٱئْتِنَا
i'tinā
Bring upon us
بِعَذَابِ
biʿadhābi
(the) punishment
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
إِن
in
if
كُنتَ
kunta
you are
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ
l-ṣādiqīna
the truthful
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 29) ➊ { اَئِنَّكُمْ لَتَاْتُوْنَ الرِّجَالَ وَ تَقْطَعُوْنَ السَّبِيْلَ:} By “قطع سبیل” (cutting off the way) is generally meant highway robbery and banditry, that is, you people snatch the belongings of travelers and kill them, or forcibly commit evil acts with them, or adopt any form of excess by which traveling becomes dangerous for people.
➋ {وَ تَاْتُوْنَ فِيْ نَادِيْكُمُ الْمُنْكَرَ :} That is, you do acts of immorality and indecency not secretly but openly in your gatherings in front of each other. The same thing is stated in Surah An-Naml as follows: «{ اَتَاْتُوْنَ الْفَاحِشَةَ وَ اَنْتُمْ تُبْصِرُوْنَ }» [ النمل : ۵۴ ] “Do you indeed commit such immorality while you see (it happening) with your own eyes?”
➌ { فَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهٖۤ …:} Here, the response of their people is mentioned that they said, “Bring upon us the punishment of Allah if you are of the truthful.” And in Surah Al-A’raf and Surah An-Naml, their response is mentioned as, “Expel them from your town, for they are people who keep themselves pure.” Now, it is possible that at first, upon Lut (peace be upon him) advising them, they threatened to expel them from the town, and then, being fed up with his admonition, they demanded the punishment, or perhaps the order was the opposite. (And Allah knows best.) It is clear that they said both these things to Lut (peace be upon him).
➋ {وَ تَاْتُوْنَ فِيْ نَادِيْكُمُ الْمُنْكَرَ :} That is, you do acts of immorality and indecency not secretly but openly in your gatherings in front of each other. The same thing is stated in Surah An-Naml as follows: «{ اَتَاْتُوْنَ الْفَاحِشَةَ وَ اَنْتُمْ تُبْصِرُوْنَ }» [ النمل : ۵۴ ] “Do you indeed commit such immorality while you see (it happening) with your own eyes?”
➌ { فَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهٖۤ …:} Here, the response of their people is mentioned that they said, “Bring upon us the punishment of Allah if you are of the truthful.” And in Surah Al-A’raf and Surah An-Naml, their response is mentioned as, “Expel them from your town, for they are people who keep themselves pure.” Now, it is possible that at first, upon Lut (peace be upon him) advising them, they threatened to expel them from the town, and then, being fed up with his admonition, they demanded the punishment, or perhaps the order was the opposite. (And Allah knows best.) It is clear that they said both these things to Lut (peace be upon him).
