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Surah Yaseen (36) — Ayah 29
إِن كَانَتْ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَٰحِدَةً فَإِذَا هُمْ خَـٰمِدُونَ ﴿29﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
It was but one Saihah (shout) and lo! they (all) were still (silent,dead,destroyed).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِن
in
Not
كَانَتْ
kānat
it was
إِلَّا
illā
but
صَيْحَةًۭ
ṣayḥatan
a shout
وَٰحِدَةًۭ
wāḥidatan
one
فَإِذَا
fa-idhā
then behold
هُمْ
hum
They
خَـٰمِدُونَ
khāmidūna
(were) extinguished
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) {اِنْ كَانَتْ اِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَّاحِدَةً فَاِذَا هُمْ خٰمِدُوْنَ:} That is, the angel gave a single cry, which extinguished the flame of life in all of them. Their sudden destruction is likened to the extinguishing of a fire. Abu al-Ala al-Ma'arri has said:
{وَ كَالنَّارِ الْحَيَاةُ فَمِنْ رَمَادٍ ¤ أَوَاخِرُهَا وَ أَوَّلُهَا دُخَانٗ}
"Life is like fire, whose end is ashes and whose beginning is smoke."
{وَ كَالنَّارِ الْحَيَاةُ فَمِنْ رَمَادٍ ¤ أَوَاخِرُهَا وَ أَوَّلُهَا دُخَانٗ}
"Life is like fire, whose end is ashes and whose beginning is smoke."
