سُوْرَةُ الْحَآقَّةِ
Surah Al-Haaqqa (69) — Ayah 9
وَجَآءَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَن قَبْلَهُۥ وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَـٰتُ بِٱلْخَاطِئَةِ ﴿9﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And Fir‘aun (Pharaoh), and those before him, and the cities overthrown [the towns of the people of [Lût (Lot)] committed sin.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَجَآءَ
wajāa
And came
فِرْعَوْنُ
fir'ʿawnu
Firaun
وَمَن
waman
and (those)
قَبْلَهُۥ
qablahu
before him
وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَـٰتُ
wal-mu'tafikātu
and the overturned cities
بِٱلْخَاطِئَةِ
bil-khāṭi-ati
with sin
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 10,9) {وَ جَآءَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَ مَنْ قَبْلَهٗ … : ’’ الْمُؤْتَفِكٰتُ ‘‘ ’’اِئْتَكَفَ‘‘} is an active participle from (افتعال) and is an adjective for the omitted word {’’اَلْقُرٰي‘‘} (towns), meaning the overturned towns. The reference is to the towns of the people of Lut (Lot), whose upper part was turned downward and the lower part upward, and then a rain of stones of baked clay was sent upon them. For details, see Surah Hud (77 to 83) and Surah Al-Hijr (61 to 74). {’’اَلْخَاطِئَةُ‘‘ ’’ عَافِيَهٌ‘‘} is a verbal noun on the pattern of {’’ عَافِيَهٌ‘‘}, meaning sin, error. {’’ رَابِيَةً ‘‘ ’’رَبَا يَرْبُوْ‘‘} (n) (to increase, to exceed) is an active participle, meaning that punishment was much greater in its intensity than other punishments, i.e., Pharaoh, those before him, and the people of Lut committed sin, so Allah seized them with His severe punishment. What was the sin? It was that {’’ فَعَصَوْا رَسُوْلَ رَبِّهِمْ ‘‘} they disobeyed the Messenger of their Lord.
