سُوْرَةُ الْحِجْرِ
Surah Al-Hijr (15) — Ayah 79
فَٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ وَإِنَّهُمَا لَبِإِمَامٍ مُّبِينٍ ﴿79﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So, We took vengeance on them. They are both on an open highway, plain to see.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَٱنتَقَمْنَا
fa-intaqamnā
So We took retribution
مِنْهُمْ
min'hum
from them
وَإِنَّهُمَا
wa-innahumā
and indeed, they both
لَبِإِمَامٍۢ
labi-imāmin
(were) on a highway
مُّبِينٍۢ
mubīnin
clear
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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79. So We took retribution from them as well, and both these towns are situated on a clear highway [41].
[41]
The People of Madyan and the Region of Madyan:
The trade route from Hijaz to Syria and Palestine, as well as from Iraq to Egypt, passes through this area. The destroyed region of the people of Lot lies along this route. Just a little further down was the dwelling place of the people of Shu‘ayb. The traces of both are visible to travelers on this route.
[41]
The People of Madyan and the Region of Madyan:
The trade route from Hijaz to Syria and Palestine, as well as from Iraq to Egypt, passes through this area. The destroyed region of the people of Lot lies along this route. Just a little further down was the dwelling place of the people of Shu‘ayb. The traces of both are visible to travelers on this route.
