سُوْرَةُ الْحِجْرِ
Surah Al-Hijr (15) — Ayah 82
وَكَانُوا۟ يَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا ءَامِنِينَ ﴿82﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they used to hew out dwellings from the mountains (feeling themselves) secure.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَكَانُوا۟
wakānū
And they used (to)
يَنْحِتُونَ
yanḥitūna
carve
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلْجِبَالِ
l-jibāli
the mountains
بُيُوتًا
buyūtan
houses
ءَامِنِينَ
āminīna
secure
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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82. They used to carve out homes in the mountains, living securely [44].
[44]
The People of Al-Hijr or the Nation of Thamud:
These people were very tall, strong-bodied, and long-lived. They were stone carvers and engineer-type people. And they were so skilled in this art that they would carve mountains and make their homes within them. And these homes were so strong that they could withstand all kinds of earthly and heavenly calamities, such as earthquakes, floods, storms, winds, and rains, etc. Therefore, they lived in them fearlessly, free from all kinds of fear and danger.
[44]
The People of Al-Hijr or the Nation of Thamud:
These people were very tall, strong-bodied, and long-lived. They were stone carvers and engineer-type people. And they were so skilled in this art that they would carve mountains and make their homes within them. And these homes were so strong that they could withstand all kinds of earthly and heavenly calamities, such as earthquakes, floods, storms, winds, and rains, etc. Therefore, they lived in them fearlessly, free from all kinds of fear and danger.
