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Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 155
قَالَ هَـٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةٌ لَّهَا شِرْبٌ وَلَكُمْ شِرْبُ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ ﴿155﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He said: "Here is a she-camel: it has a right to drink (water), and you have a right to drink (water) (each) on a day, known.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
هَـٰذِهِۦ
hādhihi
This
نَاقَةٌۭ
nāqatun
(is) a she-camel
لَّهَا
lahā
For her
شِرْبٌۭ
shir'bun
(is a share of) drink
وَلَكُمْ
walakum
and for you
شِرْبُ
shir'bu
(is a share of) drink
يَوْمٍۢ
yawmin
(on) a day
مَّعْلُومٍۢ
maʿlūmin
known
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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155. Salih said, "Here is a she-camel [94]—she has a right to drink water one day, and you all have a right to drink on another day.
[94]
The People of Thamud Demand a Physical Miracle from Sayyiduna Salih (peace be upon him):
Salih (peace be upon him) asked them, "What sign do you want?" They said, "We want this mountain in front of us to split open and from it a pregnant she-camel to emerge. Then, that pregnant she-camel should give birth to a calf before us, and we will believe in you." Salih (peace be upon him) prayed to Allah Almighty, and Allah granted his prayer. The mountain split, and from it a huge and gigantic she-camel emerged, which gave birth to a calf in front of those people. When the miracle demanded by the people appeared, it became a problem for them, because whenever the she-camel went to drink water at a well or spring, the other animals of the people would run away in fear of the size and stature of the she-camel.
[94]
The People of Thamud Demand a Physical Miracle from Sayyiduna Salih (peace be upon him):
Salih (peace be upon him) asked them, "What sign do you want?" They said, "We want this mountain in front of us to split open and from it a pregnant she-camel to emerge. Then, that pregnant she-camel should give birth to a calf before us, and we will believe in you." Salih (peace be upon him) prayed to Allah Almighty, and Allah granted his prayer. The mountain split, and from it a huge and gigantic she-camel emerged, which gave birth to a calf in front of those people. When the miracle demanded by the people appeared, it became a problem for them, because whenever the she-camel went to drink water at a well or spring, the other animals of the people would run away in fear of the size and stature of the she-camel.
