سُوْرَةُ الْعَنْكَبُوْتِ
Surah Al-Ankaboot (29) — Ayah 36
وَإِلَىٰ مَدْيَنَ أَخَاهُمْ شُعَيْبًا فَقَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱرْجُوا۟ ٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ ﴿36﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And to (the people of) Madyan (Midian), We sent their brother Shu‘aib. He said: "O my people! Worship Allâh (Alone) and hope for (the reward of good deeds by worshipping Allâh Alone, on) the last Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection), and commit no mischief on the earth as Mufsidûn (those who commit great crimes, oppressors, tyrants, mischief-makers, corrupters). [Tafsir At-Tabari]
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِلَىٰ
wa-ilā
And to
مَدْيَنَ
madyana
Madyan
أَخَاهُمْ
akhāhum
their brother
شُعَيْبًۭا
shuʿayban
Shuaib
فَقَالَ
faqāla
And he said
يَـٰقَوْمِ
yāqawmi
O my people
ٱعْبُدُوا۟
uʿ'budū
Worship
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
وَٱرْجُوا۟
wa-ir'jū
and expect
ٱلْيَوْمَ
l-yawma
the Day
ٱلْـَٔاخِرَ
l-ākhira
the Last
وَلَا
walā
and (do) not
تَعْثَوْا۟
taʿthaw
commit evil
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
مُفْسِدِينَ
muf'sidīna
(as) corrupters
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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36. And to Midian, We sent their brother Shu‘aib. He said, "O my people! Worship Allah [54], and hope for the Last Day [55], and do not go about spreading corruption [56] in the land."
[54]
Mention of Shu‘ayb (peace be upon him):
Prophet Shu‘ayb (peace be upon him) was sent both to the people of Madyan and to the people of Aykah. These two regions were adjacent to each other. The very first thing Shu‘ayb (peace be upon him) said was to worship Allah alone, and that shirk is a disease found among the nations of all the prophets. In every era, Satan keeps teaching mankind new forms of shirk. His greatest success is that he turns people away from the pure worship of Allah and involves them in some form of shirk. This is why the first step in the prophets’ call is to inform people about the filth of shirk and to invite them to the worship of the One Allah.
[55] This sentence has two meanings: one is to believe in the Day of the Hereafter, which will certainly come, in which you will be questioned about your deeds. The second is that if you worship Allah purely, then you should expect a good reward from Him on the Day of the Hereafter.
[56] The corruption of the people of Madyan on earth was that they used to cheat in their business dealings. They were highly skilled in the art of giving less and taking more in weights and measures, and in this way, they would commit refined robberies on the rights of others.
[54]
Mention of Shu‘ayb (peace be upon him):
Prophet Shu‘ayb (peace be upon him) was sent both to the people of Madyan and to the people of Aykah. These two regions were adjacent to each other. The very first thing Shu‘ayb (peace be upon him) said was to worship Allah alone, and that shirk is a disease found among the nations of all the prophets. In every era, Satan keeps teaching mankind new forms of shirk. His greatest success is that he turns people away from the pure worship of Allah and involves them in some form of shirk. This is why the first step in the prophets’ call is to inform people about the filth of shirk and to invite them to the worship of the One Allah.
[55] This sentence has two meanings: one is to believe in the Day of the Hereafter, which will certainly come, in which you will be questioned about your deeds. The second is that if you worship Allah purely, then you should expect a good reward from Him on the Day of the Hereafter.
[56] The corruption of the people of Madyan on earth was that they used to cheat in their business dealings. They were highly skilled in the art of giving less and taking more in weights and measures, and in this way, they would commit refined robberies on the rights of others.
