سُوْرَةُ الْقَمَرِ
Surah Al-Qamar (54) — Ayah 31
إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَيْحَةً وَٰحِدَةً فَكَانُوا۟ كَهَشِيمِ ٱلْمُحْتَظِرِ ﴿31﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, We sent against them a single Saihah (torment - awful cry), and they became like the stubble of a fold-builder.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّآ
innā
Indeed, We
أَرْسَلْنَا
arsalnā
[We] sent
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
upon them
صَيْحَةًۭ
ṣayḥatan
thunderous blast
وَٰحِدَةًۭ
wāḥidatan
single
فَكَانُوا۟
fakānū
and they became
كَهَشِيمِ
kahashīmi
like dry twig fragments
ٱلْمُحْتَظِرِ
l-muḥ'taẓiri
(used by) a fence builder
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
31. So We sent upon them a single mighty blast, and they became like dry, crumbled twigs of a fence builder [24].
[24]
The Punishment of the Scream:
These people were destroyed by a scream or a thunderous sound. The angel let out a scream that caused their hearts to burst. They died and began to fall upon one another, and in this way, they were trampled over each other just as a fence around a field, after a few days, gets trampled and reduced to pieces. This was the condition of these people.
[24]
The Punishment of the Scream:
These people were destroyed by a scream or a thunderous sound. The angel let out a scream that caused their hearts to burst. They died and began to fall upon one another, and in this way, they were trampled over each other just as a fence around a field, after a few days, gets trampled and reduced to pieces. This was the condition of these people.
