سُوْرَةُ الْحَآقَّةِ
Surah Al-Haaqqa (69) — Ayah 5
فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ ﴿5﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
As for Thamûd, they were destroyed by the awful cry!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَأَمَّا
fa-ammā
So as for
ثَمُودُ
thamūdu
Thamud
فَأُهْلِكُوا۟
fa-uh'likū
they were destroyed
بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ
bil-ṭāghiyati
by the overpowering (blast)
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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5. As for Thamud, they were destroyed by a mighty blast [4].
[4]
What Kind of Punishment Befell the People of Thamud? By What Punishment Were the Thamud Destroyed?
For this, different words have been used at different places. In Surah Al-A'raf, verse 87, it is called ﴿الرَّجْفَةُ﴾ (a mighty earthquake). In Surah Hud, verse 67, the word ﴿الصَّيْحَةُ﴾ (a terrible blast or dreadful scream) is used, and in Surah Ha Mim As-Sajdah, verse 17, the word ﴿صَاعِقَةُ الْعَذَابِ﴾ (i.e., the punishment of a falling thunderbolt) is used, and here the word ﴿الطَّاغِيَةَ﴾ is used, which conveys the meaning of a punishment of extreme severity. These are descriptions of different aspects of the same event. And that punishment was that both earthly and heavenly types of punishment descended upon the people of Thamud simultaneously.
[4]
What Kind of Punishment Befell the People of Thamud? By What Punishment Were the Thamud Destroyed?
For this, different words have been used at different places. In Surah Al-A'raf, verse 87, it is called ﴿الرَّجْفَةُ﴾ (a mighty earthquake). In Surah Hud, verse 67, the word ﴿الصَّيْحَةُ﴾ (a terrible blast or dreadful scream) is used, and in Surah Ha Mim As-Sajdah, verse 17, the word ﴿صَاعِقَةُ الْعَذَابِ﴾ (i.e., the punishment of a falling thunderbolt) is used, and here the word ﴿الطَّاغِيَةَ﴾ is used, which conveys the meaning of a punishment of extreme severity. These are descriptions of different aspects of the same event. And that punishment was that both earthly and heavenly types of punishment descended upon the people of Thamud simultaneously.
