Surah Al Ahqaf Ayat 21-22 Translation Tafseer

Para 26 - حٰمٓ

سورة الاحقاف

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

46.21-22

وَ اذْكُرْ اَخَا عَادٍؕ-اِذْ اَنْذَرَ قَوْمَهٗ بِالْاَحْقَافِ وَ قَدْ خَلَتِ النُّذُرُ مِنْۢ بَیْنِ یَدَیْهِ وَ مِنْ خَلْفِهٖۤ اَلَّا تَعْبُدُوْۤا اِلَّا اللّٰهَؕ-اِنِّیْۤ اَخَافُ عَلَیْكُمْ عَذَابَ یَوْمٍ عَظِیْمٍ(21) قَالُوْۤا اَجِئْتَنَا لِتَاْفِكَنَا عَنْ اٰلِهَتِنَاۚ-فَاْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَاۤ اِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الصّٰدِقِیْنَ(22)

Kanz-ul-Irfan

And remember the tribesman of ʿĀd; [1] when he warned his nation in the land of Aḥqāf, [2] and many warners passed before him and after him, ˹saying˺, “Worship none except Allah. Indeed I fear for you the punishment of a momentous day.” They said, “Have you come to us to turn us away from our gods? So bring upon us what you warn us of if you are truthful.”

Commentary

[1]

Here, “tribesman of ʿĀd” refers to an individual from the nation or tribe of ʿĀd, i.e., Prophet Hūd عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم. His full name is ʿAbdullāh ibn Rabāḥ ibn al-Khulūd ibn ʿĀd.

[2]

The desert villages of ʿĀd are called Aḥqāf. This place is thought to be on the seashore between Oman and Aden, with another opinion saying that it is a valley near Hadhramaut in Yemen.