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Al-Hijr 78

Ayah 78 of 99 · Meccan

وَإِن كَانَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡأَيۡكَةِ لَظَٰلِمِينَ ٧٨

And the companions of the thicket [i.e., the people of Madyan] were [also] wrongdoers,

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَإِنAnd werewa-in
  2. كَانَAnd werekāna
  3. أَصۡحَٰبُ(the) companionsaṣḥābu
  4. ٱلۡأَيۡكَةِ(of) the woodl-aykati
  5. لَظَٰلِمِينَsurely wrongdoerslaẓālimīna

Tafsir

The people of Shuayb, who lived in a town surrounded by intertwined trees, were wrongdoers; because of their denial of Allah and rejection of His Messenger, Shuayb (peace be with him).

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