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An-Naml 45

Ayah 45 of 93 · Meccan

وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَآ إِلَىٰ ثَمُودَ أَخَاهُمۡ صَٰلِحًا أَنِ ٱعۡبُدُواْ ٱللَّهَ فَإِذَا هُمۡ فَرِيقَانِ يَخۡتَصِمُونَ ٤٥

And We had certainly sent to Thamūd their brother Ṣāliḥ, [saying], "Worship Allāh," and at once they were two parties conflicting.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَلَقَدۡAnd certainlywalaqad
  2. أَرۡسَلۡنَآWe sentarsalnā
  3. إِلَىٰtoilā
  4. ثَمُودَThamudthamūda
  5. أَخَاهُمۡtheir brotherakhāhum
  6. صَٰلِحًاSalihṣāliḥan
  7. أَنِthatani
  8. ٱعۡبُدُواْWorshipuʿ'budū
  9. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  10. فَإِذَاThen beholdfa-idhā
  11. هُمۡTheyhum
  12. فَرِيقَانِ(became) two partiesfarīqāni
  13. يَخۡتَصِمُونَquarrelingyakhtaṣimūna

Tafsir

And I sent toThamud their brother in lineage Salih (peace be upon him) saying “Worship Allah alone”, but they became two groups after his calling them: a believing group and the other disbelieving, arguing over who is on the truth.

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