The Thamud denied (the truth) in their perverseness
The tribe of Thamud denied with rebellion.
Thamood cried lies in their insolence
TO [THIS] TRUTH gave the lie, in their overweening arrogance, [the tribe of] Thamud,
Thamud belied in their exorbitance.
Thamud (people) denied (their Prophet) through their transgression (by rejecting the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism, and by following polytheism, and by committing every kind of sin).
Thamood denied in its pride.
In their presumptuous insolence the Thamud called the Truth a lie
Thamud denied through their trans- gression.
(The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride,
The [people of] Thamud denied [Allah’s signs] out of their rebellion,
Thamood belied in their pride
Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,
The people of Thamud rejected (the truth) as a result of their rebelliousness
Samood gave the lie (to the truth) in their inordinacy,
Ka<u>thth</u>abat thamoodu bi<u>t</u>aghw<u>a</u>h<u>a</u>
The Thamud tribe rejected the truth because of their arrogance,
The Thamud (people) rejected (their prophet) through their inordinate wrong-doing,
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ
After Allah mentions the loss of the one who thrust his soul secretly into sins, He mentions the Thamūd as an example of that, saying: The Thamūd rejected their Prophet Saleh due to their transgressing the limits in committing sins and disobedience.
After Allah mentions the loss of the one who thrust his soul secretly into sins, He mentions the Thamūd as an example of that, saying: The Thamūd rejected their Prophet Saleh due to their transgressing the limits in committing sins and disobedience.
<h2 class="title">The Rejection of Thamud and Allah's Destruction of Them</h2><p>Allah informs that Thamud rejected their Messenger because of the injustice and transgression they practiced. This was said by Mujahid, Qatadah and others. Therefore, this resulted in a rejection in their hearts for the guidance and conviction their Messenger came to them with.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">إِذِ انبَعَثَ أَشْقَـهَا </div><p>(When their most wicked went forth.) meaning, the most wicked person of the tribe, and he was Qudar bin Salif, the one who killed the she-camel. He was leader of the tribe of Thamud, and he is the one whom Allah refers to in His saying,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَنَادَوْاْ صَـحِبَهُمْ فَتَعَاطَى فَعَقَرَ </div><p>(But they called their comrade and he took (a sword) and killed (her).) (54:29) This man was mighty and respected among his people. He was of noble lineage and a leader who was obeyed. This is just as Imam Ahmad recorded from `Abdullah bin Zam`ah. He said that the Messenger of Allah gave a sermon in which he mentioned the she-camel and he mentioned the man who killed her. Then he said,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">«إِذِ انبَعَثَ أَشْقَـهَا </div><div class="text_uthmani arabic">انْبَعَثَ لَهَا رَجُلٌ عَارِمٌ عَزِيزٌ مَنِيعٌ فَي رَهْطِهِ مِثْلُ أَبِي زَمْعَة»</div><p>((When their most wicked went forth.)( A strong and mighty man who was invincible among his tribe, like Abu Zam`ah, went forth to her.) This Hadith was recorded by Al-Bukhari in his Book of Tafsir, and Muslim in his Book of the Description of the Hellfire. At-Tirmidhi and An-Nasa'i both recorded it in their Sunans in their Books of Tafsir.</p><h2 class="title">The Story of Salih's She-Camel</h2><p>Allah then says,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ</div><p>(But the Messenger of Allah said to them) referring to Salih.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">نَاقَةُ اللَّهِ</div><p>(That is the she-camel of Allah!) meaning, `beware of touching the she-camel of Allah with any harm.'</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَسُقْيَـهَا</div><p>(and its drink!) meaning, `do not transgress against her in her drinking, for she has been allocated a day to drink and you have been allocated a day to drink, as is known to you.' Then Allah says,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا</div><p>(Then they denied him and they killed it.) which means they rejected what he came with. This resulted in them killing the she-camel that Allah had brought out of the rock as a sign for them and a proof against them.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَدَمْدمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ بِذَنبِهِمْ</div><p>(So their Lord destroyed them because of their sin,) meaning, He became angry with them and He annihilated them.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَسَوَّاهَا</div><p>(Fasawwaha!) meaning, He made the punishment descend upon them all equally. Qatadah said, "It has reached us that the leader of tribe of Thamud did not kill the she-camel until their youth, their elderly, their males and their females all pledged allegiance to him. So when the people cooperated in killing her, Allah destroyed them all with the same punishment due to their sin." Allah said,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَلاَ يَخَافُ</div><p>(And He feared not) it has also been recited as (فَلَا يَخَافُ) (So He feared not)</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">عُقْبَـهَا</div><p>(the consequences thereof.) Ibn `Abbas said, "Allah does not fear any consequences from anyone else." Mujahid, Al-Hasan, Bakr bin `Abdullah Al-Muzani and others all said the same. This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat Ash-Shams, and all praise and thanks are due to Allah.</p>
The Rejection of Thamud and Allah's Destruction of ThemAllah informs that Thamud rejected their Messenger because of the injustice and transgression they practiced. This was said by Mujahid, Qatadah and others. Therefore, this resulted in a rejection in their hearts for the guidance and conviction their Messenger came to them with.إِذِ انبَعَثَ أَشْقَـهَا (When their most wicked went forth.) meaning, the most wicked person of the tribe, and he was Qudar bin Salif, the one who killed the she-camel. He was leader of the tribe of Thamud, and he is the one whom Allah refers to in His saying,فَنَادَوْاْ صَـحِبَهُمْ فَتَعَاطَى فَعَقَرَ (But they called their comrade and he took (a sword) and killed (her).) (54:29) This man was mighty and respected among his people. He was of noble lineage and a leader who was obeyed. This is just as Imam Ahmad recorded from `Abdullah bin Zam`ah. He said that the Messenger of Allah gave a sermon in which he mentioned the she-camel and he mentioned the man who killed her. Then he said,«إِذِ انبَعَثَ أَشْقَـهَا انْبَعَثَ لَهَا رَجُلٌ عَارِمٌ عَزِيزٌ مَنِيعٌ فَي رَهْطِهِ مِثْلُ أَبِي زَمْعَة»((When their most wicked went forth.)( A strong and mighty man who was invincible among his tribe, like Abu Zam`ah, went forth to her.) This Hadith was recorded by Al-Bukhari in his Book of Tafsir, and Muslim in his Book of the Description of the Hellfire. At-Tirmidhi and An-Nasa'i both recorded it in their Sunans in their Books of Tafsir.The Story of Salih's She-CamelAllah then says,فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ(But the Messenger of Allah said to them) referring to Salih.نَاقَةُ اللَّهِ(That is the she-camel of Allah!) meaning, `beware of touching the she-camel of Allah with any harm.'وَسُقْيَـهَا(and its drink!) meaning, `do not transgress against her in her drinking, for she has been allocated a day to drink and you have been allocated a day to drink, as is known to you.' Then Allah says,فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا(Then they denied him and they killed it.) which means they rejected what he came with. This resulted in them killing the she-camel that Allah had brought out of the rock as a sign for them and a proof against them.فَدَمْدمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ بِذَنبِهِمْ(So their Lord destroyed them because of their sin,) meaning, He became angry with them and He annihilated them.فَسَوَّاهَا(Fasawwaha!) meaning, He made the punishment descend upon them all equally. Qatadah said, "It has reached us that the leader of tribe of Thamud did not kill the she-camel until their youth, their elderly, their males and their females all pledged allegiance to him. So when the people cooperated in killing her, Allah destroyed them all with the same punishment due to their sin." Allah said,وَلاَ يَخَافُ(And He feared not) it has also been recited as (فَلَا يَخَافُ) (So He feared not)عُقْبَـهَا(the consequences thereof.) Ibn `Abbas said, "Allah does not fear any consequences from anyone else." Mujahid, Al-Hasan, Bakr bin `Abdullah Al-Muzani and others all said the same. This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat Ash-Shams, and all praise and thanks are due to Allah.