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 Surah Al-Hijr 15:80-86 [6/6] ↕
  
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وَلَقَدْAnd certainly
كَذَّبَdenied
أَصْحَـٰبُ(the) companions
ٱلْحِجْرِ(of) the Rocky Tract,
ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَthe Messengers.
﴿٨٠﴾
وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمْAnd We gave them
ءَايَـٰتِنَاOur Signs,
فَكَانُواْbut they were
عَنْهَاfrom them
مُعْرِضِينَturning away.
﴿٨١﴾
وَكَانُواْAnd they used (to)
يَنْحِتُونَcarve
مِنَfrom
ٱلْجِبَالِthe mountains,
بُيُوتًاhouses,
ءَامِنِينَsecure.
﴿٨٢﴾
فَأَخَذَتْهُمُBut seized them
ٱلصَّيْحَةُthe awful cry
مُصْبِحِينَ(at) early morning,
﴿٨٣﴾
فَمَآAnd not
أَغْنَىٰavailed
عَنْهُمthem
مَّاwhat
كَانُواْthey used (to)
يَكْسِبُونَearn.
﴿٨٤﴾
وَمَاAnd not
خَلَقْنَاWe created
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِthe heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضَand the earth
وَمَاand whatever
بَيْنَهُمَآ(is) between them
إِلَّاexcept
بِٱلْحَقِّ‌ۗin truth.
وَإِنَّAnd indeed,
ٱلسَّاعَةَthe Hour
لَأَتِيَةٌ‌ۖ(is) surely coming.
فَٱصْفَحِSo overlook
ٱلصَّفْحَ(with) forgiveness
ٱلْجَمِيلَgracious.
﴿٨٥﴾
إِنَّIndeed,
رَبَّكَyour Lord,
هُوَHe
ٱلْخَلَّـٰقُ(is) the Creator
ٱلْعَلِيمُthe All-Knower.
﴿٨٦﴾

وَلَـقَدۡ كَذَّبَ اَصۡحٰبُ الۡحِجۡرِ الۡمُرۡسَلِيۡنَۙ‏  وَاٰتَيۡنٰهُمۡ اٰيٰتِنَا فَكَانُوۡا عَنۡهَا مُعۡرِضِيۡنَۙ‏  وَكَانُوۡا يَنۡحِتُوۡنَ مِنَ الۡجِبَالِ بُيُوۡتًا اٰمِنِيۡنَ‏  فَاَخَذَتۡهُمُ الصَّيۡحَةُ مُصۡبِحِيۡنَۙ‏  فَمَاۤ اَغۡنٰى عَنۡهُمۡ مَّا كَانُوۡا يَكۡسِبُوۡنَؕ‏  وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالۡاَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَاۤ اِلَّا بِالۡحَـقِّ​ ؕ وَاِنَّ السَّاعَةَ لَاٰتِيَةٌ​ فَاصۡفَحِ الصَّفۡحَ الۡجَمِيۡلَ‏  اِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ الۡخَـلّٰقُ الۡعَلِيۡمُ‏ 
Translation
(15:80) Surely the people of al-Hijr45 also rejected the Messengers, calling them liars. (15:81) We also gave them Our Signs, yet they turned away from them. (15:82) They used to hew out houses from the mountains46 and lived in security. (15:83) Then the Blast caught them in the morning (15:84) and whatever they had been earning proved of no avail. (15:85) We have not created the heavens and the earth and all that is in between them except with Truth.47 Surely the Hour will come. So, (O Muhammad), do graciously overlook them (despite their misdeeds). (15:86) Your Lord is indeed the Creator of all, the All-Knowing.48
Commentary

45. Al-Hijr was the capital city of the people of Thamud, and its ruins are found near the modern city of Al-Ula which is to the north west of Al-Madinah, and lies on the route from AI-Madinah to Tabuk. Though the caravans had to pass through the valley of Al-Hijr, the Prophet (peace be upon him) had forbidden the Muslims to stay in the valley on their journey.

When Ibn Batutah reached there in the eighth century of Hijrah on his way to Makkah, he wrote: I have seen the buildings of Thamud hewed into red mountains; the paintings look so bright as if they have been put on only recently, and rotten bones of human beings are found in them even today." See (E.N. 57 of Surah Al-Aaraf).

46. That is, their strong and secure buildings, which they had hewed into the mountains, could not protect them from the blast.

47. This was to reassure the Prophet (peace be upon him) that ultimately he would come out successful because he was propagating the truth, and the entire universe was based on truth. Such an assurance was urgently needed because at that time falsehood appeared to be triumphant over the truth. This implies: O Prophet, do not worry at all at the apparent success of falsehood for this is temporary. Likewise the difficulties, the obstacles and the troubles in the way of truth are not permanent. Take courage, and have confidence in the cause of the truth and you will triumph over falsehood because the whole system of the universe is akin to truth and averse to falsehood. Therefore, truth is permanent and falsehood is perishable. Refer to (E.Ns 25-26, 35-39 of Surah Ibrahim).

48. These attributes of Allah have been mentioned to reassure the Prophet (peace be upon him) as if to say: As Allah is the Creator, He has complete power over all his creatures, and no one is able to escape His punishment. Moreover, He is All-Knowing. He is fully aware that you are exerting your utmost for their reform, and He knows also their evil machinations against your efforts for reform. Therefore, you need not worry on this account, but you should wait patiently and with confidence that at the appropriate time they will be dealt with justly.