Surah Al Ankabut Ayat 36-37 Translation Tafseer

Para 20 - اَمَّنْ خَلَقَ

سورة العنكبوت

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

29.36-37

وَ اِلٰى مَدْیَنَ اَخَاهُمْ شُعَیْبًاۙ-فَقَالَ یٰقَوْمِ اعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ وَ ارْجُوا الْیَوْمَ الْاٰخِرَ وَ لَا تَعْثَوْا فِی الْاَرْضِ مُفْسِدِیْنَ(36) فَكَذَّبُوْهُ فَاَخَذَتْهُمُ الرَّجْفَةُ فَاَصْبَحُوْا فِیْ دَارِهِمْ جٰثِمِیْنَ٘ (37)

Kanz-ul-Irfan

And to Midian ˹We sent˺ their kinsman, Shuʿayb. He said, “My nation! Worship Allah and have hope in the Last Day and do not roam around the earth spreading discord.” So they denied him, then an earthquake seized them. So by morning, they remained in their homes, ˹fallen˺ upon their knees.[1]

Commentary

[1]

This verse mentions that the nation of Shuʿayb were struck with an earthquake and in verse 94 of Surah Hūd, it states that they were punished with a devastating Cry. The reconciliation between both these verses is that first, the devastating Cry occurred and then an earthquake resulted from it which led to their houses falling on top of them. Their state by the morning was such that they were lying in their houses on their knees, lifeless.