Surah zariyat ayat 37 Tafsir Quran 51:37

﴿وَتَرَكْنَا فِيهَا آيَةً لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ الْعَذَابَ الْأَلِيمَ﴾
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51:37 And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.

And We left therein after destroying the disbelievers a sign an indication of their destruction for those who fear the painful chastisement so that they may not do what these sinners did.

We made the event cast its shadows which We left as a sign serving to convey an intimation and to demonstrate divine power and omnipotence to those who fear greatly the eternally tormenting punitive punishment

The Angels were sent to destroy the People of the Prophet Lut Allah the Exalted said about Ibrahim, peace be upon him, فَلَمَّا ذَهَبَ عَنْ إِبْرَهِيمَ الرَّوْعُ وَجَآءَتْهُ الْبُشْرَى يُجَـدِلُنَا فِى قَوْمِ لُوطٍ - إِنَّ إِبْرَهِيمَ لَحَلِيمٌ أَوَّاهٌ مُّنِيبٌ - يإِبْرَهِيمُ أَعْرِضْ عَنْ هَـذَآ إِنَّهُ قَدْ جَآءَ أَمْرُ رَبِّكَ وَإِنَّهُمْ آتِيهِمْ عَذَابٌ غَيْرُ مَرْدُودٍ ( Then when the fear had gone away from (Ibrahim ), and the glad tidings had reached him, he began to plead with Us for the people of Lut.
Verily, Ibrahim was, without doubt forbearing, used to invoke Allah with humility, and was repentant.
"O Ibrahim! Forsake this.
Indeed, the commandment of your Lord has gone forth.
Verily, there will come a torment for them which cannot be turned back.")( 11:74-76 ) Allah said here, قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا الْمُرْسَلُونَ ( (Ibrahim ) said: "Then for what purpose you have come, O messengers") meaning, `what is the mission that you were sent with,' قَالُواْ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَى قَوْمٍ مُّجْرِمِينَ ( They said: "We have been sent to a people who are criminals." ) in reference to the people of Lut, لِنُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِّن طِينٍ مُّسَوَّمَةً ( To send down upon them stones of baked clay, marked ), or written, عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ ( by your Lord for transgressors. ) recorded with Allah to their names; each stone has the name of its companion.
Allah said in Surat Al-`Ankabut, قَالَ إِنَّ فِيهَا لُوطاً قَالُواْ نَحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن فِيهَا لَنُنَجِّيَنَّهُ وَأَهْلَهُ إِلاَّ امْرَأَتَهُ كَانَتْ مِنَ الْغَـبِرِينَ ( (Ibrahim ) said: "But there is Lut in it." They said: "We know better who is there.
We will verily save him and his family except his wife: she will be of those who remain behind.")( 29:32 ), and said here, فَأَخْرَجْنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( So We brought out from therein the believers. ) they are: Lut and his family, except his wife, فَمَا وَجَدْنَا فِيهَا غَيْرَ بَيْتٍ مِّنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ( But We found not there any household of the Muslims except one. ) Allah the Exalted said, وَتَرَكْنَا فِيهَآ ءَايَةً لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ الْعَذَابَ الاٌّلِيمَ ( And We have left there a sign for those who fear the painful torment. ) meaning, `We left a proof of the punishment, torment and stones made of Sijjil ( baked clay ) that We sent on them; We made their dwelling place a putrid, evil, dead sea.
This should provide a lesson for the believers,' لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ الْعَذَابَ الاٌّلِيمَ ( for those who fear the painful torment. )

(51:37) and We left therein a Sign for those who fear the grievous chastisement.  *35

And We left therein a sign for meaning

*35) One sign" : the Dead Sea, southern part of which still presents the signs of a great disaster.
The archaeologists have expressed the opinion that the principal cities of the people of Lot were probably sunk underground and the waters of the Dead Sea spread over them.
For that part of this sea which is situated to the south of the small peninsula called "AI-Lisan" clearly seems to be a later development, and the signs of the ruins of the Dead Sea found to the north of this peninsula are very different from those found in the south.
From this it is concluded that the southern part was once higher than the sea level.
At some later time it sank and went under water.
The period of its sinking also seems to be about 2000 B.C.
and the same precisely is the time of the Prophets Abraham and Lot historically.
In 1965 an American archaeological research party discovered a large grave-yard at Al-Lisan which contains more than twenty thousand graves.
From this one is led to think that nearby it there must have existed a large city.
But no nuns of any such city arc found in the adjoining area, which might have given rise to such a big grave-yard.
This fact also strengthens the doubt that the city whose grave-yard it was has sunk under the sea.
The area to the south of the sea still abounds in the ruins and the underground stocks of sulphur, resin, tar and natural gas found in this area lead one to believe that hell must have been let loose at this place at Borne time by the eruption of lava and the play of lightning.
( For further explanation, see E.N.
114 of Ash-Shu'ara' ).

 

The Angels were sent to destroy the People of the Prophet Lut Allah the Exalted said about Ibrahim, peace be upon him, فَلَمَّا ذَهَبَ عَنْ إِبْرَهِيمَ الرَّوْعُ وَجَآءَتْهُ الْبُشْرَى يُجَـدِلُنَا فِى قَوْمِ لُوطٍ - إِنَّ إِبْرَهِيمَ لَحَلِيمٌ أَوَّاهٌ مُّنِيبٌ - يإِبْرَهِيمُ أَعْرِضْ عَنْ هَـذَآ إِنَّهُ قَدْ جَآءَ أَمْرُ رَبِّكَ وَإِنَّهُمْ آتِيهِمْ عَذَابٌ غَيْرُ مَرْدُودٍ ( Then when the fear had gone away from (Ibrahim ), and the glad tidings had reached him, he began to plead with Us for the people of Lut.
Verily, Ibrahim was, without doubt forbearing, used to invoke Allah with humility, and was repentant.
"O Ibrahim! Forsake this.
Indeed, the commandment of your Lord has gone forth.
Verily, there will come a torment for them which cannot be turned back.")( 11:74-76 ) Allah said here, قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا الْمُرْسَلُونَ ( (Ibrahim ) said: "Then for what purpose you have come, O messengers") meaning, `what is the mission that you were sent with,' قَالُواْ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَى قَوْمٍ مُّجْرِمِينَ ( They said: "We have been sent to a people who are criminals." ) in reference to the people of Lut, لِنُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِّن طِينٍ مُّسَوَّمَةً ( To send down upon them stones of baked clay, marked ), or written, عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ ( by your Lord for transgressors. ) recorded with Allah to their names; each stone has the name of its companion.
Allah said in Surat Al-`Ankabut, قَالَ إِنَّ فِيهَا لُوطاً قَالُواْ نَحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن فِيهَا لَنُنَجِّيَنَّهُ وَأَهْلَهُ إِلاَّ امْرَأَتَهُ كَانَتْ مِنَ الْغَـبِرِينَ ( (Ibrahim ) said: "But there is Lut in it." They said: "We know better who is there.
We will verily save him and his family except his wife: she will be of those who remain behind.")( 29:32 ), and said here, فَأَخْرَجْنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( So We brought out from therein the believers. ) they are: Lut and his family, except his wife, فَمَا وَجَدْنَا فِيهَا غَيْرَ بَيْتٍ مِّنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ( But We found not there any household of the Muslims except one. ) Allah the Exalted said, وَتَرَكْنَا فِيهَآ ءَايَةً لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ الْعَذَابَ الاٌّلِيمَ ( And We have left there a sign for those who fear the painful torment. ) meaning, `We left a proof of the punishment, torment and stones made of Sijjil ( baked clay ) that We sent on them; We made their dwelling place a putrid, evil, dead sea.
This should provide a lesson for the believers,' لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ الْعَذَابَ الاٌّلِيمَ ( for those who fear the painful torment. )

( And We left behind therein ) in the townships of Lot’s folk ( a portent ) a sign and lesson ( for those who fear a painful doom ) in the Hereafter such that they do not emulate their abominable act.

And We have left there a sign (i.e. the place of the Dead Sea, well-known in Palestine) for those who fear the painful torment.

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