Surah Hijr ayat 61 Tafsir Quran 15:61

﴿فَلَمَّا جَاءَ آلَ لُوطٍ الْمُرْسَلُونَ﴾
[ الحجر: 61]

15:61 And when the messengers came to the family of Lot,

And when those who had been sent by God came to the family of Lot that is to Lot himself

And when the Messengers presented themselves to Lut

Then when the messengers ( the angels ) came to the family of Lu ( 61 )He ( Lut ) said: "Verily, you are people unknown to me.
( 62 )They said: "Nay, we have come to you with that ( torment ) which they have been doubting.
( 63 )"And we have brought you the truth and certainly we tell the truth.
( 64 ) The Angels coming to Lut Allah tells us about when the angels came to Lut in the form of young men with handsome faces.
When they entered his home, he said: إِنَّكُمْ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ - قَالُوا بَلْ جِئْنَاكَ بِمَا كَانُوا فِيهِ يَمْتَرُونَ ( "Verily, you are people unknown to me." They said: "Nay, we have come to you with that (torment ) which they have been doubting.") meaning that they were bringing the punishment and destruction that the people doubted they would ever suffer from. وَأَتَيْنَاكَ بِالْحَقِّ ( And we have brought you the truth ) is like the Ayah, مَا نُنَزِّلُ الْمَلَائِكَةَ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ ( We do not send the angels down except with the truth )[ 15:8 ] and وَإِنَّا لَصَادِقُونَ ( and certainly, we tell the truth. ) They said this in affirmation of the news that they brought him, that he would be saved and his people would be destroyed.

(15:61) Afterwards when these envoys came to the house of Lot, *35

And when the messengers came to the meaning

*35) Please compare this with VII: 80-84 and XI: 77-83.

 

Then when the messengers ( the angels ) came to the family of Lu ( 61 )He ( Lut ) said: "Verily, you are people unknown to me.
( 62 )They said: "Nay, we have come to you with that ( torment ) which they have been doubting.
( 63 )"And we have brought you the truth and certainly we tell the truth.
( 64 ) The Angels coming to Lut Allah tells us about when the angels came to Lut in the form of young men with handsome faces.
When they entered his home, he said: إِنَّكُمْ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ - قَالُوا بَلْ جِئْنَاكَ بِمَا كَانُوا فِيهِ يَمْتَرُونَ ( "Verily, you are people unknown to me." They said: "Nay, we have come to you with that (torment ) which they have been doubting.") meaning that they were bringing the punishment and destruction that the people doubted they would ever suffer from. وَأَتَيْنَاكَ بِالْحَقِّ ( And we have brought you the truth ) is like the Ayah, مَا نُنَزِّلُ الْمَلَائِكَةَ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ ( We do not send the angels down except with the truth )[ 15:8 ] and وَإِنَّا لَصَادِقُونَ ( and certainly, we tell the truth. ) They said this in affirmation of the news that they brought him, that he would be saved and his people would be destroyed.

( And when the messengers ) Gabriel and his helpers ( came unto the family of Lot ) to Lot,

Then, when the Messengers (the angels) came unto the family of Lout (Lot).

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