Surah Hijr ayat 66 Tafsir Quran 15:66

﴿وَقَضَيْنَا إِلَيْهِ ذَٰلِكَ الْأَمْرَ أَنَّ دَابِرَ هَٰؤُلَاءِ مَقْطُوعٌ مُّصْبِحِينَ﴾
[ الحجر: 66]

15:66 And We conveyed to him [the decree] of that matter: that those [sinners] would be eliminated by early morning.

And We conveyed We revealed to him the matter which was that these sinners was to be eradicated by morning musbihīn is a circumstantial qualifier in other words their annihilation will take place in the morning.

And We informed him of this decree, thus: These wicked people shall be uprooted by morning

"Then travel for a portion of the night with your family, and you go behind them in the rear, and let no one amongst you look back, but go on to where you are ordered.
( 65 )And We made this decree known to him that those ( sinners ) would be rooted out in the early morning ( 66 ) Lut is ordered to leave with His Family during the Night Allah tells us that His angels ordered Lut to set out after part of the night had passed.
They told him to walk behind them, to protect them.
Similarly, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would walk in the rear of the army on military campaigns, in order to help the weak and carry those who had no means of transport. وَلَا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنكُمْ أَحَدٌ ( and let no one amongst you look back, ) meaning - when you hear the people screaming from their torment, do not turn around to look at them; leave them to face whatever punishment and vengeance is coming to them. وَامْضُوا حَيْثُ تُؤْمَرُونَ ( but go on to where you are ordered. ) - it is as if they had a guide with them to show them the way. وَقَضَيْنَا إِلَيْهِ ذَٰلِكَ الْأَمْرَ ( And We made this decree known to him ) meaning - We already told him about that. أَنَّ دَابِرَ هَٰؤُلَاءِ مَقْطُوعٌ مُّصْبِحِينَ ( that those (sinners ) would be rooted out in the early morning.) meaning in the morning, as in another Ayah: إِنَّ مَوْعِدَهُمُ الصُّبْحُ ۚ أَلَيْسَ الصُّبْحُ بِقَرِيبٍ ( Indeed, morning is their appointed time.
Is not the morning near? )[ 11:81 ]

"Then travel for a portion of the night with your family, and you go behind them in the rear, and let no one amongst you look back, but go on to where you are ordered.
( 65 )And We made this decree known to him that those ( sinners ) would be rooted out in the early morning ( 66 ) Lut is ordered to leave with His Family during the Night Allah tells us that His angels ordered Lut to set out after part of the night had passed.
They told him to walk behind them, to protect them.
Similarly, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would walk in the rear of the army on military campaigns, in order to help the weak and carry those who had no means of transport. وَلَا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنكُمْ أَحَدٌ ( and let no one amongst you look back, ) meaning - when you hear the people screaming from their torment, do not turn around to look at them; leave them to face whatever punishment and vengeance is coming to them. وَامْضُوا حَيْثُ تُؤْمَرُونَ ( but go on to where you are ordered. ) - it is as if they had a guide with them to show them the way. وَقَضَيْنَا إِلَيْهِ ذَٰلِكَ الْأَمْرَ ( And We made this decree known to him ) meaning - We already told him about that. أَنَّ دَابِرَ هَٰؤُلَاءِ مَقْطُوعٌ مُّصْبِحِينَ ( that those (sinners ) would be rooted out in the early morning.) meaning in the morning, as in another Ayah: إِنَّ مَوْعِدَهُمُ الصُّبْحُ ۚ أَلَيْسَ الصُّبْحُ بِقَرِيبٍ ( Indeed, morning is their appointed time.
Is not the morning near? )[ 11:81 ]

( And We made plain the case to him ) We commanded him to go to Sa’ar, ( that the root of them (who did wrong )) the people of Lot ( was to be cut at early morn ) in the morning.

And We made known this decree to him, that the root of those (sinners) was to be cut off in the early morning.

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