Quran 89:7 Surah Fajr ayat 7 Tafsir Ibn Katheer in English
﴿إِرَمَ ذَاتِ الْعِمَادِ﴾
[ الفجر: 7]
89:7 [With] Iram - who had lofty pillars,
Surah Al-Fajr in ArabicTafsir Surah Fajr ayat 7
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Quran 89:7 Tafsir Al-Jalalayn
Iram — these were the former people of ‘Ād Irama is an explicative supplement or a substitution and it is treated as a diptote because it is a proper noun and feminine — of the towering ones that is to say the tall ones — the tallest one among them would reach four hundred cubits —
Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim
And with their city of Iram with its lofty and strong architectural pillars imposing, by reason of beauty coupled with magnitude that was indeed grand
Quran 89:7 Tafsir Ibn Kathir
Which was revealed in Makkah
Recitation of Surat Al-Fajr in the Prayer
An-Nasa'i recorded a narration from Jabir that Mu`adh prayed a prayer and a man came and joined him in the prayer.
Mu`adh made the prayer long, so the man went and prayed ( alone ) at the side of the Masjid, and then left.
When Mu`adh was informed of this he said, "( He is ) a hypocrite." He ( Mu`adh ) then informed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ of what happened.
The Prophet then asked the young man ( about it ) and he replied, "O Messenger of Allah! I came to pray with him, but he made the prayer too long for me.
So I left him and prayed at the side of the Masjid.
Then I went to feed my she-camel." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said,
«أَفَتَّانٌ يَا مُعَاذُ؟ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ مِنْ
سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الاّعْلَى
وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَـهَا
وَالْفَجْرِ
وَالَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى »
( Are you causing trouble Mu`adh Why don't you recite (`Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High' ), ( `By the sun and its brightness' ), ( `By the dawn' ), ( and (`By the night as it envelops' ))
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
The Explanation of Al-Fajr and what comes after it
Concerning Al-Fajr, it is well known that it is the morning.
This was said by `Ali, Ibn `Abbas, `Ikrimah, Mujahid and As-Suddi.
It has been reported from Masruq and Muhammad bin Ka`b that Al-Fajr refers to the day of Sacrifice ( An-Nahr ) in particular, and it is the last of the ten nights.
`The ten nights' refers to the ( first ) ten days of Dhul-Hijjah.
This was said by Ibn `Abbas, Ibn Zubayr, Mujahid and others among the Salaf and the latter generations.
It has been confirmed in Sahih Al-Bukhari from Ibn `Abbas that the Prophet said,
«مَا مِنْ أَيَّامٍ الْعَمَلُ الصَّالِحُ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللهِ فِيهِنَّ مِنْ هذِهِ الْأَيَّام»
( There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these days. ) meaning the ten days of Dhul-Hijjah.
They said, "Not even fighting Jihad in the way of Allah" He replied,
«وَلَا الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ، إِلَّا رَجُلًا خَرَجَ بِنَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَرْجِعْ مِنْ ذلِكَ بِشَيْء»
( Not even Jihad in the way of Allah; except for a man who goes out (for Jihad ) with his self and his wealth, and he does not return with any of that.)
Explanation of Night
Concerning Allah's statement,
وَالَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ
( And by the night when it departs. ) Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn `Abbas that he said, "When it goes away." `Abdullah bin Zubayr said,
وَالَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ
( And by the night when it departs. ) "As some parts of it remove other parts of it." Mujahid, Abu Al-`Aliyah, Qatadah, and Malik who reported it from Zayd bin Aslam and Ibn Zayd, they all said;
وَالَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ
( And by the night when it departs. ) "When it moves along." Concerning Allah's statement,
هَلْ فِى ذَلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ
( There is indeed in them sufficient proofs for men with Hijr! ) meaning, for he who possesses intellect, sound reasoning, understanding and religious discernment.
The intellect has only been called Hijr because it prevents the person from doing that which is not befitting of him of actions and statement.
From this we see the meaning of Hijr Al-Bayt because it prevents the person performing Tawaf from clinging the wall facing Ash-Sham.
Also the term Hijr Al-Yamamah ( the cage of the pigeon ) is derived from this meaning ( i.e., prevention ).
It is said, "Hajara Al-Hakim so-and-so ( The judge passed a judgement preventing so-and-so )," when his judgement prevents the person from his liberty ( i.e., of freely utilizing his wealth ).
Allah says,
وَيَقُولُونَ حِجْراً مَّحْجُوراً
( And they will say: "Hijr Mahjur." ) ( 25:22 ) All of these examples are different cases but their meanings are quite similar.
The oath that is referred to here is about the times of worship and the acts of worship themselves, such as Hajj, Salah and other acts of worship that Allah's pious, obedient, servants who fear Him and are humble before Him, seeking His Noble Face, perform in order to draw nearer to Him.
Mentioning the Destruction of `Ad
After mentioning these people, and their worship and obedience, Allah says,
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
( Saw you not how your Lord dealt with `Ad ) These were people who were rebellious, disobedient, arrogant, outside of His obedience, deniers of His Messengers and rejectors of His Scriptures.
Thus, Allah mentions how He destroyed them, annihilated them and made them legends to be spoken of and an exemplary lesson of warning.
He says,
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ - إِرَمَ ذَاتِ الْعِمَادِ
( Saw you not how your Lord dealt with `Ad Iram of the pillars, ) These were the first people of `Ad.
They were the descendants of `Ad bin Iram bin `Aws bin Sam bin Nuh.
This was said by Ibn Ishaq.
They are those to whom Allah sent His Messenger Hud.
However, they rejected and opposed him.
Therefore, Allah saved him and those who believed with him from among them, and He destroyed others with a furious, violent wind.
سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَثَمَـنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُوماً فَتَرَى الْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَى كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ - فَهَلْ تَرَى لَهُم مِّن بَاقِيَةٍ
( Which Allah imposed on them for seven nights and eight days in succession, so that you could see men lying overthrown, as if they were hollow trunks of date palms! Do you see any remnants of them ) ( 69: 7-8 ) Allah mentioned their story in the Qur'an in more than one place, so that the believers may learn a lesson from their demise.
Allah then says,
إِرَمَ ذَاتِ الْعِمَادِ
( Iram of the pillars. ) This is an additional explanation that adds clarification who they actually were.
Concerning His saying,
ذَاتِ الْعِمَادِ
( of the pillars. ) is because they used to live in trellised houses that were raised with firm pillars.
They were the strongest people of their time in their physical stature, and they were the mightiest people in power.
Thus, Hud reminded them of this blessing, and he directed them to use this power in the obedience of their Lord Who had created them.
He said,
وَاذكُرُواْ إِذْ جَعَلَكُمْ خُلَفَآءَ مِن بَعْدِ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ وَزَادَكُمْ فِى الْخَلْقِ بَسْطَةً فَاذْكُرُواْ ءَالآءَ اللَّهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ
( And remember that He made you successors after the people of Nuh and increased you amply in stature.
So remember the graces from Allah so that you may be successful. )( 7:69 ) Allah also said,
فَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَاسْتَكْبَرُواْ فِى الاٌّرْضِ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ وَقَالُواْ مَنْ أَشَدُّ مِنَّا قُوَّةً أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْاْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ الَّذِى خَلَقَهُمْ هُوَ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةً
( As for 'Ad, they were arrogant in the land without right, and they said: "Who is mightier than us in strength" See they not that Allah Who created them was mightier in strength than them. ) ( 41:15 ) And Allah says here,
الَّتِى لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى الْبِلَـدِ
( The like of which were not created in the land ) meaning, there had been none created like them in their land, due to their strength, power and their great physical stature.
Mujahid said, "Iram was an ancient nation who were the first people of `Ad." Qatadah bin Di`amah and As-Suddi both said, "Verily, Iram refers to the House of the kingdom of `Ad." This latter statement is good and strong.
Concerning Allah's statement,
الَّتِى لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى الْبِلَـدِ
( The like of which were not created in the land ) Ibn Zayd considered the pronoun of discussion here to refer to the pillars, due to their loftiness.
He said, "They built pillars among the hills, the likes of which had not been constructed in their land before." However, Qatadah and Ibn Jarir considered the pronoun of discussion to refer to the tribe ( of `Ad ), meaning that there was no tribe that had been created like this tribe in the land - meaning during their time.
And this latter view is the correct position.
The saying of Ibn Zayd and those who follow his view is a weak one, because if He intended that, He would have said "The like of which were not produced in the land." But He said:
لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى الْبِلَـدِ
( The like of which were not created in the land. ) Then Allah says,
وَثَمُودَ الَّذِينَ جَابُواْ الصَّخْرَ بِالْوَادِ
( And Thamud, who hewed (Jabu ) rocks in the valley) meaning, they cut the rocks in the valley.
Ibn `Abbas said, "They carved them and they hewed them." This was also said by Mujahid, Qatadah, Ad-Dahhak and Ibn Zayd.
From this terminology it is said ( in the Arabic language ), "the hewing of leopard skin" when it is torn, and "The hewing of a garment" when it is opened.
The word `Jayb' ( pocket or opening in a garment ) also comes from Jabu.
Allah says,
وَتَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ بُيُوتاً فَـرِهِينَ
( And you hew in the mountains, houses with great skill. ) ( 26:149 )
A Mention of Fir`awn
Allah then says,
وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى الاٌّوْتَادِ
( And Fir`awn with Al-Awtad ) Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn `Abbas that he said, "Al-Awtad are the armies who enforced his commands for him." It has also been said that Fir`awn used to nail their hands and their feet into pegs ( Awtad ) of iron that he would hang them from.
A similar statement was made by Mujahid when he said, "He used to nail the people ( up ) on pegs." Sa`id bin Jubayr, Al-Hasan and As-Suddi all said the same thing.
Allah said,
الَّذِينَ طَغَوْاْ فِى الْبِلَـدِ - فَأَكْثَرُواْ فِيهَا الْفَسَادَ
( Who did transgress beyond bounds in the lands.
And made therein much mischief. ) meaning, they rebelled, were arrogant, and went about making corruption in the land, and harming the people.
فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ
( So, your Lord poured on them different kinds of severe torment. ) meaning, He sent down a torment upon them from the sky and caused them to be overcome by a punishment that could not be repelled from the people who were criminals.
The Lord is Ever Watchful
Concerning Allah's statement,
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِالْمِرْصَادِ
( Verily, your Lord is Ever Watchful. ) Ibn `Abbas said, "He hears and He sees." This means that He watches over His creation in that which they do, and He will reward them in this life and in the Hereafter based upon what each of them strove for.
He will bring all of the creation before Him and He will judge them with justice.
He will requit each of them with that which he deserves, for He is far removed from injustice and tyranny.
Tafseer Tafheem-ul-Quran Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
(89:7) of Iram, *3 known for their lofty columns,
[With] Iram - who had lofty pillars, meaning
*3) `Ad Iram implies the ancient tribe of `Ad, who have been called 'Ad Ula in the Qur'an and Arabian history.
In Surah An-Najm, it has been said: " And that We destroyed the ancient people of `Ad " ( v.
50 ), i.e.
the `Ad to whom the Prophet Hud had been sent, and who were punished with a scourge.
As against thetas the people of `Ad who retrained safe and flourished afterwards are remembered as Ad Ukhra in Arabian history.
The ancient `Ad are called Ad lram for the reason that they belonged to that branch of the Semetic race which descended from Iram son of Shem son of Noah ( peace be upon him ).
Several other sub-branches of this main branch are well known in history one of which were the Thamud, who have been mentioned in the Qur'an; another are the Aramaeans, who in the beginning inhabited the northern parts of Syria and whose language Aramaic occupies an important place among the Semetic languages.
The words dhat-ul-`imad ( of lofty pillars ) have been.
used for the 'Ad because they built high buildings and the pattern of architecture of erecting edifices on lofty pillars was introduced by them in the world.
At another place in the Qur'an this characteristic has been mentioned in connection with the Prophet Hud, who said to them: " What, you erect for mere pleasure a monument on every high spot, and build huge castles as if you were immortal! " ( Ash-Shu`ara': 128-129 ).
Tafsir Maarif-ul-Quran Mufti Muhammad Shafi
Which was revealed in Makkah
Recitation of Surat Al-Fajr in the Prayer
An-Nasa'i recorded a narration from Jabir that Mu`adh prayed a prayer and a man came and joined him in the prayer.
Mu`adh made the prayer long, so the man went and prayed ( alone ) at the side of the Masjid, and then left.
When Mu`adh was informed of this he said, "( He is ) a hypocrite." He ( Mu`adh ) then informed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ of what happened.
The Prophet then asked the young man ( about it ) and he replied, "O Messenger of Allah! I came to pray with him, but he made the prayer too long for me.
So I left him and prayed at the side of the Masjid.
Then I went to feed my she-camel." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said,
«أَفَتَّانٌ يَا مُعَاذُ؟ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ مِنْ
سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الاّعْلَى
وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَـهَا
وَالْفَجْرِ
وَالَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى »
( Are you causing trouble Mu`adh Why don't you recite (`Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High' ), ( `By the sun and its brightness' ), ( `By the dawn' ), ( and (`By the night as it envelops' ))
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
The Explanation of Al-Fajr and what comes after it
Concerning Al-Fajr, it is well known that it is the morning.
This was said by `Ali, Ibn `Abbas, `Ikrimah, Mujahid and As-Suddi.
It has been reported from Masruq and Muhammad bin Ka`b that Al-Fajr refers to the day of Sacrifice ( An-Nahr ) in particular, and it is the last of the ten nights.
`The ten nights' refers to the ( first ) ten days of Dhul-Hijjah.
This was said by Ibn `Abbas, Ibn Zubayr, Mujahid and others among the Salaf and the latter generations.
It has been confirmed in Sahih Al-Bukhari from Ibn `Abbas that the Prophet said,
«مَا مِنْ أَيَّامٍ الْعَمَلُ الصَّالِحُ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللهِ فِيهِنَّ مِنْ هذِهِ الْأَيَّام»
( There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these days. ) meaning the ten days of Dhul-Hijjah.
They said, "Not even fighting Jihad in the way of Allah" He replied,
«وَلَا الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ، إِلَّا رَجُلًا خَرَجَ بِنَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَرْجِعْ مِنْ ذلِكَ بِشَيْء»
( Not even Jihad in the way of Allah; except for a man who goes out (for Jihad ) with his self and his wealth, and he does not return with any of that.)
Explanation of Night
Concerning Allah's statement,
وَالَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ
( And by the night when it departs. ) Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn `Abbas that he said, "When it goes away." `Abdullah bin Zubayr said,
وَالَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ
( And by the night when it departs. ) "As some parts of it remove other parts of it." Mujahid, Abu Al-`Aliyah, Qatadah, and Malik who reported it from Zayd bin Aslam and Ibn Zayd, they all said;
وَالَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ
( And by the night when it departs. ) "When it moves along." Concerning Allah's statement,
هَلْ فِى ذَلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ
( There is indeed in them sufficient proofs for men with Hijr! ) meaning, for he who possesses intellect, sound reasoning, understanding and religious discernment.
The intellect has only been called Hijr because it prevents the person from doing that which is not befitting of him of actions and statement.
From this we see the meaning of Hijr Al-Bayt because it prevents the person performing Tawaf from clinging the wall facing Ash-Sham.
Also the term Hijr Al-Yamamah ( the cage of the pigeon ) is derived from this meaning ( i.e., prevention ).
It is said, "Hajara Al-Hakim so-and-so ( The judge passed a judgement preventing so-and-so )," when his judgement prevents the person from his liberty ( i.e., of freely utilizing his wealth ).
Allah says,
وَيَقُولُونَ حِجْراً مَّحْجُوراً
( And they will say: "Hijr Mahjur." ) ( 25:22 ) All of these examples are different cases but their meanings are quite similar.
The oath that is referred to here is about the times of worship and the acts of worship themselves, such as Hajj, Salah and other acts of worship that Allah's pious, obedient, servants who fear Him and are humble before Him, seeking His Noble Face, perform in order to draw nearer to Him.
Mentioning the Destruction of `Ad
After mentioning these people, and their worship and obedience, Allah says,
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
( Saw you not how your Lord dealt with `Ad ) These were people who were rebellious, disobedient, arrogant, outside of His obedience, deniers of His Messengers and rejectors of His Scriptures.
Thus, Allah mentions how He destroyed them, annihilated them and made them legends to be spoken of and an exemplary lesson of warning.
He says,
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ - إِرَمَ ذَاتِ الْعِمَادِ
( Saw you not how your Lord dealt with `Ad Iram of the pillars, ) These were the first people of `Ad.
They were the descendants of `Ad bin Iram bin `Aws bin Sam bin Nuh.
This was said by Ibn Ishaq.
They are those to whom Allah sent His Messenger Hud.
However, they rejected and opposed him.
Therefore, Allah saved him and those who believed with him from among them, and He destroyed others with a furious, violent wind.
سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَثَمَـنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُوماً فَتَرَى الْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَى كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ - فَهَلْ تَرَى لَهُم مِّن بَاقِيَةٍ
( Which Allah imposed on them for seven nights and eight days in succession, so that you could see men lying overthrown, as if they were hollow trunks of date palms! Do you see any remnants of them ) ( 69: 7-8 ) Allah mentioned their story in the Qur'an in more than one place, so that the believers may learn a lesson from their demise.
Allah then says,
إِرَمَ ذَاتِ الْعِمَادِ
( Iram of the pillars. ) This is an additional explanation that adds clarification who they actually were.
Concerning His saying,
ذَاتِ الْعِمَادِ
( of the pillars. ) is because they used to live in trellised houses that were raised with firm pillars.
They were the strongest people of their time in their physical stature, and they were the mightiest people in power.
Thus, Hud reminded them of this blessing, and he directed them to use this power in the obedience of their Lord Who had created them.
He said,
وَاذكُرُواْ إِذْ جَعَلَكُمْ خُلَفَآءَ مِن بَعْدِ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ وَزَادَكُمْ فِى الْخَلْقِ بَسْطَةً فَاذْكُرُواْ ءَالآءَ اللَّهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ
( And remember that He made you successors after the people of Nuh and increased you amply in stature.
So remember the graces from Allah so that you may be successful. )( 7:69 ) Allah also said,
فَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَاسْتَكْبَرُواْ فِى الاٌّرْضِ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ وَقَالُواْ مَنْ أَشَدُّ مِنَّا قُوَّةً أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْاْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ الَّذِى خَلَقَهُمْ هُوَ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةً
( As for 'Ad, they were arrogant in the land without right, and they said: "Who is mightier than us in strength" See they not that Allah Who created them was mightier in strength than them. ) ( 41:15 ) And Allah says here,
الَّتِى لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى الْبِلَـدِ
( The like of which were not created in the land ) meaning, there had been none created like them in their land, due to their strength, power and their great physical stature.
Mujahid said, "Iram was an ancient nation who were the first people of `Ad." Qatadah bin Di`amah and As-Suddi both said, "Verily, Iram refers to the House of the kingdom of `Ad." This latter statement is good and strong.
Concerning Allah's statement,
الَّتِى لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى الْبِلَـدِ
( The like of which were not created in the land ) Ibn Zayd considered the pronoun of discussion here to refer to the pillars, due to their loftiness.
He said, "They built pillars among the hills, the likes of which had not been constructed in their land before." However, Qatadah and Ibn Jarir considered the pronoun of discussion to refer to the tribe ( of `Ad ), meaning that there was no tribe that had been created like this tribe in the land - meaning during their time.
And this latter view is the correct position.
The saying of Ibn Zayd and those who follow his view is a weak one, because if He intended that, He would have said "The like of which were not produced in the land." But He said:
لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى الْبِلَـدِ
( The like of which were not created in the land. ) Then Allah says,
وَثَمُودَ الَّذِينَ جَابُواْ الصَّخْرَ بِالْوَادِ
( And Thamud, who hewed (Jabu ) rocks in the valley) meaning, they cut the rocks in the valley.
Ibn `Abbas said, "They carved them and they hewed them." This was also said by Mujahid, Qatadah, Ad-Dahhak and Ibn Zayd.
From this terminology it is said ( in the Arabic language ), "the hewing of leopard skin" when it is torn, and "The hewing of a garment" when it is opened.
The word `Jayb' ( pocket or opening in a garment ) also comes from Jabu.
Allah says,
وَتَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ بُيُوتاً فَـرِهِينَ
( And you hew in the mountains, houses with great skill. ) ( 26:149 )
A Mention of Fir`awn
Allah then says,
وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى الاٌّوْتَادِ
( And Fir`awn with Al-Awtad ) Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn `Abbas that he said, "Al-Awtad are the armies who enforced his commands for him." It has also been said that Fir`awn used to nail their hands and their feet into pegs ( Awtad ) of iron that he would hang them from.
A similar statement was made by Mujahid when he said, "He used to nail the people ( up ) on pegs." Sa`id bin Jubayr, Al-Hasan and As-Suddi all said the same thing.
Allah said,
الَّذِينَ طَغَوْاْ فِى الْبِلَـدِ - فَأَكْثَرُواْ فِيهَا الْفَسَادَ
( Who did transgress beyond bounds in the lands.
And made therein much mischief. ) meaning, they rebelled, were arrogant, and went about making corruption in the land, and harming the people.
فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ
( So, your Lord poured on them different kinds of severe torment. ) meaning, He sent down a torment upon them from the sky and caused them to be overcome by a punishment that could not be repelled from the people who were criminals.
The Lord is Ever Watchful
Concerning Allah's statement,
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِالْمِرْصَادِ
( Verily, your Lord is Ever Watchful. ) Ibn `Abbas said, "He hears and He sees." This means that He watches over His creation in that which they do, and He will reward them in this life and in the Hereafter based upon what each of them strove for.
He will bring all of the creation before Him and He will judge them with justice.
He will requit each of them with that which he deserves, for He is far removed from injustice and tyranny.
Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs
( With many columned ) powerful ( Iram ) the son of Iram; Iram is Shem son of Noah who had a son called Shim and the later had a son called Ham who himself had a son called ’Aad,
Muhammad Taqiud-Din alHilali
Who were very tall like lofty pillars,
We try our best to translate, keeping in mind the Italian saying: "Traduttore, traditore", which means: "Translation is a betrayal of the original text".
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