Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — an-Naml 27:67

Scepticism about the Resurrection and Its Refutation Allah tells us about the idolators who deny the Resurrection, considering it extremely unlikely that bodies will be re-created after they have become bones and dust. Then He says: لَقَدْ وُعِدْنَا هَـذَا نَحْنُ وَءَابَآؤُنَا مِن قَبْلُ (Indeed we were promised this — we and our forefathers before,) meaning, […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — an-Naml 27:58

Lut and His People Allah tells us about His servant and Messenger Lut, peace be upon him, and how he warned his people of Allah’s punishment for committing an act of immorality which no human ever committed before them — intercourse with males instead of females. This is a major sin, whereby men are satisfied […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — an-Naml 27:59

The Command to praise Allah and send Blessings on His Messengers Allah commands His Messenger to say: الْحَمْدُ للَّهِ (Praise and thanks be to Allah,) meaning, for His innumerable blessings upon His servants and for His exalted Attributes and most beautiful Names. And He commands him to send peace upon the servants of Allah whom […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — an-Naml 27:60

The Command to praise Allah and send Blessings on His Messengers Allah commands His Messenger to say: الْحَمْدُ للَّهِ (Praise and thanks be to Allah,) meaning, for His innumerable blessings upon His servants and for His exalted Attributes and most beautiful Names. And He commands him to send peace upon the servants of Allah whom […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — an-Naml 27:61

أَمَّن جَعَلَ الاٌّرْضَ قَرَاراً (Is not He Who has made the earth as a fixed abode,) meaning, stable and stationary, so that it does not move or convulse, because if it were to do so, it would not be a good place for people to live on. But by His grace and mercy, He has […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — an-Naml 27:62

وَإِذَا مَسَّكُمُ الْضُّرُّ فِى الْبَحْرِ ضَلَّ مَن تَدْعُونَ إِلاَ إِيَّاهُ (And when harm touches you upon the sea, those that you call upon vanish from you except Him) (17:67), ثُمَّ إِذَا مَسَّكُمُ الضُّرُّ فَإِلَيْهِ تَجْـَرُونَ (Then, when harm touches you, unto Him you cry aloud for help) (16:53). Similarly, Allah says here: أَمَّن يُجِيبُ الْمُضْطَرَّ […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — an-Naml 27:52

The Plot of the Mischief-Makers and the End of the People of Thamud Allah tells us about the evildoers of Thamud and their leaders who used to call their people to misguidance and disbelief, and to deny Salih. Eventually they killed the she-camel and were about to kill Salih too. They plotted to let him […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — an-Naml 27:53

The Plot of the Mischief-Makers and the End of the People of Thamud Allah tells us about the evildoers of Thamud and their leaders who used to call their people to misguidance and disbelief, and to deny Salih. Eventually they killed the she-camel and were about to kill Salih too. They plotted to let him […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — an-Naml 27:54

Lut and His People Allah tells us about His servant and Messenger Lut, peace be upon him, and how he warned his people of Allah’s punishment for committing an act of immorality which no human ever committed before them — intercourse with males instead of females. This is a major sin, whereby men are satisfied […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — an-Naml 27:55

Lut and His People Allah tells us about His servant and Messenger Lut, peace be upon him, and how he warned his people of Allah’s punishment for committing an act of immorality which no human ever committed before them — intercourse with males instead of females. This is a major sin, whereby men are satisfied […]