Lesson # 876 from the Noble Quran
People of Thamud
hamstrung the she-camel
Surah ‘A’-RAAF (The Heights) – Chapter – 7)
Stage – 2, Verses –77 to 79 of 206,
Section – 10 of 24 (Part - 8)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the
Merciful
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77. So
they hamstrung the she-camel, and they flouted the commandment of their Lord,
and they said: O Salih! Bring upon
us that thou threatenest if thou art indeed of those (from Allah).
78. So the
earthquake seized them, and morning found them prostrate in their dwelling
place.
79. Then
he (Salih) turned from them and said: O my people! I delivered my Lord’s
message unto you and gave you good advice, but ye love not good advisers.
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77. Fa-‘aqarun-Naaqata wa ‘ataw ‘an ‘amri Rabbihim
wa qaaluu yaa-Saalihu’-tinaa bimaa
ta-‘idunaaa ‘in kunta minal-mursaliin.
78. Fa-‘akhazat-humur-rajfatu fa-‘asbahuu
fii daarihim jaasimiin.
79. Fata-wallaa ‘anhum
wa qaala yaa-qawmi
laqad ‘ablagtukum risaalata
Rabbii wa nasahtu
lakum wa laakil-laa
tuhibbuu-nannaa-sihiin.
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Lesson
‘Aqaruu – {They (hamstrung, cut tendons of the thighs to make she-camel
lame)}, it is past tense, which has been derived from ‘aqar (to cut the heels), at first the feet of camel are cut, then
it is killed with the spear from its chest and it falls down immediately.
‘Ataw – {they (flouted, mocked, sneered)}, it is past tense also
and has been derived from the word ‘atuw-wun.
‘Atuw-wun means “to disobey, to rebel”.
Rajfatun – (earthquake), actually it means “to move or shake severely,
to tremble). Here it aims “earthquake”. That was very severe earthquake and
before it, there was a sound of thunder.
Jaasimiin – (fallen prostrate), this word is plural of jaasim, which has been derived from the
word jasuum. Jasuum means “to lie
down prostrate on the ground being exhausted”.
It is
commanded that the chieftains of the tribe of Thamud did not care for the Commandments, conveyed by Prophet Salih (peace be upon Him) and hamstrung
the she-camel and disobeyed the Order of their Lord and then said to their
Prophet Salih (peace be upon Him) with
insistence: We have done our work. Bring upon us now that thou threatenest if
thou art indeed a Messenger.
At last, a
very severe earthquake came and a sound like loud thunder was heard along with
it. Those disobedient people fell prostrate on the earth in their houses in
such a way as the quadruped animals put their mouth and neck on the ground at
the time of sleeping.
Prophet Salih (peace be upon Him) left that place
being sorrowful on their condition and disclosed His sorrow in these words: O
my people! I delivered your Lord’s message unto you and left no stone un-turned
to give you good advice. But you did not recognize the value of your good advisers.
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