Surah Al-Hijr 15:78 — translation and meaning

الحجر · Verse 78 / 99 · Page 266

وَإِن كَانَ أَصْحَابُ الْأَيْكَةِ لَظَالِمِينَ

Word by Word

وَإِن
wa-in
And were
كَانَ
kana
And were
أَصْحَابُ
ashabu
(the) companions
الْأَيْكَةِ
al-aykati
(of) the wood
لَظَالِمِينَ
lazalimina
surely wrongdoers

Transliteration

Wa in kaana Ashaabul Aikati lazaalimeen

Translation

And the companions of the thicket were [also] wrongdoers.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

The people of Shuayb, who lived in a town surrounded by intertwined trees, were wrongdoers; because of their denial of Allah and rejection of His Messenger, Shuayb (peace be with him).

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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