Surah An-Naml 27:45 — translation and meaning
النمل · Verse 45 / 93 · Page 381
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا إِلَى ثَمُودَ أَخَاهُمْ صَالِحًا أَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ فَإِذَا هُمْ فَرِيقَانِ يَخْتَصِمُونَ
Word by Word
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And certainly
أَرْسَلْنَا
arsalna
We sent
إِلَى
ila
to
ثَمُودَ
thamuda
Thamud
أَخَاهُمْ
akhahum
their brother
صَالِحًا
salihan
Salih
أَنِ
ani
that
اعْبُدُوا
u'budu
Worship
اللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
فَإِذَا
fa-idha
Then behold!
هُمْ
hum
They
فَرِيقَانِ
fariqani
(became) two parties
يَخْتَصِمُونَ
yakhtasimuna
quarreling
Transliteration
Wa laqad arsalnaaa ilaa Samoda akhaahum Saalihan ani'budul lahha fa izaa hum fareeqaani yakhtasimoon
Translation
And We had certainly sent to Thamud their brother Salih, [saying], "Worship Allah," and at once they were two parties conflicting.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
And I sent toThamud their brother in lineage Salih (peace be upon him) saying “Worship Allah alone”, but they became two groups after his calling them: a believing group and the other disbelieving, arguing over who is on the truth.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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