Surah Hud 11:59 — translation and meaning
هود · Verse 59 / 123 · Page 228
ۖ وَتِلْكَ عَادٌ جَحَدُوا بِآيَاتِ رَبِّهِمْ وَعَصَوْا رُسُلَهُ وَاتَّبَعُوا أَمْرَ كُلِّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ
Word by Word
ۖ
وَتِلْكَ
watil'ka
And this
عَادٌ
adun
(was) Aad
جَحَدُوا
jahadu
they rejected
بِآيَاتِ
biayati
(the) Signs
رَبِّهِمْ
rabbihim
(of) their Lord
وَعَصَوْا
wa'asaw
and disobeyed
رُسُلَهُ
rusulahu
His Messengers
وَاتَّبَعُوا
wa-ittaba'u
and followed
أَمْرَ
amra
(the) command
كُلِّ
kulli
(of) every
جَبَّارٍ
jabbarin
tyrant
عَنِيدٍ
anidin
obstinate
Transliteration
Wa tilka 'aad, jahadoo bi Aayaati Rabbihim wa 'asaw Rusulahoo wattaba'ooo amra kulli jabbaarin 'aneed
Translation
And that was 'Aad, who rejected the signs of their Lord and disobeyed His messengers and followed the order of every obstinate tyrant.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Such were the people of ‘Ād. They disbelieved in the signs of Allah, their Lord, and went against His messenger Hūd. They followed the instruction of every tyrant who was proud against the truth, not accepting it or dedicating themselves to it.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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