The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 313
PT. 29 AL-ḤĀQQAH 6. "Then, as for Thamud they were destroyed with a violent blast. 4343 7. And as for ‘Ād, they were CH. 69 فَأَمَّا ثَمُوْدُ فَأُهْلِكُوا بِالطَّاغِيَةِ وَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَأَهْلِكُوا بِرِيحٍ صَرْصَرٍ عاتية 3 destroyed by a fierce roaring wind, سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَ ثَمُنِيَةَ Which God caused to blow. 8 against them for seven nights اَيَّامٍ حُسُوْمًا فَتَرَى الْقَوْمَ فِيهَا and eight days continuously, so صَرْعَى كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلِ خَاوِيَةٍ ® فَهَلْ تَرى لَهُمْ مِّنْ بِاقِيَةٍ that thou mightest have seen the people therein lying prostrate, as though they were trunks of palm trees fallen down. 4344 9. Dost thou see any remnant of them? a41:18; 54:32. 41:17; 54:20. 54:21. verses, the inevitability of the doom in store for the opponents of the Holy Prophet was emphasized, in the verse under comment the case of the ‘Ād and the Thamūd tribes is cited to warn them that they should learn a lesson from the evil fate of these peoples, who in the remote past, flourished in their neighbourhood. 4343. Commentary: abhaving been derived from which means, he exceeded the limits, signifies an extremely severe punishment. For the nature of the calamity which befell the tribe of Thamud see 7:79; 41:18 & 54:32. It has been variously described in the Quran as a (the violent cry): (the earthquake): and he (the thunderbolt). In fact it was a severe earthquake. 3209 4344. Important Words: (continuously) is derived from They say dai. e. he cut it off entirely. means, he caused them ,means حسم في العمل. to perish completely حسمت الدابة. work he laboured hard and wearied himself الايام الحسوم with continuous means, I cauterized the beast by successive operations. means, evil or unlucky days that are consecutive or permanent, or days preventing good or prosperity; disastrous days (Lane & Aqrab). (lying prostrate) is the plural of which is derived from ε. They say dhe threw him down on the ground. means, thrown down or prostrated in the ground; affected with epilepsy or madness; slain. One I saw. رأيت شجرهم صرعی would say their trees cut down (Lane & Aqrab).