Surah Ash-Shams — Part 3

1. Surah Ash-Shams — Part 3

Continue the word-by-word study of Surah Ash-Shams with ayahs 11–15.

2. كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ ﴿١١﴾

Thamūd denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,

• كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ ﴿١١﴾

3. إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا ﴿١٢﴾

When the most wretched of them was sent forth.

• إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا ﴿١٢﴾

4. فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَـٰهَا ﴿١٣﴾

And the messenger of Allāh [i.e., Ṣāliḥ] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allāh or [prevent her from] her drink."

• فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَـٰهَا ﴿١٣﴾

5. فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا ﴿١٤﴾

But they denied him and hamstrung 1 her. So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made it equal [upon all of them].

• فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا ﴿١٤﴾

6. وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَـٰهَا ﴿١٥﴾

And He does not fear the consequence thereof.

• وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَـٰهَا ﴿١٥﴾

7. Summary

Review the word-by-word meanings from ayahs 11–15 of Surah Ash-Shams.