An-Naml 27:45 ولقد ارسلنا الى ثمود اخاهم صالحا ان اعبدوا الله فاذا هم فريقان يختصمون ٤٥
وَلَقَدۡ
أَرۡسَلۡنَآ
إِلَىٰ
ثَمُودَ
أَخَاهُمۡ
صَٰلِحًا
أَنِ
ٱعۡبُدُواْ
ٱللَّهَ
فَإِذَا
هُمۡ
فَرِيقَانِ
يَخۡتَصِمُونَ
٤٥
And We certainly sent to the people of Thamûd their brother Ṣâliḥ, proclaiming, “Worship Allah,” but they suddenly split into two opposing groups.1
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
And We had certainly sent to Thamūd their brother Ṣāliḥ, [saying], "Worship Allāh," and at once they were two parties conflicting.
— Saheeh International
Soma Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Salih and Thamud
Allah tells us about Thamud and how they responded to their Prophet Salih, when Allah sent him to call them to worship Allah alone, with no partner or associate.
فَإِذَا هُمْ فَرِيقَانِ يَخْتَصِمُونَ
(Then look! They became two parties quarreling with each other.) Mujahid said, "These
…Salih and Thamud
Allah tells us about Thamud and how they responded to their Prophet Salih, when Allah sent him to call them to worship Allah alone, wi
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