Al-Furqan 25:38
The Criterion · Meccan · Juz 19 · Page 363
The People of the Well
وَعَادࣰا وَثَمُودَاْ وَأَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلرَّسِّ وَقُرُونَۢا بَيۡنَ ذَٰلِكَ كَثِيرࣰا ٣٨
And (the tribes of) A’ad and Thamud, and the dwellers in Ar-Rass, and many generations in between.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And ‘Ad, Thamud, the people of the well and many generations between them.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, “rass” is an unlined well; but who the people of the well were cannot be determined with certainty.
Reflect
Take a lesson from vanished peoples.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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