Al-Qamar 54:29
The Moon · Meccan · Juz 27 · Page 530
He Hamstrung the Camel
فَنَادَوۡاْ صَاحِبَهُمۡ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ ٢٩
But they call their comrade and he took and hamstrung (her).
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
But they called their companion, and he dared and hamstrung her.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, they called Qudar ibn Salif, leader of the town’s nine gangs, called “the red one of Thamud”, and he slaughtered the camel.
Reflect
Don’t be the one who leads others into evil.
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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