Ash-Shams 91:14
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They Slaughtered Her
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمۡدَمَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمۡ فَسَوَّىٰهَا ١٤
But they denied him, and they hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin and rased (their dwellings).
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
But they denied him and hamstrung her, so their Lord crushed them for their sin and levelled them.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, the most wretched one and the people who approved did not believe the warning and killed the camel. So their Lord levelled them to the ground.
Reflect
Try not to take a warning that comes to you lightly.
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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