Surah 15:78

Surah 15

"The people of the Grove were evildoers indeed,"

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The Destruction of the Dwellers of Al-Aykah, the People of Shu'ayb Verses 15:78-79

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Verse 78

وَإِن كَانَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡأَيۡكَةِ لَظَٰلِمِينَ

The people of the Grove were evildoers indeed,

Verse 79

فَٱنتَقَمۡنَا مِنۡهُمۡ وَإِنَّهُمَا لَبِإِمَامٖ مُّبِينٖ

so We took vengeance on them. Surely both of them are indeed in a clear record.

Quoted Scripture

"78. And the Dwellers of Al-Aykah, were also wrongdoers."

"79. So, We took vengeance on them. They are both on an open route, plain to see."

The Dwellers of Al-Aykah, were the people of Shu'ayb. Ad-Dahhak, Qatadah and others said that Al-Aykah refers to intertwined trees. Their evildoing included associating partners with Allah (Shirk), banditry and cheating in weights and measures. Allah punished them with the Sayhah (the awful cry or torment), the earthquake, and the torment of the Day of Shadow. They lived near the people of Lut, but at a later time, and the people of Lut were known to them, which is why Allah says,

Quoted Scripture

"They are both on an open route, plain to see."

Ibn 'Abbas, Mujahid, Ad-Dahhak and others said, "a visible route." This is why, when Shu'ayb warned his people, he said to them,

{And the people of Lut are not far off from you!} [11:89]

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