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Surah al-Qamar (The Moon ) 54 : 34

إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حَاصِبًا إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٍ ۖ نَّجَّيْنَٰهُم بِسَحَرٍ

Translations

 
 Muhsin Khan
 Pickthall
 Yusuf Ali
Quran Project
Indeed, We sent upon them a storm of stones, except the family of Lot - We saved them before dawn

Qur'an Dictionary

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Word Arabic word
(54:34:1)
(54:34:2)
arsalnā
[We] sent
(54:34:3)
(54:34:4)
ḥāṣiban
a storm of stones
(54:34:5)
illā
except
(54:34:6)
āla
(the) family
(54:34:7)
(54:34:8)
najjaynāhum
We saved them
(54:34:9)
bisaḥarin
by dawn

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Explanatory Note

Elsewhere in the Qur'an their punishment is described in the form of "stones of clay," (51: 33) Here, the description adds that it was a wind that bears the sound of hurling stones. This description fits well with the fierce atmosphere that characterizes the whole stirah. Only Lot's family, except his wife, were saved in an act of God's grace and as a reward for their faith in and gratitude to Him,

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7. Period of Revelation

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The incident of the ‘splitting of the moon’ (shaqq-al-Qamar) that has been mentioned in this Surah, determines its period of revelation precisely. The traditionists and commentators are agreed that this incident took place at Mina in Makkah about five years before the Prophet’s migration (Hijra) to Madīnah.

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