Transliteration:( Wa laqad taraknaa min haaa aayatan baiyinatan liqawminy ya'qiloon )
85. Thus fountains of black water began to flow there whose heavy stench was smelt from far. The stones which fell upon them had the names of those people written on them. Those stones remained in existence for a long time. The noble Companions of the Holy Prophet had seen them (Tafseer Roohul Bayaan). Their ruined homes did not remain because the layer of that land was turned over. Because only those who possess religious intelligence can benefit from these symbols, therefore mention has been made of them.Â
By intelligence is meant religious intelligence which can guide towards truth leading to faith, not that intelligence which leads to the invention of guns and cannons as well as airplanes.
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The tafsir of Surah Ankabut verse 35 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Ankabut ayat 31 which provides the complete commentary from verse 31 through 35.
59. “A clear signâ€: the Dead Sea, which is also called Sea of Lot. The Quran at several places has addressed the disbelievers of Makkah, saying, “A sign of the torment that visited this wicked people on account of their misdeeds still exists on the highway, which you see night and day during your trade journeys to Syria.†(Surah Al-Hijr, Ayat 76); (Surah As-Saffat, Ayat 137). Today it is being admitted with near certainty that the southern end of the Dead Sea came into being as a result of a violent earthquake when the area in which Sodom, the central city of the people of Lot, was located sank underground. In this part there are still signs of some submerged habitations. Exploratory attempts are being made with the modern diving apparatus but the results are still awaited. see (Surah Ash-Shuara, ayat 173) note 114.
60. For the Islamic punishment of sodomy, see (Surah Al-Aaraf, ayat 84) note 68.
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