Quran-15:58 Surah Al-hijr English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّآ أُرۡسِلۡنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمٖ مُّجۡرِمِينَ

Transliteration:( Qaaloo innaaa ursilnaaa ilaa qawmim mujrimeen )

58. They said, 'Indeed, we have been sent to a guilty people.' [67]. (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

(58) They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals, (Saheen International Translation)

Surah Al-Hijr Ayat 58 Tafsir (Commentry)



  • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
  • Ibn Kathir
  • Ala-Madudi
  • Shaheen International

📖 Commentary of Surah Al-Hijr – Verse 58

"They said, 'Indeed, we have been sent to a guilty people.' [67]"

✅ [67] Mission of Divine Punishment

They were sent to bring down Divine punishment, but only after investigation, as will be made clear in the verses that follow.

This shows that Allah's punishment is never arbitrary — it is preceded by proof, verification, and final warning. Even when destruction is decreed, divine justice ensures that all avenues of repentance are exhausted.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Hijr verse 58 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Hijr ayat 57 which provides the complete commentary from verse 57 through 60.

(15:58) They said: “Verily we have been sent to a guilty people[34]

Ala-Maududi

(15:58) They said: “Verily we have been sent to a guilty people[34]


34. The fact that the angels did not name the people of Lot (peace be upon him) but merely referred to them as the wicked people, shows that these people had become so notorious for their wicked deeds that there was no need to mention them by name before Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him), who was well acquainted with the moral condition of all the people around him.

(58) They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals,

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