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Quran-53:50 Surah An-najm English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

Transliteration:( Wa annahooo ahlak a 'Aadanil oolaa )

50.And that surely it is He Who destroyed the first Aad (60).

Surah An-Najm Ayat 50 Tafsir (Commentry)



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

60. The people of Aad are two. The first people of Aad are those whose Prophet was Hazrat Hud (On whom be peace). After the people of Hazrat Nuh (On whom be peace), they were the first to be destroyed through a severe sand storm. They were the offspring of Aad ibn Eram. The second people of Aad were those during the period of Hazrat Musa (On whom be peace) with whom the Prophet of Allah had fought at a place called Areehab (Tafseer Roohul Mu'ani). This incident had been discussed earlier.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Tur verse 50 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Tur ayat 42 which provides the complete commentary from verse 42 through 55.

(53:50) that He it is Who destroyed the ancient ‘Ad,[45]

45. Aad Ula signifies the ancient Aad to whom the Prophet Houd (peace be upon him) had been appointed as a Prophet. When those people were inflicted with the torment in consequence of denying the Prophet Houd (peace be upon him), only the believers escaped the punishment. Their descendants are called Aad Ukhra, or the latter Aad, in history.

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