Quran-26:171 Surah Ash-shuara English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

إِلَّا عَجُوزٗا فِي ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ

Transliteration:( Illaa 'ajoozan filghaabireen )

171. Except for an old woman who stayed behind. [171] (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

(171) Except an old woman[1058] among those who remained behind. (Saheen International Translation)

Surah Ash-Shuara Ayat 171 Tafsir (Commentry)



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

171. Except for an old woman who stayed behind. [171]

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Ash-Shura verse 171 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Shura ayat 165 which provides the complete commentary from verse 165 through 175.

(26:171) except an old woman who was among those that stayed behind.[113]

Ala-Maududi

(26:171) except an old woman who was among those that stayed behind.[113]


113. This refers to the Prophet Lot’s (peace be upon him) wife as stated in (Surah At-Tahrim, ayat 10) about the wives of Prophets Noah and Lot (peace be upon them): These two women were in the houses of Our two pious servants but they acted treacherously towards them. That is, they did not believe, and sided with the unbelievers instead of their righteous husbands. Therefore, when Allah decreed to send a torment on the people of Prophet Lot (peace be upon him), He commanded the Prophet Lot (peace be upon him) to leave the place along with his people but to leave his wife behind: So depart from here with the people of your household in the last hours of the night. And look here: none of you should turn round to look behind; but your wife (who will not accompany you) shall meet the same doom as they. (Surah Houd, Ayat 81).

(171) Except an old woman[1058] among those who remained behind.

[1058]- Lot's wife, who had collaborated with the evildoers.

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