Surah Ankabut Ayat 32 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 32
[Abraham] said, “Indeed, within it is Lot.” They said, “We are more knowing of who is within it. We will surely save him and his family, except his wife. She is to be of those who remain behind.”
He said: “But there is Lut there.” They said: “Well do we know who is there: we will certainly save him and his following,- except his wife: she is of those who lag behind!”
Abraham said: “But Lot is there.” They replied: “We are well aware of those who are there. We shall save him and all his household except his wife.” His wife is among those who will stay behind.
Ibrahim (Abraham) said: “But there is Lout (Lot) in it.” They said:”We know better who is there, we will verily save him [Lout (Lot)] and his family, except his wife, she will be of those who remain behind (i.e. she will be destroyed along with those who will be destroyed from her folk).”
He said: Lo! Lot is there. They said: We are best aware of who is there. We are to deliver him and his household, all save his wife, who is of those who stay behind.
He said, “Surely Lt is in it.” They said, ” we know best who is in it; indeed we will definitely deliver him safe and his family, except his wife; she has (become) of the laggards.”
Abraham said, ‘But Lot lives there.’ They answered, ‘We know who lives there better than you do. We shall save him and his household, except for his wife: she will be one of those who stay behind.’
(حضرت ابراہیم علیہ السلام نے) کہا اس میں تو لوط (علیہ السلام) ہیں، فرشتوں نے کہا یہاں جو ہیں ہم انہیں بخوبی جانتے ہیں۔ لوط (علیہ السلام) کو اور اس کے خاندان کو سوائے اس کی بیوی کے ہم بچالیں گے، البتہ وه عورت پیچھے ره جانے والوں میں سے ہے
Quran 29 Verse 32 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Ankabut ayat 32, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(29:32) Abraham said: “But Lot is there.”[55] They replied: “We are well aware of those who are there. We shall save him and all his household except his wife.” His wife is among those who will stay behind.[56]
55. According to the initial part of this story as related in Surah Hud, the Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him) at first was perturbed to see the angels in human shape, for he knew that the coming of the angels in human shape was always a prelude to some dangerous mission. Then, when they gave him the good news, his fear was allayed and he came to know that they had been sent to the people of Lot (peace be upon him). Then he began making entreaties of mercy for those people (Surah Hud, Ayat 74-75), but his entreaties were not granted, and it was said: “Do not plead for them any more: your Lord’s decree has been issued, and the punishment now cannot be averted,” (Surah Hud, Ayat 76). After this answer, when the Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him) lost all hopes of any increase in the respite of Lot’s (peace be upon him) people, he became anxious about the Prophet Lot (peace be upon him) himself, and said, what has been related here: “Lot (peace be upon him) is there.” That is, “If the torment comes down when Lot (peace be upon him) is there, how will he and his household remain safe from it?”
56. According to (Surah Tahrim, Ayat 10), this woman was not faithful to the Prophet Lot (peace be upon him). That is why it was decreed that she too, would be afflicted with the torment in spite of being a Prophet’s wife. Most probably when the Prophet Lot (peace be upon him) had come to Jordan after the migration and settled there, he might have married among the people living there. But the woman did not believe even after spending a lifetime with him, and her sympathies remained with her own people. As Allah has no consideration for relationships and brotherhoods and every person’s case is decided on the basis of his own faith and morality, even being a Prophet’s wife did not profit her in any way and she met her doom along with her own people with whom she had remained attached in faith and morality.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Ankabut verse 32 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Ankabut ayat 31 which provides the complete commentary from verse 31 through 35.
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