Surah Al-Hijr Ayat 78 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 78
And the companions of the thicket were [also] wrongdoers.
And the Companions of the Wood were also wrong-doers;
And the people of Aykah were also wrong-doers.
And the dwellers in the wood [i.e. the people of Madyan (Midian) to whom Prophet Shu’aib was sent by Allah), were also Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.).
And the dwellers in the wood indeed were evil-doers.
And decidedly the companions of the Thicket (i.e., the dwellers of Madyan) were indeed unjust.
The forest-dwellers, too, were wrongdoers
اَیکَہ بستی کے رہنے والے بھی بڑے ﻇالم تھے
Quran 15 Verse 78 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Al-Hijr ayat 78, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(15:78) And the people of Aykah were also wrong-doers.[43]
43. The people of Al-Aikah were the community of Prophet Shuaib (peace be upon him) and were called Midianites after the name of their capital city and their territory. As regards Al-Aikah, it was the ancient name of Tabuk and literally means a thick forest.
Ala-Maududi
(15:78) And the people of Aykah were also wrong-doers.[43]
43. The people of Al-Aikah were the community of Prophet Shuaib (peace be upon him) and were called Midianites after the name of their capital city and their territory. As regards Al-Aikah, it was the ancient name of Tabuk and literally means a thick forest.
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