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إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ صَالِحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

Ith qala lahum akhoohum salihun ala tattaqoona

Yoruba Translation

Hausa Translation

A lõkacin da ɗan´uwansu Sãlihu ya ce: &quotShin, bã zã ku bi Allah da taƙawa ba?&quot

Behold, their brother Salih said to them: "Will you not fear (Allah)?
When their brother Salih said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)?
When their brother Salih said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)?

Asbabu n-Nuzuul (Occasions of Revelation)

Salih and the People of Thamud

Allah tells:

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ الْمُرْسَلِينَ ﴿١٤١﴾

إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ صَالِحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ ﴿١٤٢﴾

إِنِّي لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ ﴿١٤٣﴾

فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ ﴿١٤٤﴾

وَمَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَى رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ﴿١٤٥﴾

Thamud denied the Messengers. When their brother Salih said to them: "Will you not have Taqwa! I am a trustworthy Messenger to you. So, have Taqwa of Allah, and obey me. No reward do I ask of you for it; my reward is only from the Lord of Al-`Alamin.''

Here Allah tells us about His servant and Messenger Salih, whom He sent to his people Thamud. They were Arabs living in the city of Al-Hijr -- which is between Wadi Al-Qura and Greater Syria. Their location is well known.

In our explanation of Surah Al-A`raf, we mentioned the Hadiths which tell how the Messenger of Allah passed by their dwelling place when he wanted to launch a raid on Syria. He went as far as Tabuk, then he went back to Al-Madinah to prepare himself for the campaign. Thamud came after `Ad and before Ibrahim, peace be upon him. Their Prophet Salih called them to Allah, to worship Him alone with no partner or associate, and to obey whatever commands were conveyed to them, but they refused, rejecting him and opposing him. He told them that he did not seek any reward from them for his call to them, but that he would seek the reward for that with Allah. Then he reminded them of the blessings of Allah.

فدعاهم نبيهم صالح إلى الله عز وجل أن يعبدوه وحده لا شريك له وأن يطيعوه فيما بلغهم من الرسالة فأبوا عليه وكذبوه وخالفوه وأخبرهم أنه لا يبتغي بدعوتهم أجرا منهم وإنما يطلب ثواب ذلك من الله عز وجل ثم ذكرهم آلاء الله عليهم.

أي ابن أبيهم وهي أخوة نسب لا أخوة دين . وقيل : هي أخوة المجانسة . قال الله تعالى : " وما أرسلنا من قومه " [ إبراهيم : 4 ] وقد مضى هذا في " الأعراف " . وقيل : هو من قول العرب يا أخا بني تميم . يريدون يا واحدا منهم . الزمخشري : ومنه بيت الحماسة : لا يسألون أخاهم حين يندبهم في النائبات على ما قال برهانا

I'raab - grammatical analysis of the Qur'an