Surah Al-Haqqah, Ayah 5 (69:5)

ٱلْحَاقَّة

فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ

Quran 69:5 is ayah 5 of Surah Al-Haqqah (“The Reality”), a Meccan surah of 52 ayahs. It is in Juz 29, on page 566 of the Madani Mushaf.

69:5
فَأَمَّاثَمُودُفَأُهْلِكُوا۟بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ٥
fa-ammā thamūdu fa-uh'likū bil-ṭāghiyati

So as for Thamūd, they were destroyed by the overpowering [blast].(5)

Word by word

  1. فَأَمَّاfa-ammāSo as for
  2. ثَمُودُthamūduThamud
  3. فَأُهْلِكُوا۟fa-uh'likūthey were destroyed
  4. بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِbil-ṭāghiyatiby the overpowering (blast)

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