Tabari

Tafseer of The Rock · Al-Hijr · 15:83

فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ مُصْبِحِينَ

But the shriek seized them at early morning.

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Tabari (1 passage)

  1. Full Dutch translation of Tabari's text

    His statement فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّيْحَةُ مُصْبِحِينَ — He says: The cry of destruction overtook them as they entered the morning of the fourth day after the day on which the punishment had been announced to them — and it had been said to them: "Enjoy yourselves in your dwelling for three more days."

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    وقوله ( فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّيْحَةُ مُصْبِحِينَ ) يقول: فأخذتهم صيحة الهلاك حين أصبحوا من اليوم الرابع من اليوم الذي وُعدوا العذاب، وقيل لهم: تَمتَّعوا في داركم ثلاثة أيام.