Surah Ash-Shu'araa
Chapter 26 · Verse 129 · Revealed in Makkah
وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَخْلُدُونَ
“And take for yourselves palaces and fortresses that you might abide eternally?”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
Hud's preaching to His People `Ad
Here Allah tells us about His servant and Messenger Hud, when he called his people `Ad. His people used to live in the Ahqaf, curved sand-hills near Hadramawt, on the borders of Yemen. They lived after the time of Nuh, as Allah says in Surat Al-A`raf:
وَاذكُرُواْ إِذْ جَعَلَكُمْ خُلَفَآءَ مِن بَعْدِ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ وَزَادَكُمْ فِى الْخَلْقِ بَسْطَةً
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
Commentary
Explanation of some difficult words
What does this verse bring up for you today?