Surah Al-Qamar
Chapter 54 · Verse 15 · Revealed in Makkah
وَلَقَد تَّرَكْنَٰهَآ ءَايَةًۭ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ
“And We left it as a sign, so is there any who will remember?”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
The Story of the People of Nuh and the Lesson from it
Allah the Exalted said,
كَذَّبَتْ
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
ذَاتِ أَلْوَاحٍ وَدُسُرٍ (to board that [ ship ] which had planks and nails...54:13). The word alwah is the plural of lawh and it refers to a board or a plank. The word dusur is the plural of disar and it stands for nail. It also means a cord of fibres of the palm tree with which the planks of a ship are bound together.
What does this verse bring up for you today?