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Surah al-Qamar (The Moon ) 54 : 37

وَلَقَدْ رَٰوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيْفِهِۦ فَطَمَسْنَآ أَعْيُنَهُمْ فَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

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 Muhsin Khan
 Pickthall
 Yusuf Ali
Quran Project
And they had demanded from him his guests, but We obliterated their eyes, [saying], "Taste My punishment and warning."

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Word Arabic word
(54:37:1)
(54:37:2)
rāwadūhu
they demanded from him
(54:37:3)
(54:37:4)
ḍayfihi
his guests
(54:37:5)
faṭamasnā
so We blinded
(54:37:6)
aʿyunahum
their eyes
(54:37:7)
fadhūqū
So taste
(54:37:8)
ʿadhābī
My punishment
(54:37:9)
wanudhuri
and My warnings

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Explanatory Note

Their reckless audacity went beyond limits, to the extent that they even tried to persuade him to hand over his angel guests. They thought them to be handsome young men, and their dirty and perverted lust was uncontrollable. They shamelessly wanted to assault his guests. They cared little for the sanctity of their prophet's home, despite his repeated warnings against their perverted practices.

At this point, God's mighty hand took action. The angels began to do what they were assigned to do: "So We sealed their eyes." The unbelievers could no longer see anything or anyone. They could not persuade Lot or catch his guests. The reference to sealing their eyes occurs so clearly only in this instance. In another sfirah the angels say to Lot: "We are messengers from your Lord. They shall not touch you." (11: 81) Here, what made the unbelievers unable to do what they wanted is specified as sealing their eyes.

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The incident of the ‘splitting of the moon’ (shaqq-al-Qamar) that has been mentioned in this Surah, determines its period of revelation precisely. The traditionists and commentators are agreed that this incident took place at Mina in Makkah about five years before the Prophet’s migration (Hijra) to Madīnah.

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