Tafsir Ibn Kathir on Ya seen 36:18

Surah Ya seen 36:18

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ﱳ ﱴ ﱵ ﱶ ﱷ ﱸ ﱹ ﱺ ﱻ ﱼ ﱽ ﱾ ﱿ

They said, "Indeed, we consider you a bad omen. If you do not desist, we will surely stone you, and there will surely touch you, from us, a painful punishment."

Allah tells,

قالوا

They (people) said: i.e. the people of the city said to them,

إنا تطيرنا بكم

For us, we see an evil omen from you; meaning, `we do not see in your faces any sign of good for our lives.' Qatadah said, "They were saying, `if something bad befalls us, it will be because of you.''' Mujahid said, "They were saying: People like you never enter a town, but its people are punished.''

لين لم تنتهوا لنرجمنكم

if you cease not, we will surely stone you, Qatadah said, "By throwing stones at you.''

وليمسنكم منا عذاب أليم

and a painful torment will touch you from us. means, a severe punishment

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