Surah Al-Ahqaf (46:24)

فَلَمَّا رَاَوۡهُ عَارِضًا مُّسۡتَقۡبِلَ اَوۡدِيَتِهِمۡ ۙ قَالُوۡا هٰذَا عَارِضٌ مُّمۡطِرُنَا ؕ بَلۡ هُوَ مَا اسۡتَعۡجَلۡتُمۡ بِهٖ ۚ رِيۡحٌ فِيۡهَا عَذَابٌ اَ لِيۡمٌۙ‏ ۝

Falamma raawhu AAaridanmustaqbila awdiyatihim qaloo hatha AAaridunmumtiruna bal huwa ma istaAAjaltum bihi reehunfeeha AAathabun aleem

And when they saw it as a cloud approaching their valleys, they said, "This is a cloud bringing us rain!" Rather, it is that for which you were impatient: a wind, within it a painful punishment,

Tadabbur (Reflection)

Theme of the Ayat

This verse speaks to the core theme of **Al-Ahqaf**.

The Insight

Reflect on the meaning: "And when they saw it as a cloud approaching their valleys, they said, "This is a cloud bringing us rain!" Rather, it is that for which you were impatient: a wind, within it a painful punishment,".