The Holy Quran 11:58 — Surah Hud

Arabic text

وَلَمَّا جَآءَ أَمْرُنَا نَجَّيْنَا هُودًا وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مَعَهُۥ بِرَحْمَةٍ مِّنَّا وَنَجَّيْنَـٰهُم مِّنْ عَذَابٍ غَلِيظٍ

Translation

When Our order (punishment) came, We saved (completely) Hood عليه الصلاة والسلام and those with him by Our mercy. We (safely) rescued him from a severe punishment (a severe windstorm that lasted for 8 days and 7 nights).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The punishment of the people of Hud ﵇: that is, for seven nights and eight days a storm of wind raged without pause, as we have already mentioned in Surah Al-A'raf: houses collapsed, roofs were blown away, trees were torn up by the roots and flung far away.

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