The Holy Quran 27:49 — Surah An-Naml

Arabic text

قَالُوا۟ تَقَاسَمُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ لَنُبَيِّتَنَّهُۥ وَأَهْلَهُۥ ثُمَّ لَنَقُولَنَّ لِوَلِيِّهِۦ مَا شَهِدْنَا مَهْلِكَ أَهْلِهِۦ وَإِنَّا لَصَـٰدِقُونَ

Translation

They said (to each other), "You should all swear an oath by Allaah that we will all secretly kill him (Saalih عليه الصلاة والسلام) and his family (the Mu'mineen) at night, after which we shall tell his successors (his tribe), 'We were not present at the place where his family was killed (and therefore know nothing about the murders), and we are certainly truthful."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The plot to kill Salih ﵇: that is, they made pacts and swore oaths among themselves: “Let us all together fall upon the house of Salih ﵇ at night and leave no one alive. Then, when anyone stands up to claim his blood, say: ‘We know nothing. We are telling the truth: our eyes did not see the destruction of his house.

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