The Holy Quran 54:19 — Surah Al-Qamar

Arabic text

إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا فِى يَوْمِ نَحْسٍ مُّسْتَمِرٍّ

Translation

Verily We sent against them a furious wind during (eight) days (and seven nights) of perpetual misfortune (until all were destroyed).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The day of ill omen for the people of Ad: Shah [Abd al-Qadir] ﵀ writes: “That is, the ill omen did not lift until they were completely destroyed. And this day of ill omen was so only for them; it is not that forever” those days are to be considered ill-omened, as is widespread among the ignorant.

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