The Holy Quran 54:28 — Surah Al-Qamar

Arabic text

وَنَبِّئْهُمْ أَنَّ ٱلْمَآءَ قِسْمَةٌۢ بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ كُلُّ شِرْبٍ مُّحْتَضَرٌ

Translation

"(When the she camel comes, then) Inform them that the (drinking) water (for their livestock) shall be shared between them (between the miraculous camel and the rest of their livestock) and each should present himself on his turn (the she camel having a day for herself and the rest of their livestock having the next day for themselves)." (However, the people were dissatisfied with this arrangement and decided to have her killed.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Shah [Abd al-Qadir] ﵀ writes: “Whatever water that she-camel went to, all the animals would run away, so Allah fixed turns: one day she would go [to drink], and one day all the animals.”

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