Surah Al Qamar Tafseer

The Story of the People of Nuh and the Lesson from it

Allah the Exalted said,

كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ

denied before them, (before your people, O Muhammad),

قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَكَذَّبُوا عَبْدَنَا

the people of Nuh. They rejected Our servant,

means, they denied him categorically and accused him of madness,

وَقَالُوا مَجْنُونٌ وَازْدُجِرَ

and said:"A madman!" Wazdujir.

Mujahid said about Wazdujir:

"He was driven out accused on account of madness."

It was also said that Wazdujir means,

he was rebuked, deterred, threatened and warned by his people saying:

لَيِنْ لَّمْ تَنْتَهِ ينُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْمُرْجُومِينَ

"If you do not stop O Nuh, you will be among those who will be stoned." (26:116)

This was said by Ibn Zayd, and it is sound.

فَدَعَا