seekeroftruth
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Quran 26:176. The People of the Woods disbelieved the messengers.
177. When Shuaib said to them, “Do you not fear?
178. I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
179. So fear God, and obey me.
180. I ask of you no payment for it. My payment is only from the Lord of the Worlds.
181. Give full measure, and do not cheat.
182. And weigh with accurate scales.
183. And do not defraud people of their belongings, and do not work corruption in the land.
184. And fear Him who created you and the masses of old.”
185. They said, “You are one of those bewitched.
186. And you are nothing but a man like us; and we think that you are a liar.
187. So bring down on us pieces from the sky, if you are truthful.”
188. He said, “My Lord is Well Aware of what you do.”
189. But they denied him. So the punishment of the day of gloom gripped them. It was the punishment of a great day.
190. Surely in this is a sign, but most of them are not believers.
191. Your Lord is the Almighty, the Merciful.
And here's today's commentary.
They are the same as the people of Midian.
The word jibillat (“generations”) means nature, quality, or property. But it is also synonymous with jibill, and the lexicologists recognize the two words as conveying the same meaning, viz., a great company of men, or nation, or people (LL).
Kisaf means a portion (R), and a portion of the heaven signifies a punishment from heaven. According to JB, kisaf means punishment.
It should be noted that the demand for the threatened punishment is always met with expressions signifying that the matter rests in the hands of Allåh. Such statements are really equivalent to saying that the thing will certainly come to pass.
Òullah signifies a shade, or a covering, and the day of punishment is called the day of Covering because it covered them with punishment.
I got this from islamreligion.com.
Islamic historian Ibn Kathir tells us that the people of Midian were the first people to impose fees and tolls on the people that passed through their territory. They insisted on a life of robbery and injustice even though Prophet Shuaib did his best to convince them that the punishment of God would befall them if they did not desist. They never exacted true measure and weight in their business dealings and Shuaib pleaded with them explaining that God would see them poor and destitute by taking away the bounties they had come to expect.
Prophet Shuaib then went on to warn his people that were likely to suffer a similar fate to the people of Prophets Noah, Hud and Saleh. Destruction was the end product of their disobedience. "…The people of Lot are not far from you" (Quran 11: 89), he admonished. Ibn Kathir said that this phrase means that the people of Midian committed vicious sins such as highway robbery, as did the people of Lot. Any other possible meanings for that phrase were also applicable because, he said, the people of Shuaib were close to the people of Lot in time, place and behaviour.
Shuaib’s people were growing tired of his constant reproaches and said they would stone him if it were not for his family. This did not stop Shuaib from delivering his message calling for repentance. The leaders amongst the disbelievers asked Shuaib’s followers to return to the religion of their forefathers but Shuaib supplicated to God calling on Him to protect the righteous amongst them. Shuaib and his followers were driven out of the town. The disbelievers went on with their ignoble lifestyles and thought no more of the warnings from Shuaib.
According to the articles on "People of the Woods".... Jethro.... the father in law of Moses.... was Midian. I also learned the "People of the Woods" were taken out by an earthquake. Remember when the ground swallowed up the lying thieving priests in the Bible.... like quicksand? I bet that's what happened to those people...they just got swallowed up by earthquake. The articles said the people worshipped a tree!!!!
This is about People of the Woods...
