Tafsir for verses: 37:126, 37:127, 37:128, 37:129, 37:130, 37:131, 37:132, 37:133, 37:134, 37:135, 37:136, 37:137, 37:138
ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمۡ وَرَبَّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ١٢٦ ﴿126﴾ فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ ١٢٧ ﴿127﴾ إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ ١٢٨ ﴿128﴾ وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ ١٢٩ ﴿129﴾ سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِلۡ يَاسِينَ ١٣٠ ﴿130﴾ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ١٣١ ﴿131﴾ إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ١٣٢ ﴿132﴾ وَإِنَّ لُوطٗا لَّمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ ١٣٣ ﴿133﴾ إِذۡ نَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ ١٣٤ ﴿134﴾ إِلَّا عَجُوزٗا فِي ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ ١٣٥ ﴿135﴾ ثُمَّ دَمَّرۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ ١٣٦ ﴿136﴾ وَإِنَّكُمۡ لَتَمُرُّونَ عَلَيۡهِم مُّصۡبِحِينَ ١٣٧ ﴿137﴾ وَبِٱلَّيۡلِۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ ١٣٨ ﴿138﴾
126that is, Allah who is your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers?” 127Then they rejected him. Therefore, they will be arraigned - 128except Allah’s chosen servants. 129And We left for him (a word of praise) among the later people, 130(that is,) “Salām on Ilyāsīn (Ilyās). 131This is how We reward those who are good in their deeds. 132Surely, he was from among Our believing servants. 133And surely, LūT is one of the messengers. 134(Remember) when We saved him and his family, all of them, 135except an old woman among those remaining behind. 136After that, We destroyed others 137and you do pass by them at daybreak 138and by nightfall. Would you still not understand?
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Commentary

His saying, exalted and majestic is He: "Allah is your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers of old." "So they denied him, and indeed they will be brought forth." "Except for the chosen servants of Allah." "And We left upon him in the later generations." "Peace be upon Elias." "Indeed, thus do We reward the good-doers." "Indeed, he is from Our believing servants." "And indeed, Lot was among the messengers." "When We saved him and his family all together." "Except for an old woman among those who remained behind." "Then We destroyed the others." "And indeed, you pass by them in the morning." "And at night. Do you not understand?"

Hamzah, Al-Kisai, and Asim read with the accusative of all as a substitute for his saying: "the good-doers," and the others, including Asim, read with the nominative as a separate statement. The pronoun in "they denied him" refers back to the people of Elias. And "brought forth" means gathered for the punishment of Allah. The interpretation of what remains of the verse has been previously explained, and the statement has also been previously mentioned regarding His saying, exalted and majestic is He: "Peace be upon Elias."

As for Lot, it is said that he is the son of his brother's sister, and his story has been mentioned in full. His wife is the old woman who was destroyed, and she was a disbeliever. She was either concealing it from him or openly declaring it. And marrying polytheists and remaining with them was permissible. And "those who remained behind" means those who stayed, as "ghabara" means to remain, and here it means she remained in destruction.

Then, He addressed Quraysh, or it is in the meaning: Say to them, O Muhammad: "Indeed, you pass by them in the morning and at night, so it is necessary that you reflect and consider. Then He reprimanded them with His saying: "Do you not understand?"

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