Tafsir for verses: 15:78, 15:79
وَإِن كَانَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡأَيۡكَةِ لَظَٰلِمِينَ ٧٨ ﴿78﴾ فَٱنتَقَمۡنَا مِنۡهُمۡ وَإِنَّهُمَا لَبِإِمَامٖ مُّبِينٖ ٧٩ ﴿79﴾
78And the people of Aikah were (also) transgressors. 79So, We punished them in retribution, and both of them are (situated) by a highway, clearly visible.
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Commentary
The People of the Thicket are the people of Shu'ayb, and indeed, they mean the towns of the people of Lot and the Thicket. It is said that the pronoun refers to the Thicket and Madyan, because Shu'ayb was sent to both of them. When the Thicket was mentioned, it indicated Madyan, so the pronoun was used for both of them. 'An Imam Mubin' means by a clear path. An Imam is the name of that which is followed, so it is named after the path, the place of construction, and the tablet in which it is written, because they are all things that are followed.
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