Tafsir for verses: 51:41, 51:42
وَفِي عَادٍ إِذۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلرِّيحَ ٱلۡعَقِيمَ ٤١ ﴿41﴾ مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَيۡءٍ أَتَتۡ عَلَيۡهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتۡهُ كَٱلرَّمِيمِ ٤٢ ﴿42﴾
41And (a similar sign was left) in (the story of) ‘Ād, when We sent upon them the wind that was barren (from any benefit); 42it spared nothing it came upon, but rendered it like a stuff smashed by decay.
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Commentary
The barren one, in which there is no good from the creation of rain or the pollination of trees, and it is the wind of destruction. There are differing opinions about it: According to Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, it is the 'Naka' (the barren wind). According to Ibn Abbas, it is the 'Dabur' (the west wind). According to Ibn al-Musayyib, it is the 'Janub' (the southern wind).
The 'Rameem': everything that has decayed, meaning it has rotted and crumbled, whether from bone, plant, or otherwise.
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