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Sura 29
Aya 29
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أَئِنَّكُم لَتَأتونَ الرِّجالَ وَتَقطَعونَ السَّبيلَ وَتَأتونَ في ناديكُمُ المُنكَرَ ۖ فَما كانَ جَوابَ قَومِهِ إِلّا أَن قالُوا ائتِنا بِعَذابِ اللَّهِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصّادِقينَ

Muhammad Asad

Must you indeed approach men [with lust] and thus cut across the way [of nature]?1 and must you commit these shameful deeds in your [open] assemblies?" But his people's only answer was. "Bring down upon us God's chastisement, if thou art a man of truth!"
  • This particular interpretation of the phrase taqa'un as-sabil is advanced by Baghawi and (on the authority of Al-Hasan) by Zamakhshari; Razi adopts it exclusively and without reservation.