What is the interpretation of the verse in Surat Al-Hajj: "And how many a city have We destroyed while it was committing wrongdoing, so it is [now] overturned on its roofs, and [how many] an abandoned well and a lofty palace?" along with an explanation of the meanings of its vocabulary?
Explanation of the words: "خاوية على عروشها" (khawiyah ala urooshiha) means fallen upon their roofs. And "بئر معطلة" (bi'rin muattalah) means an abandoned well from which no water is drawn because its people have perished. And "قصر مشيد" (qasrin masheed) means a tall palace built with plaster. The meaning of the verse is: Allah destroyed many villages that were oppressive, so their walls fell upon their roofs, their wells became abandoned, and their lofty palaces were deserted after their inhabitants perished.
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