كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَـٰلَتٌۭ صُفْرٌۭ ٣٣
As if they were yellowish [black] camels.
كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَـٰلَتٌۭ صُفْرٌۭ ٣٣
As if they were yellowish [black] camels.
As if they were Sufr camels.means, black camels.This is the view of Mujahid, Al-Hasan, Qatadah, and Ad-Dahhak, and Ibn Jarir favored this view.Ibn `Abbas Mujahid, and Sa`id bin Jubayr said about, جِمَالَتٌ صُفْرٌ (Sufr camels.)"Meaning ropes of ships."إِنَّهَا تَرْمِي بِشَرَرٍ كَالْقَصْرِVerily, it (Hell) throws sparks as Al-Qasr. Imam Al-Bukhari recorded from Ibn `Abbas that he said:"We were directed to the timber a length of three cubits or more in order to use it for construction of buildings. We used to call it Al-Qasr.كَأَنَّهُ جِمَالَتٌ صُفْرٌAs if they were Sufr camels.These (Jimalat) are ropes of ships that are bundled until they resemble the intestines of men."وَيْلٌ يَوْمَيِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
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