Surat Al-hijr Verse No. 58: Reading and listening
Translation of the verse 58 from Surah Al-hijr : Number of verses 99 - - page 265 - Part 14.
﴾قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّآ أُرۡسِلۡنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمٖ مُّجۡرِمِينَ ﴿
[ الحجر: 58]
They (the angels) said: "We have been sent to a people who are Mujrimun (criminals, disbelievers, polytheists, sinners).
English - Sahih International
They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals,
Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
(15:58) They said, "We have been sent to (punish) a criminal people *34
Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
*34) The fact that the angels did not name the people of Lot but merely referred to them as "the wicked people", shows that these people had become so notorious for their wicked deeds that there was no need to mention them by name before Prophet Abraham, who was well acquainted with the moral condition of all the people around him.
Source : Al-hijr Verse 58: They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals,