وَالصّٰٓفّٰتِصَفًّا۟ۙ

Key Points

• A person (Prophet) and their followers were saved/delivered.
• An exception was made to this deliverance.
• The exception was an old woman.
• She remained behind among those who were not saved.

Detailed Summary

• Verse 37:135 describes the deliverance of a prophet and his adherents.
• Crucially, it specifies an exception: **an old woman**.
• Different translations (T. Usmani, M. Pickthall, A. Yusuf Ali) consistently identify this exception.
• She is described as being among those who were "remaining behind," "stayed behind," or "lagged behind."
• This means the **old woman was not saved** with the delivered group.

Conclusions

• Not every individual associated with a righteous group was necessarily saved.
• The verse highlights individual fate or condition as the basis for being among those delivered or left behind.
• It specifically points to the old woman's exclusion from salvation among the prophet's followers.