And We certainly sent to the people of Thamûd their brother Ṣâliḥ, proclaiming, “Worship Allah,” but they suddenly split into two opposing groups.1
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He urged ˹the disbelieving group˺, “O my people! Why do you ˹seek to˺ hasten the torment1 rather than grace?2 If only you sought Allah’s forgiveness so you may be shown mercy!”
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They replied, “You and your followers are a bad omen for us.”1 He responded, “Your omens are destined by Allah. In fact, you are ˹only˺ a people being tested.”
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And there were in the city nine ˹elite˺ men who spread corruption in the land, never doing what is right.
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They vowed, “Let us swear by Allah that we will take him and his family down by night. Then we will certainly say to his ˹closest˺ heirs, ‘We did not witness the murder of his family. We are definitely telling the truth.’”
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And ˹so˺ they made a plan, but We too made a plan, while they were unaware.
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See then what the consequences of their plan were: We ˹utterly˺ destroyed them and their people all together.
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So their homes are there, ˹but completely˺ ruined because of their wrongdoing. Surely in this is a lesson for people of knowledge.
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And We delivered those who were faithful and were mindful ˹of Allah˺.
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And ˹remember˺ Lot, when he rebuked ˹the men of˺ his people, “Do you commit that shameful deed while you can see ˹one another˺?
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Do you really lust after men instead of women? In fact, you are ˹only˺ a people acting ignorantly.”
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