Why do you not ask forgiveness of God, so that you may be shown mercy?' 47 They said, 'We see you and your followers as an evil omen. He replied, "No, your! Yourevil omen is with God; the truth is that you are a people being put to the test. 48 There were in the city nine =men who spread corruption in the land, and would not reform. 49 They said, 'Let us bind ourselves by an oath sworn in the name of God that we shall attack Salih and his family by night, and to his protector [who demands retribution], we shall say, "We were not present when they were slain. We are telling the truth. 50 Thus they devised a

plan,

and We also devised a

plan,

but they were not aware

of it.

51 See, then, what the

consequences of their plan were. We destroyed them and their people utterly, all together. 52 Because of their wrongdoing, their houses are in ruins in that surely there is a sign for people who have knowledge and We saved those who believed in and feared God

54 And tell of Lot. He said to his people, Will you commit