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
The story of Salih is linked to the story of the She-Camel of God, which was the gift given by God to the people of Thamud when they desired a miracle to confirm that Salih was truly a prophet.
Three days after Salih's warning, thunderbolts filled the air, followed by severe earthquakes which destroyed the entire tribe and its homeland. The land was violently shaken, destroying all living creatures in it.
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