BOOK Ill)
PEOPLES OF TUE QUit' AN
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in the land and did not act aright. They said : Swear to each other by Allah that we ftill certainly make a sudden at\ack on him and his family by night, then we will say to his heir: We did not witness. the destroetion of his family, and we are most surely truthful. And they planned a plan, and We planned a plan while they perceived not. See, then, bow was the end of theit-plan that We destroyed tbem and tbeir people, aU (of them). So those are their houses fallen down because they were unjust :most sarely tllere is a sign in this ~~~~ people .rho know. And We delivered those who believed and who gaarded (ag~ evil)\' . ,As to the Thamid: When it was said to them: Enjoy yourselves for a while : But they revolted against the commandment of their Lord, s~ the rumbling overtook them while they saw. So they were not able to rise up, not could they defend themselves.le The Tbamid and the 'Ad called the striking calamity a lie. Then as to tbe Tbarnt!d they were destroyed by aa exceasively aevere punisbmeot.n · The TbaaOd rejected the warnins. So they said : What, a single mortal from among us I Shall we follow hila? . - . surety ,e shall in that case be in sure error · · and disttes&: Bas the reminder been otade to light upon him from among us 1 Nay, be is an insolent liar. To-morrow shall they know who is the liar, the insolent one. Surely Wa are gt>ing to send the she· camel as a· trial for them ; therefore watch them and have patience. And inform the~ .that the wat-er is shared between them· :every &bare of water'sball be attended. . ' But they called their companion, so be took (the sword) and slew (her).
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