Surah: AL‑A‘RĀF  

Ayah : 73

وَإِلَىٰ ثَمُودَ أَخَاهُمۡ صَٰلِحٗاۚ قَالَ يَٰقَوۡمِ ٱعۡبُدُواْ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنۡ إِلَٰهٍ غَيۡرُهُۥۖ قَدۡ جَآءَتۡكُم بَيِّنَةٞ مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡۖ هَٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةُ ٱللَّهِ لَكُمۡ ءَايَةٗۖ فَذَرُوهَا تَأۡكُلۡ فِيٓ أَرۡضِ ٱللَّهِۖ وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٖ فَيَأۡخُذَكُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٞ

And to the Tham´d [We sent] their brother êŒliú. He said, "O my people, worship AllŒh; you have no deity other than Him. There has come to you clear evidence from your Lord. This is the she-camel of AllŒh [sent] to you as a sign. So leave her to eat within AllŒh's land and do not touch her with harm, lest there seize you a painful punishment.



Surah: AL‑A‘RĀF  

Ayah : 74

وَٱذۡكُرُوٓاْ إِذۡ جَعَلَكُمۡ خُلَفَآءَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ عَادٖ وَبَوَّأَكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ تَتَّخِذُونَ مِن سُهُولِهَا قُصُورٗا وَتَنۡحِتُونَ ٱلۡجِبَالَ بُيُوتٗاۖ فَٱذۡكُرُوٓاْ ءَالَآءَ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا تَعۡثَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مُفۡسِدِينَ

And remember when He made you successors after the ÔAad and settled you in the land, [and] you take for yourselves palaces from its plains and carve from the mountains, homes. Then remember the favors of AllŒh and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption."



Surah: AL‑A‘RĀF  

Ayah : 75

قَالَ ٱلۡمَلَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسۡتَكۡبَرُواْ مِن قَوۡمِهِۦ لِلَّذِينَ ٱسۡتُضۡعِفُواْ لِمَنۡ ءَامَنَ مِنۡهُمۡ أَتَعۡلَمُونَ أَنَّ صَٰلِحٗا مُّرۡسَلٞ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦۚ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا بِمَآ أُرۡسِلَ بِهِۦ مُؤۡمِنُونَ

Said the eminent ones who were arrogant among his people to those who were oppressed to those who believed among them, "Do you [actually] know that êŒliú is sent from his Lord?" They said, "Indeed we, in that with which he was sent, are believers."



Surah: AL‑A‘RĀF  

Ayah : 76

قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسۡتَكۡبَرُوٓاْ إِنَّا بِٱلَّذِيٓ ءَامَنتُم بِهِۦ كَٰفِرُونَ

Said those who were arrogant, "Indeed we, in that which you have believed, are disbelievers."



Surah: AL‑A‘RĀF  

Ayah : 77

فَعَقَرُواْ ٱلنَّاقَةَ وَعَتَوۡاْ عَنۡ أَمۡرِ رَبِّهِمۡ وَقَالُواْ يَٰصَٰلِحُ ٱئۡتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَآ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

So they hamstrung the she-camel and were insolent toward the command of their Lord and said, "O êŒliú, bring us what you promise us, if you should be of the messengers."



Surah: AL‑A‘RĀF  

Ayah : 78

فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُ ٱلرَّجۡفَةُ فَأَصۡبَحُواْ فِي دَارِهِمۡ جَٰثِمِينَ

So the earthquake seized them, and they became within their home [corpses] fallen prone.



Surah: AL‑A‘RĀF  

Ayah : 79

فَتَوَلَّىٰ عَنۡهُمۡ وَقَالَ يَٰقَوۡمِ لَقَدۡ أَبۡلَغۡتُكُمۡ رِسَالَةَ رَبِّي وَنَصَحۡتُ لَكُمۡ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تُحِبُّونَ ٱلنَّـٰصِحِينَ

And he [i.e., êŒliú] turned away from them and said, "O my people, I had certainly conveyed to you the message of my Lord and advised you, but you do not like advisors."



Surah: AT-TAWBAH 

Ayah : 70

أَلَمۡ يَأۡتِهِمۡ نَبَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ قَوۡمِ نُوحٖ وَعَادٖ وَثَمُودَ وَقَوۡمِ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ وَأَصۡحَٰبِ مَدۡيَنَ وَٱلۡمُؤۡتَفِكَٰتِۚ أَتَتۡهُمۡ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِۖ فَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيَظۡلِمَهُمۡ وَلَٰكِن كَانُوٓاْ أَنفُسَهُمۡ يَظۡلِمُونَ

Has there not reached them the news of those before them the people of Noah and [the tribes of] ÔAad and Tham´d and the people of Abraham and the companions [i.e., dwellers] of Madyan and the towns overturned?[1] Their messengers came to them with clear proofs. And AllŒh would never have wronged them, but they were wronging themselves.


1- i.e., those to which Lot was sent and which earned for themselves AllŒh's punishment. See 11:82-83.


Surah: HŪD  

Ayah : 61

۞وَإِلَىٰ ثَمُودَ أَخَاهُمۡ صَٰلِحٗاۚ قَالَ يَٰقَوۡمِ ٱعۡبُدُواْ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنۡ إِلَٰهٍ غَيۡرُهُۥۖ هُوَ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَٱسۡتَعۡمَرَكُمۡ فِيهَا فَٱسۡتَغۡفِرُوهُ ثُمَّ تُوبُوٓاْ إِلَيۡهِۚ إِنَّ رَبِّي قَرِيبٞ مُّجِيبٞ

And to Tham´d [We sent] their brother êŒliú. He said, "O my people, worship AllŒh; you have no deity other than Him. He has produced you from the earth and settled you in it, so ask forgiveness of Him and then repent to Him. Indeed, my Lord is near and responsive."



Surah: HŪD  

Ayah : 62

قَالُواْ يَٰصَٰلِحُ قَدۡ كُنتَ فِينَا مَرۡجُوّٗا قَبۡلَ هَٰذَآۖ أَتَنۡهَىٰنَآ أَن نَّعۡبُدَ مَا يَعۡبُدُ ءَابَآؤُنَا وَإِنَّنَا لَفِي شَكّٖ مِّمَّا تَدۡعُونَآ إِلَيۡهِ مُرِيبٖ

They said, "O êŒliú, you were among us a man of promise before this. Do you forbid us to worship what our fathers worshipped? And indeed we are, about that to which you invite us, in disquieting doubt."



Surah: HŪD  

Ayah : 63

قَالَ يَٰقَوۡمِ أَرَءَيۡتُمۡ إِن كُنتُ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٖ مِّن رَّبِّي وَءَاتَىٰنِي مِنۡهُ رَحۡمَةٗ فَمَن يَنصُرُنِي مِنَ ٱللَّهِ إِنۡ عَصَيۡتُهُۥۖ فَمَا تَزِيدُونَنِي غَيۡرَ تَخۡسِيرٖ

He said, "O my people, have you considered: if I should be upon clear evidence from my Lord and He has given me mercy from Himself, who would protect me from AllŒh if I disobeyed Him? So you would not increase me except in loss.



Surah: HŪD  

Ayah : 64

وَيَٰقَوۡمِ هَٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةُ ٱللَّهِ لَكُمۡ ءَايَةٗۖ فَذَرُوهَا تَأۡكُلۡ فِيٓ أَرۡضِ ٱللَّهِۖ وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٖ فَيَأۡخُذَكُمۡ عَذَابٞ قَرِيبٞ

And O my people, this is the she-camel of AllŒh [she is] to you a sign. So let her feed upon AllŒh's earth and do not touch her with harm, or you will be taken by an impending punishment."



Surah: HŪD  

Ayah : 65

فَعَقَرُوهَا فَقَالَ تَمَتَّعُواْ فِي دَارِكُمۡ ثَلَٰثَةَ أَيَّامٖۖ ذَٰلِكَ وَعۡدٌ غَيۡرُ مَكۡذُوبٖ

But they hamstrung her, so he said, "Enjoy yourselves in your homes for three days. That is a promise not to be denied [i.e., unfailing]."



Surah: HŪD  

Ayah : 66

فَلَمَّا جَآءَ أَمۡرُنَا نَجَّيۡنَا صَٰلِحٗا وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مَعَهُۥ بِرَحۡمَةٖ مِّنَّا وَمِنۡ خِزۡيِ يَوۡمِئِذٍۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ ٱلۡقَوِيُّ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ

So when Our command came, We saved êŒliú and those who believed with him, by mercy from Us, and [saved them] from the disgrace of that day.[1] Indeed, it is your Lord who is the Powerful, the Exalted in Might.


1- The day of Tham´d's destruction.


Surah: HŪD  

Ayah : 67

وَأَخَذَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ ٱلصَّيۡحَةُ فَأَصۡبَحُواْ فِي دِيَٰرِهِمۡ جَٰثِمِينَ

And the shriek[1] seized those who had wronged, and they became within their homes [corpses] fallen prone


1- A piercing cry or blast from the sky.


Surah: HŪD  

Ayah : 68

كَأَن لَّمۡ يَغۡنَوۡاْ فِيهَآۗ أَلَآ إِنَّ ثَمُودَاْ كَفَرُواْ رَبَّهُمۡۗ أَلَا بُعۡدٗا لِّثَمُودَ

As if they had never prospered therein. Unquestionably, Tham´d denied their Lord; then, away with Tham´d.



Surah: HŪD  

Ayah : 95

كَأَن لَّمۡ يَغۡنَوۡاْ فِيهَآۗ أَلَا بُعۡدٗا لِّمَدۡيَنَ كَمَا بَعِدَتۡ ثَمُودُ

As if they had never prospered therein. Then, away with Madyan as Tham´d was taken away.



Surah: AL‑ḤIJR 

Ayah : 80

وَلَقَدۡ كَذَّبَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡحِجۡرِ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

And certainly did the companions of al-îijr[1] [i.e., the Tham´d] deny the messengers.


1- The valley of stone.


Surah: AL‑ḤIJR 

Ayah : 81

وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمۡ ءَايَٰتِنَا فَكَانُواْ عَنۡهَا مُعۡرِضِينَ

And We gave them Our signs, but from them they were turning away.



Surah: AL‑ḤIJR 

Ayah : 82

وَكَانُواْ يَنۡحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا ءَامِنِينَ

And they used to carve from the mountains, houses, feeling secure.



Surah: AL‑ḤIJR 

Ayah : 83

فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُ ٱلصَّيۡحَةُ مُصۡبِحِينَ

But the shriek seized them at early morning,



Surah: AL‑ḤIJR 

Ayah : 84

فَمَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنۡهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يَكۡسِبُونَ

So nothing availed them [from] what they used to earn.



Surah: AL‑ISRĀ’ 

Ayah : 59

وَمَا مَنَعَنَآ أَن نُّرۡسِلَ بِٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ إِلَّآ أَن كَذَّبَ بِهَا ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَۚ وَءَاتَيۡنَا ثَمُودَ ٱلنَّاقَةَ مُبۡصِرَةٗ فَظَلَمُواْ بِهَاۚ وَمَا نُرۡسِلُ بِٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ إِلَّا تَخۡوِيفٗا

And nothing has prevented Us from sending signs [i.e., miracles] except that the former peoples denied them. And We gave Tham´d the she-camel as a visible sign, but they wronged her. And We send not the signs except as a warning.



Surah: AL‑ḤAJJ 

Ayah : 42

وَإِن يُكَذِّبُوكَ فَقَدۡ كَذَّبَتۡ قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحٖ وَعَادٞ وَثَمُودُ

And if they deny you, [O Muúammad] so, before them, did the people of Noah and ÔAad and Tham´d deny [their prophets],



Surah: AL‑FURQĀN 

Ayah : 38

وَعَادٗا وَثَمُودَاْ وَأَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلرَّسِّ وَقُرُونَۢا بَيۡنَ ذَٰلِكَ كَثِيرٗا

And [We destroyed] ÔAad and Tham´d and the companions of the well[1] and many generations between them.


1- Said to be a people who denied Prophet ShuÔayb or possibly those mentioned in S´rah YŒ Seen, 36:13-29.


Surah: ASH-SHU‘ARĀ’ 

Ayah : 141

كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

Tham´d denied the messengers



Surah: ASH-SHU‘ARĀ’ 

Ayah : 142

إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ صَٰلِحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

When their brother êŒliú said to them, "Will you not fear AllŒh?



Surah: ASH-SHU‘ARĀ’ 

Ayah : 143

إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.



Surah: ASH-SHU‘ARĀ’ 

Ayah : 144

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

So fear AllŒh and obey me.



Surah: ASH-SHU‘ARĀ’ 

Ayah : 145

وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.