11: 61 - 68. And to Thamud was their brother Saleh. He said: "O my people, serve Allah, you have no ilah besides Allah. He has established you from the earth, and has made you settle in it; so seek His forgiveness, then repent to Him. My Rabb is Near, Responsive."*
*They said: "O Saleh, you were well liked among us before this. Do you prohibit us from serving what our fathers served? We are in serious doubt as to what you are inviting us."*
*He said: "O my people, do you see that should I be upon a clarity from my Lord, and He has given me a mercy from Himself. Who would then support me against Allah if I disobey Him? You would only increase me in loss!"*
*"And O my people, this is the camel of Allah, in her you have a sign. So leave her to eat from Allah earth freely, and do not harm her, or else a close retribution will take you."*
*But they slaughtered her. So he said: "Take enjoyment in your dwellings for three days. This is a promise not to be denied."*
*So, when Our command came, We saved Saleh and those who had believed with him by a mercy from Us and against the disgrace of that day. Your Rabb is the Powerful, the Noble.*
*And those who had wronged were taken by the scream, thus they became lifeless in their homes.*
*It is as if they had never lived there. For Thamud rejected their Rabb. So away with Thamud.*
*26: 141 - 159. Thamud denied the messengers.*
*For their brother Saleh said to them: "Will you not be righteous?"*
*"I am to you a clear messenger."*
*"So be aware of Allah and obey me."*
*"AndI do not ask you for any wage, for my reward is upon the Rabb of the worlds."*
*"Will you be left secure in that which you have here?"*
*"In gardens and springs."*
*"Andgreen crops and palm trees laden with fruit."*
*"And you carve homes out of the mountains with great skill?"*
*"So be aware of Allah and obey me."*
*"Do not obey the command of the carefree."*
*"Theones who corrupt in the land and are not reformers."*
*They said: "You are but one of those bewitched!"*
*"You are but a human being like us. So bring a sign if you are of the truthful ones."*
*He said: "This is a female camel, for her is a share of water, and for you is a share of water, each on an appointed day."*
*"Anddo not afflict her with harm, else the retribution of a great day will seize you."*
*But they slaughtered her, and they became regretful.*
*So the retribution took them. In that is a sign, but most of them are not believers.*
*Your Rabb is the Noble, the Compassionate.*
*27: 45 - 53. And We have sent to Thamud their brother Saleh: "You shall serve Allah." But they became two disputing groups.*
*He said: "My people, why do you hasten with evil ahead of good? If you would only seek the forgiveness of Allah, perhaps you will receive mercy."*
*They said: "You have an ill omen with you and those with you."*
*He said: "Your ill omen is with Allah, but you are a people who are being tested."*
*And in the city were nine ruffians who were causing corruption in the land, and they were not reforming.*
*They said: "Swear by Allah to one another that we will attack him and his family at night, and we will then say to his supporters: 'We did not witness who murdered his family, and we are being truthful'"*
*And they schemed a scheme and We schemed a scheme, while they did not notice.*
*So see what the result of their planning was! We destroyed them and their people together.*
*So these are their homes, ruined, for what they transgressed.In that is a sign for a people who know.*
*We saved those who acknowledged and were righteous.*
