Rowwad Translation Center — 381

27:45 We sent to the people of Thamūd their brother Sālih [saying], “Worship Allah,” then they suddenly split into two quarreling factions[1].

27:46 He said, “O my people, why do you seek to hasten punishment rather than good?[1] If only you sought Allah’s forgiveness, so that you may be shown mercy!”

27:47 They said, “We consider you and those who are with you as a bad omen.” He said, “Your omen is from Allah, but you are a people who are being tested.”

27:48 There were nine men in the city who used to spread corruption in the land without doing anything good.

27:49 They said, “Let us all swear by Allah that we will kill him and his family by night. Then we will tell his heir[1], ‘We did not witness the murder of his family, and we are indeed truthful.’”

27:50 Thus they made a plan and We too made a plan, but they were unaware of it.

27:51 See then what was the consequences of their plan: We destroyed them and their entire people.

27:52 Now their houses are utterly ruined because of their wrongdoing. Indeed, there are signs in this for people of knowledge.

27:53 And We saved those who believed and feared Allah.

27:54 And [remember] Lot, when he said to his people, “Do you commit this shameful act[1] while seeing [one another][2]?

27:55 Do you approach men with lust instead of women? In fact, you are an ignorant people!”