۞ 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
٦١
And unto (the tribe of) Thamud (We sent) their brother Salih. He said: O my people! Serve Allah, Ye have no other Allah save Him. He brought you forth from the earth and hath made you husband it. So ask forgiveness of Him and turn unto Him repentant. Lo! my Lord is Nigh, Responsive.
— M. Pickthall
And to Thamūd [We sent] their brother Ṣāliḥ. He said, "O my people, worship Allāh; 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."
— Saheeh International
To the Thamud People (We sent) Salih, one of their own brethren. He said: "O my people! Worship Allah: ye have no other god but Him. It is He Who hath produced you from the earth and settled you therein: then ask forgiveness of Him, and turn to Him (in repentance): for my Lord is (always) near, ready to answer."
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Story of Salih and the People of Thamud
Allah, the Exalted, says,
و
(And) This is an introduction to that which is implied, "Verily, We sent."
إِلَى ثَمُودَ
(to Thamud) They were a group of people who were living in cities carved from the rocks, between Tabuk and Al-Madinah (in Arabia). They lived
…The Story of Salih and the People of Thamud
Allah, the Exalted, says,
و
(And) This is an introduction to that which is implied, "Verily, We sent."
إِلَى
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