وَيَٰقَوۡمِ
هَٰذِهِۦ
نَاقَةُ
ٱللَّهِ
لَكُمۡ
ءَايَةٗۖ
فَذَرُوهَا
تَأۡكُلۡ
فِيٓ
أَرۡضِ
ٱللَّهِۖ
وَلَا
تَمَسُّوهَا
بِسُوٓءٖ
فَيَأۡخُذَكُمۡ
عَذَابٞ
قَرِيبٞ
٦٤
And O my people! This she-camel of Allah is a sign for you.1 So leave her to graze ˹freely˺ on Allah’s earth and do her no harm, or a swift punishment will overtake you!”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
And O my people, this is the she-camel of Allāh - [she is] to you a sign. So let her feed upon Allāh's earth and do not touch her with harm, or you will be taken by an impending punishment."
— Saheeh International
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Conversation between Salih and the People of Thamud
Allah, the Exalted, mentions what transpired in the discussion between Salih and his people. Allah informs of their ignorance and obstinacy in their statement,
قَدْ كُنتَ فِينَا مَرْجُوًّا قَبْلَ هَذَا
(You have been among us as a figure of good
…The Conversation between Salih and the People of Thamud
Allah, the Exalted, mentions what transpired in the discussion between Salih and his people. Al
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