The Holy Quran 11:68 — Surah Hud

Arabic text

كَأَن لَّمْ يَغْنَوْا۟ فِيهَآ ۗ أَلَآ إِنَّ ثَمُودَا۟ كَفَرُوا۟ رَبَّهُمْ ۗ أَلَا بُعْدًا لِّثَمُودَ

Translation

...as if they had never existed there. Behold! The Thamud disbelieved (denied) in their Rabb. Behold! May the Thamud be distanced (from Allaah's mercy).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The punishment of the people of Salih ﵇: that is, no name or trace of them remained. Shah [Abd al-Qadir] ﵀ writes: “The punishment came upon them in this way: at night they lay sleeping, an angel let out a roar, and everyone’s liver burst.” In some ayahs the word رَجْفَہ “quaking” occurs, that is, they perished from an earthquake or trembling.

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