The Holy Quran 27:52 — Surah An-Naml

Arabic text

فَتِلْكَ بُيُوتُهُمْ خَاوِيَةًۢ بِمَا ظَلَمُوٓا۟ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ

Translation

These are their homes (between Makkah and Shaam at Samood) that lie in ruins because of their oppression (denial). There is definitely an Aayah in this for people with knowledge (who care to reflect on it).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The ruins of the settlements of Thamud: when the people of Makkah travelled to Sham (Syria), they would see on the way, in Wadi al-Qura, the ruins of the settlements of Thamud. The words فَتِلۡكَ بُيُوۡتُهُمۡ خَاوِيَةً “So these are their homes, lying in ruins…” and so on point to them.

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