The Holy Quran 29:38 — Surah Al-'Ankabut

Arabic text

وَعَادًا وَثَمُودَا۟ وَقَد تَّبَيَّنَ لَكُم مِّن مَّسَـٰكِنِهِمْ ۖ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ فَصَدَّهُمْ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَكَانُوا۟ مُسْتَبْصِرِينَ

Translation

And (We also destroyed) the Aad and the Thamud, whose condition (destruction) is apparent (has became clear) to you by (the ruins that are left of) their dwellings. Shaytaan (secretly) beautified their (evil) actions for them and prevented them from the straight path even though they were people of deep insight. (However, his trickery fooled even them.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, you have seen the ruins of their towns; take a lesson from them. that is, they were shrewd in worldly affairs and intelligent in their own estimation, but they could not escape the seduction of Shaytan.

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