The Holy Quran 7:78 — Surah Al-A'raf

Arabic text

فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلرَّجْفَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ فِى دَارِهِمْ جَـٰثِمِينَ

Translation

So an earthquake seized them and they lay face down (disgraced) in their (rock-hewn) homes (which were built to resist earthquakes).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The destruction of Thamud: in another verse their destruction by the “sayhah” (the shout) is described. Perhaps there was an earthquake from below and a terrifying sound from above.

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