The Holy Quran 9:70 — Surah At-Tawbah

Arabic text

أَلَمْ يَأْتِهِمْ نَبَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ وَعَادٍ وَثَمُودَ وَقَوْمِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَأَصْحَـٰبِ مَدْيَنَ وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَـٰتِ ۚ أَتَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ ۖ فَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيَظْلِمَهُمْ وَلَـٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ

Translation

Did the news of those before them not reach them, (the news of) the nation of Nooh عليه الصلاة والسلام, the Aad, the Thamud, the people of Ibraheem عليه الصلاة والسلام, the inhabitants of Madyan and the overturned cities (of the people of Loot عليه الصلاة والسلام)? Their Rusul came to them with clear proofs (miracles). It is not (possible) for Allaah to oppress them (by punishing them for no reason), but they oppressed (wronged) themselves (by inviting Allaah's punishment upon themselves).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The fate of those who denied the earlier prophets: the people of Nuh were destroyed by the flood, ’Ad by the windstorm, and Thamud by the sayhah (the Blast). Almighty Allah supported Ibrahim ﵇ in a wondrous, extraordinary manner that broke the normal course of things, seeing which his people were humiliated and thwarted, and their king Namrud died a most…

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