“The Thamud people rejected the Messengers. Behold, their brother Saleh said to them: "Will you not fear Allah? I am to you a Messenger worthy of all trust. "So fear Allah, and obey me. No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds. Will ye be left secure, in the enjoyment of all that ye have here? Gardens, springs, cornfields and date palms with spates near breaking with the weight of fruit? And ye carve houses out of rocky mountains with great skill. But fear Allah and obey me; And follow not the bidding of those who are extravagant, who make mischief in the land, and mend not their ways. They said, "Thou art only one of those bewitched! Thou art no more than a mortal like us: then bring us a sign, if thou tell the truth!" He said, "Here is a she-camel: she has a right of watering, and ye have a right of watering, severally on a day appointed. Touch her not with harm, lest the Penalty of a Great Day seize you. But they ham-strung her: then did they become full of regrets. But the Penalty seized them: Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them did not believe. And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.

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