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Thereupon, an earthquake seized them, and they were prostrate in
their dwellings. Those that considered Shu'ayb a liar seemed as if they
had never lived there. Lost were those who disbelieved him.
Shu'ayb left them, saying: 'I conveyed to you, my people, the
messages of my Lord and gave you good counsel. How can I grieve for
the unbelievers?'
We sent no prophet to a town but afflicted its people with calamities
and misfortunes to humble them. Then We changed adversity to good
fortune, so that in the hour of prosperity they said: 'Our fathers also had
their joys and sorrows.'And in their heedlessness,We overlook them.
Had the people of those towns believed and kept from evil. We
would have showered upon them the riches of heaven and earth. But
they denied, andWe punished them for their misdeeds.
Were the people of those towns secure from being overtaken by Our
punishment in the night whilst theywere sleeping?
Were they secure from being overtaken by Our wrath in the morning
while at their play?
Did they feel themselves secure fromAllah's scheming? None feels
secure from it except those who shall be lost.
Is it not plain to those who inherit the earth after its people (had gone)
that if We pleased We could punish them for their sins and set a seal
upon their hearts, leaving thembereft of hearing?
Those townsWe tell some of their history. Their messengers came to
them with clear proofs, yet they would not believe what they had
denied before: thusAllah seals up the hearts of the unbelievers.
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THE QURAN