Lessons from Past Nations

[Theirs is] like the custom of the people of Pharaoh and those before them. They denied Our signs, so Allah seized them for their sins. And Allah is severe in penalty.

Similar situations [as yours] have passed on before you, so proceed throughout the earth and observe how was the end of those who denied.

Now? And you had disobeyed [Him] before and were of the corrupters?

They will not believe in it, while there has already occurred the precedent of the former peoples.

And We said, "Go both of you to the people who have denied Our signs." Then We destroyed them with [complete] destruction.

And the people of Noah - when they denied the messengers, We drowned them, and We made them for mankind a sign. And We have prepared for the wrongdoers a painful punishment.

And [We destroyed] 'Aad and Thamud and the companions of the well and many generations between them.

And for each We presented examples [as warnings], and each We destroyed with [total] destruction.

And they have already come upon the town which was showered with a rain of evil. So have they not seen it? But they are not expecting resurrection.

[This is] the established way of Allah with those who passed on before; and you will not find in the way of Allah any change.

Those before them denied, and punishment came upon them from where they did not perceive.

And in 'Aad [was a sign], when We sent against them the barren wind.

It left nothing of what it came upon but that it made it like disintegrated ruins.

And in Thamud, when it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for a time."

But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on.

And they were unable to arise, nor could they defend themselves.

And the people of Noah before. Indeed, it was they who were [even] more unjust and oppressing.

And the overturned towns He hurled down

And covered them by that which He covered.