The Divine Test of the She-Camel and the Consequences of Defiance

Ash-Shams — Verses 11–15 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَاهَا ١١

Thamud (people) denied (their Prophet) through their transgression (by rejecting the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism, and by following polytheism, and by committing every kind of sin).

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ
Thamud (people) denied
بِطَغْوَاهَا
through their transgression (by rejecting the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism, and by following polytheism, and by committing every kind of sin)

إِذِ انبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا ١٢

When the most wicked man among them went forth (to kill the she-camel).

إِذِ انبَعَثَ
When he went forth
أَشْقَاهَا
the most wicked man among them
When the most wicked man among them went forth

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ نَاقَةَ اللَّهِ وَسُقْيَاهَا ١٣

But the Messenger of Allah [Salih (Saleh)] said to them: "Be cautious! Fear the evil end. That is the she-camel of Allah! (Do not harm it) and bar it not from having its drink!"

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ
But the Messenger of Allah [Salih (Saleh)] said to them:
نَاقَةَ اللَّهِ
That is the she-camel of Allah!
وَسُقْيَاهَا
(Do not harm it) and bar it not from having its drink!
Be cautious! Fear the evil end.

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنبِهِمْ فَسَوَّاهَا ١٤

Then they denied him and they killed it. So their Lord destroyed them because of their sin, and made them equal in destruction (i.e. all grades of people, rich and poor, strong and weak, etc.)!

فَكَذَّبُوهُ
Then they denied him
فَعَقَرُوهَا
and they killed it
فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنبِهِمْ
So their Lord destroyed them because of their sin
فَسَوَّاهَا
and made them equal in destruction (i.e. all grades of people, rich and poor, strong and weak, etc.)

وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَاهَا ١٥

And He (Allah) feared not the consequences thereof.

وَلَا يَخَافُ
And He (Allah) feared not
عُقْبَاهَا
the consequences thereof