Concise Quran Commentary
It was as if they had never lived in their land in comfort and ease. Certainly, Thamūd disbelieved in Allah, their Lord, and so they remain outcasts from His mercy.
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Surah 11 : Ayah 68
Surah 11 : Ayah 68
كَأَن لَّمْ يَغْنَوْا۟ فِيهَآ ۗ أَلَآ إِنَّ ثَمُودَا۟ كَفَرُوا۟ رَبَّهُمْ ۗ أَلَا بُعْدًا لِّثَمُودَ
as though they had never lived there. Indeed, Thamūd denied their Lord; so away with Thamūd!