ٱلنَّمْل : ٤٥

  • وَلَقَدۡ And certainly
  • أَرۡسَلۡنَآ We sent
  • إِلَىٰ to
  • ثَمُودَ Thamud
  • أَخَاهُمۡ their brother
  • صَٰلِحًا Salih
  • أَنِ that
  • ٱعۡبُدُواْ Worship
  • ٱللَّهَ Allah
  • فَإِذَا Then behold!
  • هُمۡ They
  • فَرِيقَانِ (became) two parties
  • يَخۡتَصِمُونَ quarreling
And We had certainly sent to Thamūd their brother Ṣāliḥ, [saying], "Worship Allāh," and at once they were two parties conflicting.
And verily We sent to Thamood their brother, in terms of [his belonging to the same] tribe, Saalih, with the following [decree]: 'Worship God!', affirm His Oneness. And lo! they [then] became two parties quarrelling with one another, over religion, one party having become believers upon his arrival as messenger to them and the other party disbelievers.