Araf 73-78
73- AND TO THEMOD, WE SENT THEIR BROTHER SALEH, HE SAID: “O MY PEOPLE, WORSHIP ALLAH, YOU HAVE NO GOD OTHER THAN HIM, YOU HAVE A CLEAR SIGN FROM YOUR LORD, THIS IS ALLAH’S FEMALE CAMEL A SIGN FOR YOU, LET IT EAT OUT OF ALLAH’S LAND AND DO NOT HURT IT, FOR THEN YOU WILL BE TAKEN BY PAINFUL PUNISHMENT.
74- AND REMEMBER AS HE MADE YOU IN CHARGE OF THE EARTH AFTER AAD, AND GAVE YOU POWER OVER THE EARTH, YOU BUILD PALACES IN ITS VALLEYS, AND CARVE HOUSES INTO THE MOUNTAIN, THEN REMEMBER ALLAH’S BOUNTIES UPON YOU AND DO NOT CAUSE MISCHIEF THROUGH THE EARTH.
75- THOSE IN POSITIONS OF POWER AND AUTHORITY OF HIS PEOPLE, WHO WERE TOO PROUD, SAID TO THOSE WHO WERE MEEK, AND THOSE WHO BELIEVED: “DO YOU KNOW IF SALEH IS SENT BY HIS LORD?” THEY SAID: “WE BELIEVE IN WHAT HE WAS SENT WITH”.
76- THE ARROGANT PEOPLE SAID: “WE DISBELIEVE IN WHAT YOU BELIEVE”.
77- THEY KILLED THE FEMALE CAMEL AND DISOBEYED THEIR LORD’S COMMANDS TO THE EXTREME, AND SAID: “O SALEH, LET WHAT YOU PROMISED US WILL HAPPEN, HAPPEN, IF YOU ARE TRULY OF THE MESSENGERS”.
78- THEY WERE TAKEN BY THE TREMOR, AND THEY DIED IN THEIR OWN HOMES.
The people of Themod lived in homes carved in the mountains and they built palaces in the valleys. Their homes still exist in Jordan; the site is called “Petra” and is a tourist attraction.
The people of Themod asked their prophet Saleh for a miracle to prove that he is truly a prophet and messenger; that he shows them a female camel walking out of the rocks of the mountain. They asked for this specific sign, and that the female camel will be in foul (pregnant) and goes into labour once she is out of the mountain rocks.
Saleh went on praying for the miracle they asked for and Allah the Highest answered and the female camel came out from the mountain rocks; she was in foul and went into labour once she came out.
He told them that they should leave her to eat and drink in Allah’s land, undisturbed and unhurt, and if they do, they will suffer a severe and painful punishment.
The camel showed another miracle. She used to drink the well’s water one day and give them as much milk as they want that day, on the next day, they could drink the water of the well. Allah the Highest said: “WE ARE SENDING THE FEMALE CAMEL AS A TEST AND TRIAL FOR THEM, THEN OBSERVE THEM AND WAIT * AND INFORM THEM THAT THE WATER IS TO BE SHARED BETWEEN THEM, AND EACH WILL HAVE TO BRING HIS SHARE OF DRINKING WATER FROM THE WELL”. (S: 54 A: 27-28)
And said: “THIS IS A FEMALE CAMEL, SHE DRINKS ONE DAY AND YOU DRINK ANOTHER KNOWN DAY * AND DO NOT DO HER ANY HARM, FOR THEN YOU WILL BE TAKEN BY THE PUNISHMENT OF A GREAT DAY”. (S: 26 A: 155-156)
They asked for a very specific sign and they were given the specific sign and miracle. However, there was also a test for them:
- They should not restrict the camel’s movement.
- Should not do her any harm in any way.
- They will share the water of the well with her, one day each. However, in compensation for the day they cannot get water, they can milk the camel and get unlimited amount of milk.
Failing the test leads to severe punishment.
They rejected the miracle and sign and did not believe. What is more, they decided to kill the female camel, and planned for it. 9 of the influential men of the tribe decided to kill the female camel and they persuaded the whole tribe. They killed the camel. Some say that they also killed her foal, and some reports that the foal walked back into the mountain.
They were given three days to wait before they had the punishment, which was:
- A Scream, which could be some very loud sound.
- The Tremors.
No one survived these two events, except Saleh and the believers. One man of the disbelievers called Abu Ragal who was in Makkah at the time was not killed, but he died once he left the Haram.
As the Muslims passed by their homes on their way to Tabok, Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him said to the Muslims: “Do not enter the homes of those who were punished, or you will suffer what they suffered”. (Bukhari & Muslim & Ahmed)
The disbelievers in Makkah asked Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him to show them great miracles as condition for their belief. He prayed for this and the answer came to him via Gabriel that Allah the Highest will give them what they asked for, but if they do not believe, Allah the Highest will punish them such punishment, none was punished before. Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him then asked to be allowed more time with his people, obviously not expecting them to respond and believe, and fearing for them if they do not.
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