Surah 15 · verse 79
Al-Hijr 15:79
Sign in to listenفَانتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ وَإِنَّهُمَا لَبِإِمَامٍ مُّبِينٍ
fa-intaqamna minhum wa-innahuma la-bi-imam mubin
So We took retribution from them, and indeed, both [cities] are on a clear highway.
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
وَإِنَّهَا لَبِسَبِيلٍ مُّقِيمٍ
And indeed, those cities are [situated] on an established road.
Verse 77إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Indeed in that is a sign for the believers.
Verse 78وَإِن كَانَ أَصْحَابُ الْأَيْكَةِ لَظَالِمِينَ
And the companions of the thicket were [also] wrongdoers.
فَانتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ وَإِنَّهُمَا لَبِإِمَامٍ مُّبِينٍ
So We took retribution from them, and indeed, both [cities] are on a clear highway.
وَلَقَدْ كَذَّبَ أَصْحَابُ الْحِجْرِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ
And certainly did the companions of Thamud deny the messengers.
Verse 81وَآتَيْنَاهُمْ آيَاتِنَا فَكَانُوا عَنْهَا مُعْرِضِينَ
And We gave them Our signs, but from them they were turning away.
Verse 82وَكَانُوا يَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا آمِنِينَ
And they used to carve from the mountains, houses, feeling secure.