Surah 89 · verse 9
Al-Fajr 89:9
Sign in to listenوَثَمُودَ الَّذِينَ جَابُوا الصَّخْرَ بِالْوَادِ
wa-thamud alladhina jabu as-sakhra bi-l-wadi
And [with] Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley?
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with 'Aad -
Verse 7إِرَمَ ذَاتِ الْعِمَادِ
[With] Iram - who had lofty pillars,
Verse 8الَّتِي لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِي الْبِلَادِ
The likes of whom had never been created in the land?
وَثَمُودَ الَّذِينَ جَابُوا الصَّخْرَ بِالْوَادِ
And [with] Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley?
وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِي الْأَوْتَادِ
And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes? -
Verse 11الَّذِينَ طَغَوْا فِي الْبِلَادِ
[All of] whom oppressed within the lands
Verse 12فَأَكْثَرُوا فِيهَا الْفَسَادَ
And increased therein the corruption.