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Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings!

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And We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful?

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Thamûd rejected the warnings ˹as well˺,

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arguing, “How can we follow one ˹average˺ human being from among us? We would then truly be misguided and insane.

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Has the revelation been sent down ˹only˺ to him out of ˹all of˺ us? In fact, he is a boastful liar.”

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˹It was revealed to Ṣâliḥ,˺ “They will soon know who the boastful liar is.

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We are sending the she-camel as a test for them. So watch them ˹closely˺, and have patience.

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And tell them that the ˹drinking˺ water must be divided between them ˹and her˺, each taking a turn to drink ˹every other day˺.”

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But they roused a companion of theirs, so he dared to kill ˹her˺.

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Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings!

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