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But they denied him so We rescued him, and all those with him, in
the Ark and We made them the successors and We drowned the people
who denied Our Signs. See the final fate of those who were warned!
(Surah Yunus, 73)
And when the people of Nuh denied the Messengers, We drowned
them and made them a Sign for all mankind. We have prepared a
painful punishment for the wrongdoers. (Surat al-Furqan, 37)
So We revealed to Musa, 'Strike the sea with your staff.' And it split
in two, each part like a towering cliff. And We brought the others right
up to it. We rescued Musa and all those who were with him. Then We
drowned the rest. (Surat ash-Shu'ara', 63-66)
We helped him against the people who rejected Our Signs. They
were an evil people and We drowned them, every one. (Surat al-An-
biya', 77)
So We seized him and his troops and flung them into the sea. See the
final fate of the wrongdoers! (Surat al-Qasas, 40)
Then when they had provoked Our wrath, We took revenge on them
and drowned every one of them. (Surat az-Zukhruf, 55)
Leave the sea divided as it is. They are an army who will be
drowned.' (Surat ad-Dukhan, 24 )
So We seized him and his armies and hurled them into the sea, and
he was to blame. (Surat adh-Dhariyat, 40)
Earthquakes
So the earthquake seized them and morning found them lying flat-
tened in their homes. (Surat al-A'raf, 78)
But they denied him so the earthquake seized them and morning
found them lying flattened in their homes. (Surat an-Ankebut, 37)
Drought - Lack of Crops
We seized Pharaoh's people with years of drought and scarcity of
fruits so that hopefully they would pay heed. (Surat al-A'raf, 130)
Allah makes an example of a city which was safe and at peace, its
provision coming to it plentifully from every side. Then it showed in-
gratitude for Allah's blessings so Allah made it wear the robes of
hunger and fear for what it did. (Surat an-Nahl, 112)