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were hostile toward Prophet Shu‘ayb (as), caused them to
be seized by a terrible noise. In addition, the oppressors
spent the night on their knees in their own homes, as if
they had never known any comfort. Pitiless tremors
assailed them, and they were found flattened in their own
homes.
All of these events happened to those unbelieving soci-
eties that rejected Allah and religion. Remains of several
destroyed civilizations have been preserved until today to
serve as warnings:

Whole societies have passed away before your time,
so travel throughout the land and see the final fate of
the unbelievers. (Surah Al ‘Imran: 137)
Those who ignore religious morality or who are lax in
this regard should be afraid of experiencing the same
things that befell the people of ‘Ad or Madyan.