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They themselves have come across the city other in the Blazing Fire. (42:7)
which was rained on by an evil rain. Did they not They say, ‘Why was this Qur’an not sent down to
then see it? But they do not expect to rise again. one of the great men of the two cities?’ (43:31)
(25:40) We destroyed the cities round about you and
They said, ‘Detain him and his brother and send have variegated the Signs so that hopefully they
out marshals to the cities.’ (26:36) will turn back. (46:27)
Pharaoh sent marshals into the cities. (26:53) And the Overturned City which He turned up-
We have never destroyed a city without giving it side down, (53:53)
prior warning. (26:208) Whatever booty Allah gives to His Messenger
She (the Queen of Sheba) said, ‘When kings from city dwellers belongs to Allah and to the
enter a city, they lay waste to it and make its Messenger and to near relatives and orphans and
mightiest inhabitants the most abased. That is the very poor and travellers, so that it does not
what they too will do.’ (27:34) become something which merely revolves be-
There was a group of nine men in the city caus- tween the rich among you. Whatever the
ing corruption in the land and not putting things Messenger gives you you should accept and
right. (27:48) whatever he forbids you you should forgo. Have
Morning found him in the city, fearful and on his fear of Allah–Allah is severe in retribution. (59:7)
guard. Then suddenly the man who had sought How many cities spurned their Lord’s command
his help the day before, shouted for help from and His Messengers! And so We called them
him again. Musa said to him, ‘You are clearly a harshly to account and punished them with a ter-
misguided man.’ (28:18) rible punishment. (65:8)
Your Lord would never destroy any cities without Pharaoh and those before him and the
first sending to the chief of them a Messenger to Overturned Cities made a great mistake. (69:9)
recite Our Signs to them. We would never de- I swear by this city–and you are resident in this
stroy any cities unless their inhabitants were city– (90:1-2)
wrongdoers. (28:59) Allah makes an example of a city which was safe
When Our messengers came with the good news and at peace, its provision coming to it plenti-
to Ibrahim, they said, ‘We are going to destroy fully from every side. Then it showed ingratitude
the people of this city. Truly its inhabitants are for Allah’s blessings so Allah made it wear the
wrongdoers.’ (29:31) robes of hunger and fear for what it did. (16:112)
(Messengers said,) ‘We will bring down on the That was the situation when we woke them up so
inhabitants of this city a devastating punishment they could question one another. One of them
from heaven because of their deviance.’ (29:34) asked, ‘How long have you been here?’ They
We placed between them and the cities We had replied, ‘We have been here for a day or part of a
blessed other clearly conspicuous cities, making day.’ They said, ‘Your Lord knows best how long
them measured stages on the way: ‘Travel be- you have been here. Send one of your number
tween them in safety by night and day.’ (34:18) into the city with this silver you have, so he can
We never sent a warner into any city without the see which food is purest and bring you some of it
affluent people in it saying, ‘We reject what you to eat. But he should go about with caution so
have been sent with.’ (34:34) that no one is aware of you,’ (18:19)
Make an example for them of the inhabitants of The only response of his people was to say:
the city when the Messengers came to it. (36:13) ‘Drive the family of Lut out of your city! They are
Accordingly We have revealed to you an Arabic people who keep themselves pure!’ (27:56)
Qur’an so that you may warn the Mother of He (Musa) entered the city at a time when its in-
Cities (Makka) and those around it, and give habitants were unaware and found two men
warning of the Day of Gathering about which fighting there–one from his party and the other
there is no doubt: one group in the Garden, the from his enemy. The one from his party asked for
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