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We destroyed generations before you when they wrong and morning found them lying flattened in
did wrong. Their Messengers brought them the their homes. (11:67)
Clear Signs, but they were never going to be- When Our command came, We turned their
lieve. That is how We repay evildoers. (10:13) cities upside down and rained down on them
Who could do greater wrong than someone who stones of hard baked clay, piled on top of one an-
invents lies against Allah or denies His Signs? other in layers, each one earmarked by your
Evildoers are certainly not successful. (10:17) Lord. And they are never far from the wrongdo-
No, the fact is that they have denied something ers. (11:82-83)
which their knowledge does not embrace and When Our command came, We rescued Shu‘ayb
the meaning of which has not yet reached them. and those who believed along with him by a
In the same way those before them also denied mercy from Us. The Great Blast seized hold of
the truth. See the final fate of the wrongdoers! those who did wrong and morning found them
(10:39) lying flattened in their homes. (11:94)
Then it will be said to those who did wrong, Such is the iron grip of your Lord when He seizes
‘Taste the punishment of eternity! Have you been the cities which do wrong. His grip is painful, vi-
repaid for anything other than what you earned?’ olent. (11:102)
(10:52) Do not rely on those who do wrong thus causing
They said, ‘We have put our trust in Allah. Our the Fire to afflict you, for you have no protector
Lord, do not make us a target for this wrongdoing besides Allah; then you will not be helped.
people.’ (10:85) (11:113)
(Say:) ‘Do not call on something besides Allah Would that there had been more people with a
which can neither help nor harm you. If you do, vestige of good among the generations of those
you will then be wrongdoers.’ (10:106) who came before you, who forbade corruption
Who could do greater wrong than those who in- in the earth, other than the few among them
vent lies against Allah? Such people will be ar- whom We saved. Those who did wrong gladly
rayed before their Lord and the witnesses will pursued the life of luxury that they were given
say, ‘Those are the ones who lied against their and were evildoers. (11:116)
Lord.’ Yes indeed! Allah’s curse is on the wrong- The woman whose house it was solicited him.
doers. (11:18) She barred the doors and said, ‘Come over here!’
(Nuh said,) ‘I do not say to you that I possess the He (Yusuf) said, ‘Allah is my refuge! He is My
treasuries of Allah; nor do I know the Unseen; lord and has been good to me with where I live.
nor do I say that I am an angel; nor do I say to Those who do wrong will surely not succeed.’
those who are vile in your eyes that Allah will not (12:23)
give them any good. Allah knows best what is in They said, ‘Its reparation shall be him in the sad-
their hearts. If I did, I would certainly be one of dlebags of whom it is discovered. With us that is
the wrongdoers.’ (11:31) how wrongdoers are repaid.’ (12:75)
(It was revealed to Nuh:) ‘Build the Ark under He said, ‘Allah forbid that we should take any-
Our supervision and as We reveal and do not ad- one but him with whom our goods were found.
dress Me concerning the wrongdoers. They shall In that case we would clearly be wrongdoers.’
be drowned.’ (11:37) (12:79)
It was said, ‘Earth, swallow up your water!’ and, Those who disbelieved said to their Messengers,
‘Heaven, hold back your rain!’ And the water ‘We will drive you from our land unless you re-
subsided and the affair was concluded and the turn to our religion.’ Their Lord revealed to them,
Ark came to land on al-Judi. And it was said, ‘We will destroy those who do wrong.’ (14:13)
‘Away with the people of the wrongdoers!’ When the affair is decided Satan will say, ‘Allah
(11:44) made you a promise, a promise of truth, and I
The Great Blast seized hold of those who did made you a promise but broke my promise. I had
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