Al-A'raaf
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وَإِلَىٰ ثَمُودَ أَخَاهُمْ صَـٰلِحًا ۗ قَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَـٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥ ۖ قَدْ جَآءَتْكُم بَيِّنَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ ۖ هَـٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةُ ٱللَّهِ لَكُمْ ءَايَةً ۖ فَذَرُوهَا تَأْكُلْ فِىٓ أَرْضِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٍ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ 73
{73} Yaani "Na" tuliwatuma "kwa Thamud;" Kaumu mashuhuri iliyokuwa inakaa Al-Hijr na ardhi ya Hijaz iliyoizunguka Bara la Arabu, Mwenyezi Mungu akawatuma kwao "ndugu yao Saleh;" Nabii anayewaita wao kwenye Imani na Tauhidi na kuwakataza ushirikina na ukafiri. Basi akasema, "Enyi watu wangu, muabuduni Mwenyezi Mungu, hamna mungu ila Yeye." "Imekufikieni hoja iliyo wazi kutoka kwa Mola wenu Mlezi;" yaani, muujiza usio wa kawaida wa desturi ambazo si chochote ila ni dalili ya mbinguni ambayo watu hawawezi kuifahamu. Kisha akaifafanua kwa kusema: "Huyu ni ngamia jike wa Mungu kuwa ni Ishara kwenu." Yaani, huyu ni ngamia jike mtukufu na mwema kwa sababu ya kuwa ni nyongeza ya utukufu kwa Mwenyezi Mungu Mtukufu, kuna Aya kubwa kwenu juu yake, na maana ya Aya ilitajwa katika kauli yake: "Ana kinywaji. Na mtakunywa katika siku maalumu." Na walikuwa na kisima kikubwa kinachojulikana kama kisima cha ngamia jike, wakabadilishana ndani yake na ngamia jike, kwa ajili ya ngamia siku anayokunywa. Na wanakunywa maziwa katika kiwele chake, na wapo siku watamrudisha na ngamia atawaacha. Na Nabii wao Saleh (amani iwe juu yake) akawaambia: "Basi waacheni mle katika ardhi ya Mwenyezi Mungu." Hamfai kufanya chochote kwa riziki zake, "Wala msiiguse kwa madhara;" yaani, pamoja na mtumwa au kitu kingine, "kisha itawashika adhabu chungu."