He said: "O my people! Tell me, if I have a clear proof from
my Lord, and there has come to me a Mercy (Prophethood) from Him, who then can
help me against Allâh, if I were to disobey Him? Then you increase me not but
in loss. (63) "And O my people! This she-camel of Allâh is a sign to you,
leave her to feed (graze) in Allâh's land, and touch her not with evil, lest a
near torment should seize you." (64) But they killed her. So he said:
"Enjoy yourselves in your homes for three days. This is a promise (i.e. a
threat) that will not be belied." (65) So when Our Commandment came, We saved Sâlih and those who believed with him by a Mercy
from Us, and from the disgrace of that Day. Verily, your Lord, He is the
All-Strong, the All-Mighty (66) And As-Saîhah (torment - awful cry) overtook
the wrong-doers, so they lay (dead), prostrate in their homes, (67) As if they had never
lived there. No doubt! Verily, Thamûd disbelieved in their
Lord. So away with Thamûd! (68) And verily, there came Our Messengers to
Ibrahîm (Abraham) with glad tidings.They said: Salâm (greetings or peace!) He
answered, Salâm (greetings or peace!) and he hastened to entertain them with a
roasted calf. (69) But when he saw their hands went not towards it (the meal), he
mistrusted them, and conceived a fear of them. They said: "Fear not, we
have been sent against the people of Lût (