Sālih (peace be upon him)
A period of time had passed and there emerged the tribe of Thamūd in the north of the Arabian Peninsula. They turned away from guidance, like those before them. So, Allah sent to them a messenger from among themselves, namely Sālih (peace be upon him), and supported him with a miraculous sign to prove his truthfulness, and that was a great she-camel that had no peer among the creatures. Informing us about his story, Allah Almighty says:{And to the people of Thamūd [We sent] their brother, Sālih. He said, “O my people, worship Allah; you have no god other than Him. There has come to you a clear proof from your Lord: this is a she-camel of Allah, as a sign to you. So, leave her to graze in Allah’s land, and do not harm her in any way, or else a painful punishment will seize you. Remember when He made you successors after ‘Ād and settled you in the land; you make palaces on its plains and carve homes in the mountains. So, remember the bounties of Allah, and do not spread corruption in the land. «The arrogant chiefs of his people said to those believers who were oppressed, “Do you really know that Sālih has been sent by his Lord?” They said, “We surely believe in what he has been sent with. «Those who were arrogant said, “As for us, we surely disbelieve in what you believe. «Then they killed the she-camel and defied their Lord’s command, and said, “Bring us what you threaten us, if you are indeed one of the messengers. «Then an earthquake seized them, and they fell lifeless in their homes. So, he turned away from them, saying, “O my people, I did convey my Lord’s message to you and gave you sincere advice, but you do not like sincere advisers.”}[Surat al-A‘rāf: 73-79]Thereafter, Allah Almighty sent many messengers to the world’s communities. All communities received a warner from their Lord. Allah told us about some of them and did not mention numerous others. They were all sent with one message, namely commanding people to worship Allah alone, with no partner, and
to renounce the worship of anyone other than Him. Allah Almighty says:{Indeed, we sent to every community a messenger, [saying], “Worship Allah and shun false gods.” Among them were some whom Allah guided, while others were destined to stray. So, travel through the land and see how was the end of the deniers!}[Surat An-Nahl: 36]
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