Transliteration:( Wazkuroo iz ja'alakum khulafaaa'a mim ba'di 'Aadinw wa bawwa akum fil ardi tattakhizoona min suhoolihaa qusooranw wa tanhitoonal jibaala buyootan fazkurooo aalaaa'al laahi wa laa ta'saw fil ardi mufsideen )
182. In that, he established you after destroying the people of Aad. From this, we learn that remembrance of the Bounties of Allah Almighty is an act of worship because in it Allah Almighty's greatest Bounty is being remembered.
183. The People of Thamud built places in the village for the summer and erected warm houses in the mountains for the winter, as is the case nowadays with wealthy people. Their ages were so big that these homes used to be destroyed in their lifetime (Tafseer Roohul Bayaan).
184. This is meant to not commit infidelity and sins upon the earth, because these result in Divine punishment causing mischief to spread.This could also mean abstaining from stealing. banditry, alcohol, gambling, etc.
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Please refer to Surah A’raf ayat 73 which provides the complete commentary from verse 73 through 78.
59. The Thamud were highly skilful in rock-carving, and made huge mansions by carving the mountains, as we have mentioned earlier see (n. 57 )above. In this regard the works of the Thamud resemble the rock-carvings in the Ajanta and Ellora caves in India and several other places. A few buildings erected by the Thamud are still intact in Mada’in Salih and speak of their tremendous skills in civil engineering and architecture.
60. The Qur’an asks people to draw a lesson from the tragic end of the ‘Ad. For just as God destroyed that wicked people and established Muslims in positions of power and influence previously occupied by them, He can also destroy the Muslims and replace them by Others if they should become wicked and mischievous. (For further elaboration see (n. 52 )above.
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