Chapter 41 · Verse 17
Quran 41:17
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وَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَهَدَيۡنَـٰهُمۡ فَٱسۡتَحَبُّواْ ٱلۡعَمَىٰ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰ فَأَخَذَتۡہُمۡ صَـٰعِقَةُ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡهُونِ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَكۡسِبُونَ ١٧
As for Thamoud, we provided them with guidance, but they preferred blindness over guidance. Consequently, the disastrous and shameful retribution annihilated them, because of what they earned.
Proofs and revelations
41:16 and 41:17 - The Proof:
These two verses reveal the consequences of retribution for those who challenged Allah’s Absolute Authority. This comprises a set of 3 verses under the Miracle of 3.
Revealed: The Allah letters in verse 41:15 are 36 and for verses 41:16 and 41:17 that reveal the consequences of retribution from Allah, have 55 Allah letters, revealing the diff. of 19. This is a lesson for the people that the disbelievers never go unpunished when they flagrantly challenge Allah and His Absolute Authority. Refer to the history of Pharaoh who committed the same gross sin of calling himself a god and challenging Allah - the One who possesses all Power in the Heavens and the Earth.
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