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If the people of those towns had believed and been mindful of God, We would have showered them with blessings from the heavens and earth, but they rejected the truth and so We punished them for their misdeeds.

Do the people of these towns feel secure that Our punishment will not come upon them by night, while they are asleep?

Do the people of these towns feel secure that Our punishment will not come upon them by day, while they are at play?

Do they feel secure against God’s plan? Only the losers feel secure against God’s plan.

Is it not clear to those who inherit the land from former generations that We can punish them too for their sins if We will? And seal up their hearts so that they cannot hear?

We have told you [Prophet] the stories of those towns: messengers came to them, and clear signs, but they would not believe in what they had already rejected- in this way God seals the hearts of disbelievers.

We found that most of them did not honour their commitments; We found that most of them were defiant.

After these, We sent Moses to Pharaoh and his leading supporters with Our signs, but they rejected them. See the fate of those who used to spread corruption.

Moses said, ‘Pharaoh, I am a messenger from the Lord of all the Worlds,