They were followed by a curse in this life and will receive another on the Day of Judgment. What an evil gift to receive!
These are accounts, We relate to you O Prophet, of the destroyed cities. Some are still standing barren, while others have been mowed down.
We did not wrong them, rather they wronged themselves. The gods they invoked beside Allah were of no help at all when the command of your Lord came, and only contributed to their ruin.
Such is the crushing grip of your Lord when He seizes the societies entrenched in wrongdoing. Indeed, His grip is terribly painful and severe.
Surely in this is a sign for those who fear the torment of the Hereafter. That is a Day for which humanity will be gathered and a Day that will be witnessed by all.' -Hud 11:99-103
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{Open Space}
A backdrop of the vast, dark nothingness is behind the largest planet in the same solar system as Earth, the red giant, Jupiter.
