The Majestic Quran

T S 42 After arriving, the Queen was asked, “Is your throne like this?” She said, “It looks just like it.” And Solomon said , 7 “We were given prior knowledge, and we submitted to God . 43 What had previously stopped her was what she used to worship beside God, as she came from a disbelieving community.” 44 “Enter the royal chamber,” she was told. When she saw it, she thought it was a pool and so bared her legs to keep her robes dry . Solomon said, “The chamber is paved with glass.” She said, “My Lord, I have wronged myself, but now I submit with Solomon to God, the Lord of the worlds.” T P S 45 We sent to the people of Thamud their brother Salih, saying : “Worship God,” but they split into two groups and began to argue. 46 Salih said, “My people, why are you in a rush to do evil rather than good? If you would only seek God’s forgiveness, you will be shown kindness.” 47 They said, “We feel uneasy about you and those with you.” He said, “Your feeling of unease rests with God. The fact is that, as a people, you are being tested.” 48 There was a gang of nine men in the city who would not comply but went around wreaking havoc. 49 They said, “Let us swear by God to attack him and his family by night, then tell his guardian that we were not witnesses to his family’s demise and that we are telling the truth.” 50 They hatched a plot, and so We countered it; but they remained unaware. 51 Behold the outcome of their plot: We destroyed them all, and their community. 52 These are their houses, razed to the ground because of their wrongdoing. In that, there is a sign for people who know. 53 And We saved those who believed and were mindful of Us . T P L 54 And remember Lot, when he said to his people: “How can you commit acts of indecency with your eyes wide open? 55 Do you approach other men with lust rather than women? You people are utterly foolish.” 56 The only response they gave: “Expel Lot’s household from your city, they are such puritans.” 57 So We saved him and his family except for his wife, whom We decreed would stay behind; 58 and We pelted them with a rain of brimstone . How dreadful was the rain on those who had been forewarned!